Campus Currents

CTV News The immigration minister Marc Miller announced in January a cap to limit the number of international study visas in Canada to 360,000, though this has recently been revised to 292,000 on the basis that the original...

CBC News Laurentian University still restoring services following Feb. 18 'cyber incident' On March 6 Laurentian reported there was a ‘limited data breach’ due to the cyber incident. CTV News University of Lethbridge awarded $500K to expand student wellness program A recreation...

CTV News Concordia student unions begin strike, prepare for demonstration on Wednesday Student unions representing more than 20,000 students at Concordia University began strike action on Monday as they gear up for a mass demonstration against Quebec's tuition hikes...

CTV News Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks One Vancouver food bank said that three-quarters of the students on its books were from overseas. CTV News Indigenous university officially opens in Sault Ste. Marie Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig...

CTV News Manitoba partnering with University of Saskatchewan for more veterinary postsecondary education seats The government has reached a new interprovincial agreement with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan to expand the number...

The Conversation National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Universities need to revisit their founding stories Indigenous histories often go unrecognized in institutional university memories. CBC News More universities integrating Indigenous knowledge into education Across Canada, postsecondary institutions are taking different approaches...

CTV News UVic halts new hires amid deficit The University of Victoria's campus is again buzzing with students, but a shortfall of them during the pandemic and an ongoing lack of international students means tuition revenue is down. CBC News Food...

CBC News 28 people sent to hospital during Western's homecoming weekend Paramedics said Monday they responded to 76 calls for service over the course of 24 hours, with 28 people requiring a trip to the hospital. The London Free...

The Toronto Star Most Canadian postsecondary students are grappling with mental health challenges two years after the start of COVID-19 A staggering three-quarters of students reported experiencing negative mental health during their studies during the 2021-2022 school year. CTV News Laurentian...

The Globe and Mail Montreal professor Gilles Brassard’s boundary-pushing work in quantum physics wins world’s largest science prize Gilles Brassard, a University of Montreal computer scientist who made seminal contributions to the field of quantum cryptography, has been awarded...

The National Post Researchers across Canada receive major investments to tackle national and global challenges The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced more than $64 million to support 251 research infrastructure projects at 40 universities...

CTV News Feather Project fuels postsecondary bursaries for Indigenous students The project is supported by Pasqua First Nation and is returning for a second year after raising $125,000 donated to Saskatchewan postsecondary institutions to support over 40 Indigenous students. Global...

CTV News CAQ promises $40 million for research chairs in Quebec studies The CAQ hopes to remedy what it called a decline in Quebec studies since the 1990s. Toronto Star 'Most complicated times, ever': Newmarket and York University forge partnership to...