Campus Currents

CTV NewsPremier Ford attends CMH ribbon cutting, discusses decision to ban international students from Ont. medical schoolsDoug Ford addressed his decision to block international students from attending Ontario medical schools while celebrating the expansion of a Cambridge,...

National PostOpinion: The University of Alberta said it was ending DEI. That's not trueDespite the 'access, community and belonging' rebrand, the school still uses diversity statements and supports identity-based hiring. Globe and MailCharting the Canadian economy for 2025From...

CTV NewsRemembering the Flight 752 victims, five years after the plane was shot down in IranWednesday marked the five-year anniversary of the Flight 752 crash that killed all 176 people on board, including two University of Waterloo...

CTV National News Protests grow across campuses Adrian Ghobrial reports on the growing encampments across Canadian universities as students and professors alike protest the war in Gaza. Montreal Gazette Police presence ramps up at pro-Palestinian encampment ahead of counter-protest Across from the...

Toronto Sun Court rejects request for injunction against McGill encampment Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to...

CTV News McGill students demand injunction to limit where protesters can go A judge is expected to render a decision Wednesday morning on whether the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University can stay or not. Global News Pro-Palestinian encampment is “situation for...

Ottawa Citizen International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September There are no limits on the number of hours international students can work when school is on break during the summer and during...

CTV News Queen’s University names award-winning journalist Shelagh Rogers as next chancellor Queen’s University says renowned Canadian broadcaster and alumna, Shelagh Rogers will serve as its 16th chancellor starting July 1. CBC News Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment at McGill University Protesters...

CBC News Reduced hours, cut services at U of A sexual assault centre harms survivors, advocates say Students and former staff with the University of Alberta's sexual assault centre are calling for a full resumption of operations to ensure...

The Gazette McGill law professors launch unlimited strike The Association of McGill Professors of Law is seeking "protection against arbitrary decisions that would affect their career." Maclean's The Power List: Education The people shaping the Canadian classrooms of today and tomorrow. CBC News How...

Globe and Mail Universities say budget’s science funding will help retain researchers The federal government announced a major financial commitment to graduate students and scientific infrastructure in this week’s budget that university leaders say will help stem a brain...

CBC News N.S. post-secondary students graduate with among the highest debt: Statistics Canada In 2020, bachelor's degree students graduated with an average debt load of $39,100 CBC News MUN faculty pushing back against vote to hire private headhunting firm in search...

Times Colonist Canadian university teachers fear Alberta gatekeeping bill threatens academic freedom A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. CBC News Profs call Ford government bill 'political...