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CTV News 'Disgusting' Nazi imitation video launches University of Calgary investigation The University of Calgary has launched an investigation over a video showing alleged students imitating soldiers from Nazi Germany. CBC News Foreign doctors take up more medical residency spots as...

Nanaimo News Bulletin Vancouver Island University unveils plan to reduce $20-million deficit Vancouver Island University, which has been running deficits since before the pandemic, has announced a plan to try to balance its books by 2026-27. CTV News 'Students feel used':...

Global News Rideau Hall regrets honouring former University of Alberta chancellor who fought for Nazi unit The Governor General’s office has expressed its “deep regret” over having granted one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, decades ago, to a man...

May 29, 2020 CFI suspends COVID-19 funding competition  On May 26, we reported on a new “Exceptional Opportunities Fund” competition offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation for research related to COVID-19. The next day, CFI suspended the competition, which intended to fund up to $25 million for “urgent needs for equipment for ongoing research related to COVID-19.”  The foundation explained the decision in a statement posted to its website: “We have received a...

The Toronto Star The University of Guelph is hiking tuition for international students amid COVID-19 — and they aren’t happy The University of Guelph has significantly raised its tuition for international students — a move critics say could force...

In Reacting to the Past games, students engage with history by inhabiting a character.

Winnipeg Free Press Universities steered toward post-pandemic life Weeks after slashing millions in funding for universities and colleges, the province is now reimbursing post-secondary institutes with a $25.6-million fund. Global News Dalhousie students ‘appalled’ by upcoming 3-per-cent tuition hike amid pandemic Students...

CTV News Post-secondary students call for tax credit to cover online learning costs Attending post-secondary classes this fall will most likely be quite different than what students are used to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The London Free Press Western University...

They say rising anti-Asian incidents in Canada worry them, but they won’t let that dash their ambitions.

National Post Universities aren't planning cuts to tuition to compensate for online classes during COVID-19 pandemic As university students look towards the fall and their return to classes, there’s a decent chance they’ll be trying to learn from the...

Experts say decision on Access Copyright tariffs is an important win for universities.

Global News CÉGEP & university students look to a fall semester online CÉGEPs and universities across the province are increasingly looking to online courses for their fall 2020 semesters. What does this mean for students? Global News N.S. university professors to...

Globe and Mail Spy agency warns foreign states trying to steal COVID-19 research in Canada Canada’s spy agency is warning Canadian academics and corporations that they are at increased risk of espionage or intellectual property theft as agents of...