Campus Currents

  • Headlines for February 14, 2025

    CTV NewsEvacuation order at MacEwan University ended after suspicious package deemed benignA suspicious package at MacEwan University has been deemed innocuous by emergency officials. Global NewsUVic student’s death from fentanyl poisoning to be examined in coroner’s inquestA BC...

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    Tara Siebarth

    February 14, 2025

  • Headlines for February 13, 2025

    National PostOpinion: The DEI nightmare must be dismantledThe full extent of it in Canadian universities is now emerging. CBC NewsWhy major countries can't agree on how to regulate artificial intelligenceU.S., U.K. refused to sign international document pledging...

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    Tara Siebarth

    February 13, 2025

  • Headlines for February 12, 2025

    Globe and MailOpinion: Yes, Canada has brain-drain. But Canadians abroad often find it hard to come homeWe need a reverse brain-drain, in which Canadians who have spent time abroad to learn, work and form relationships return to...

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    Tara Siebarth

    February 12, 2025

  • Headlines for January 13, 2025

    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,...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 13, 2025

  • Headlines for January 10, 2025

    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...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 10, 2025

  • Headlines for January 9, 2025

    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...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 09, 2025

  • Headlines for January 8, 2025

    CBC NewsUniversity of Sudbury says it's pivoting and hopes to welcome French-language students in the fallThe institution has not yet secured funding from the province. Toronto SunThousands of foreign students sought refugee status after study permits cut: ReportFigures...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 08, 2025

  • Headlines for January 7, 2025

    CTV NewsPush to preserve University of Guelph greenhouse continuesThere are renewed efforts to save a community landmark at the University of Guelph, despite the city’s approval of the school’s demolition plan. CBC NewsToronto Metropolitan University's new medical school...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 07, 2025

  • Headlines for January 6, 2025

    CTV NewsCanada closes 'flagpoling' loophole for temporary visa holdersTemporary residents of Canada will no longer be able to utilize the flagpoling process to initiate work or study permits, following a ban from the Canada Border Services Agency. Calgary...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 06, 2025

  • Headlines for December 24, 2024

    The Whig StandardPolicing bill for Queen's homecoming drops 80 per cent in two yearsThe policing bill for this year’s homecoming celebrations came in at just over $250,000, down from a record $1.25 million just a couple years...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 24, 2024

  • Headlines for December 23, 2024

    The National PostOpinion: Ontario needs to become a global leader in artificial intelligenceOur future-proof plan involves prioritizing energy and building capacity for more high-performance data centres. CBC NewsCBU reverses stance, says it will proceed with online bachelor of...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 23, 2024

  • Headlines for December 20, 2024

    The Pie NewsIRCC addresses concerns over document resubmissionAmid concerns over reports that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is asking international students to resubmit important documents, the department has reiterated that the process is “not new". CTV NewsReport says...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 20, 2024

  • Headlines for December 19, 2024

    CastanetTRU becomes first university in B.C. with guaranteed tuition rates for international studentsThompson Rivers University is the first post-secondary institution in the province to approve a guaranteed-tuition model for its international students. CBC NewsThe U of A is...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 19, 2024

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