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Global News Kingston college and university leaders talk about no tuition increase impact The province's 2019 10% tuition cut is a $180 million revenue loss for Queen's University. Global News U of G to continue supporting international students despite cap Government advisory...

There is little data to support the decision, and academics are questioning if this is the right way forward.

CBC News Two postsecondary organizations express 'significant concern' over international student cap Two organizations representing 234 post-secondary institutions have written a letter expressing "significant concern" about the federal government's decision to cap the number of student permits for the...

The Globe and Mail First-ever image of COVID-19 variant supports faith in current vaccines, UBC says The first images of a mutation on a COVID-19 variant of concern have been captured by researchers at the University of British Columbia...

Globe and Mail Pandemic intensifies struggles for international students at Canadian schools Last week, Canada suspended direct passenger flights from India and Pakistan, adding to the challenges for some international students from those countries. CTV News Feds formalizing request made by...

CTV News No way universities will return to jam-packed lecture halls, Canadian researcher says A University of Calgary professor says universities need to modernize themselves and adapt to the advent of remote learning​, which isn't going away anytime soon.​ CTV...

April 28, 2021 Atlantic universities under lockdown The University of New Brunswick is reporting an outbreak at its Magee House residence. As of Monday, the university confirmed six cases of the virus. Students and staff at Elizabeth Parr-Johnston residence...

CTV News In historic first, 30 per cent of Polytechnique engineering grads are women For the first time in the school’s history, 30 per cent of engineering graduates at Ecole Polytechnique this year were women. The Globe and Mail Federal government...

Universities have opened their campuses to help Canada’s vaccination efforts.

Inside Higher Ed Universities Must Do More to Address the Climate Emergency In the face of unprecedented crises, we should be collaborating more with the youth movement to bring about significant and lasting systemic change, Santa Ono and Grace...

Alberta and Manitoba reduced postsecondary funding while the other provinces budgeted increases.

CTV News Alberta’s largest university plans for 80% in-person learning in fall 2021 The University of Alberta (U of A) will be gradually returning to in-person learning in the fall. CBC Innovative way to prevent fentanyl ODs wins University of Alberta...

The Globe and Mail Schools raise fears about ‘further erosion of Northern universities’ The Northern Ontario School of Medicine didn’t approach the provincial government about becoming an independent university, according to the school’s president, but was pushed in that...