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Global News Blair names Canada military college review board amid misconduct crisis Defence Minister Bill Blair on Wednesday named the board that will lead the review into Canada’s military colleges amid the ongoing sexual misconduct crisis. Toronto Star York University must...

Hamilton Spectator Financial pressures, mental health struggles and addiction causing international student deaths Community leaders are warning that financial and academic pressures, and the lack of structural support are factors causing the deaths of international students, primarily from India. Burnaby...

Toronto Star Ontario universities are running out of money and time, report says Ontario universities are working together to save money but still struggling, says a new report released in response to the government’s demand to find efficiencies before...

The Globe and Mail Ontario to tie funding of universities and colleges to labour-market needs The Ontario government is moving ahead with performance-based funding for postsecondary institutions but will delay its implementation for another two years as schools deal...

CBC Are universities doing enough to stop student spread of COVID-19? As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Nova Scotia's central region, and with most of the new cases in the 18 to 35 age range, many are wondering...

CBC Researcher hopes Canada is better prepared for vaccine manufacturing in the future Volker Gerdts, a leading vaccine researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, says Canada should focus on manufacturing vaccines domestically to better prepare for future events. Times Higher...

The Globe and Mail What’s the value of an education during the pandemic? As my Monday lab comes to an end at 6 p.m., concluding my seventh-straight hour of staring at my computer screen alone in my room on...

For Canada to succeed in curbing COVID-19, all communities need to succeed, says Brock University president and co-investigator Gervan Fearon.

The Toronto Star From increased academic stress to long waits for help, these graphics show how youth are struggling with mental health The Star/Investigative Journalism Bureau filed dozens of freedom of information requests to better understand and measure mental...

Global News Online learning spurred by pandemic takes toll on university students and teachers in Montreal When Joe Bongiorno finishes his graduate diploma in journalism next spring, he won’t have set even one day in a classroom at Concordia...

Montreal Gazette Students decry Polytechnique Montréal's decision to hold in-person exams The idea of sitting in a room with all their classmates for hours at a time adds an extra level of worry during an already stressful exam period. The...

The Toronto Star The pandemic is taking a terrible toll on university students It’s been more than 250 days since I was in a proper classroom. Global News McGill University’s men’s sports teams to be named Redbirds McGill University’s men’s varsity sports...

Intimate partner violence, families with young children, people with disabilities and Indigenous mental health are among the many areas under investigation.