Campus Currents

Montreal GazetteFrench commissioner sets up a new attack on English universitiesBenoît Dubreuil comes across as sensitive to the concerns of the English-speaking community, but his innocuous words put forth a radical proposal. Brandon SunEditorial: Problems at BU cannot...

CBC NewsCanadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. voteSome experts are concerned X or its owner Elon Musk could influence the next Canadian election. CBC NewsCanada's post-secondary industry predicts...

Globe and Mail Ontario colleges face biggest financial hit from Ottawa’s international student clampdown Postsecondary institutions are grappling with a sharp drop in foreign student numbers as Ottawa clamps down on international study permits. Ontario colleges, the biggest financial...

CTV News Quebec may backtrack on university tuition hikes, increase by 33% instead: report Quebec seems ready to back down from its plan to double tuition prices for university students outside of the province in exchange for more ambitious...

Global News Petition demands Quebec drop plans to hike university tuition fees At Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday, Liberal education critic Marwah Rizqy presented a petition on behalf of students, asking the government to cancel its plan to double tuition...

Toronto Star Offensive pro-Hamas stickers at UBC further polarize campus Emotions have been running high on campuses across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began, igniting debates over free speech and academic freedom. Globe and Mail York University suspends at least...

Montreal Gazette Tuition hike puts McGill, Concordia in financial peril, Moody’s warns Changes are “credit negative” and could weaken “the reputation and strategic brand of both universities by materially altering the compositions of students.” Montreal Gazette Concordia University tells departments to...

Toronto Star International education in Canada requires direction, funding and limits Canada takes a risk by counting on international students to keep professors paid. That risk is doubled by relying on two countries — India and China. CBC News Trudeau launches...

The Whig Standard Advocacy organization calls on Queen's University to address instances of antisemitism The group from Toronto says instances of hate at Queen's have been on an “extreme rise” over the past five weeks. CBC News Rare UWindsor student, staff...

CBC News Suspicions around former U of Manitoba law school dean's expenses surfaced in 2019, hearing told Jonathan Black-Branch faces law society integrity breach charge over allegations of misspending funds. CBC News Federal government to amend laws so post-secondary institutions aren't...

Montreal Gazette McGill students vote in favour of pro-Palestinian policy McGill has stated that should the policy be officially adopted, the university could end its agreement with the student union that governs its funding and use of the McGill...

CTV News U of A replaces sexual assault centre director over letter questioning alleged Hamas sexual violence The president of the University of Alberta says the school has replaced the director of its sexual assault centre over its endorsement...

CTV News Amid tensions, McGill students vote on pro-Palestinian policy McGill says it fears the proposed Policy Against Genocide in Palestine could "sharpen divisions in our community and render more vulnerable all students." Policy Options The end of the Quebec model...