Campus Currents

Ottawa Citizen Federal government to reallocate almost $2.3B in spending next year The largest spending reallocations will be at the Department of National Defence, with $810,449,000 in 2024-25, followed by even bigger reallocations of $851,437,000 in 2025-26 and $907,539,000...

CNW Government of Canada reappoints president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Ted Hewitt will continue to provide strong leadership to Canada's research community. Financial Post 'People are being exploited': Canada's international 'student trafficking' industry backfiring on Trudeau Explosion of...

Waterloo Region Record Data analysis: International student cap exposes chronic underfunding of Ontario and BC postsecondary schools The international student cap has exposed years of decreased funding for colleges and universities in Ontario and BC, according to data from...

Sault Star Fight for Laurentian enters a new phase Critics say the culture of secrecy at Sudbury university must end, programs restored and promises kept. Toronto Star We asked an Indigenous academic, a content creator and a researcher about Queen Elizabeth’s...

CTV News University of Sask. sets up fund to support students affected by mass stabbing The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has set up an emergency fund to help support students who have been affected by the violence...

CTV News Key facts ahead of vote on LU's plan to pay creditors, emerge from insolvency On Wednesday, Laurentian University's creditors will vote on a plan to settle those debts and allow the school to emerge from insolvency. The...

CBC News Thousands of international students still waiting on permits after Canadian school year begins The government is still processing 163,600 study permits for international post-secondary students as of Aug. 18. CTV News Laurentian says it can pay creditors a year...

The PIE News International education marks passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II have poured in from the international education sector following her death on September 8. Regina Leader-Post First Nations University holds vigils across Sask....

Global News N.S. has highest undergraduate tuition by province, Quebec lowest: StatsCan Nova Scotia has the highest undergraduate tuition by province in the country, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Global News Kingston, Ont. police lay over 40 charges...

Montreal Gazette Report into systemic racism at MUHC includes chilling testimonials The Montreal Gazette obtained a preliminary draft of the 91-page report into racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice at the McGill University Health Centre, a bilingual network...

CTV News Should Canada forgive student loans? Numbers from 2019 showed that nearly two million Canadian students owed the federal government a total of $20.5 billion, with the average loan balance exceeding $13,000 at the time of leaving school...

CBC News How UPEI is planning to help students cope with rising costs The University of Prince Edward Island is gearing up to help its students deal with inflation during the upcoming school year. CTV News Alberta extends deadline for Athabasca...

Global News With health care in spotlight, some Ontario nursing programs see record applications The Council of Ontario Universities says more than 13,000 people applied to a university nursing program in 2022 — up around 8 per cent compared...