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Hill Times Opinion: All foreign students need security checks The process outlined by the immigration minister highlights big security gaps in the system that is neither protecting Canadians nor the legitimate foreign students who come here to study. CTV News Minister...

Hill Times Time to fix the inequity in Canadian research council grants The federal government should overhaul Canada’s granting agencies with an equity lens for a healthier and more robust research ecosystem that would benefit everyone. CBC News Ottawa unveils new...

Ottawa Citizen Indigenous leaders help design new CPA program to address barriers to accounting profession For the first time, Indigenous candidates are learning the CPA curriculum through a specialized program that incorporates Indigenous culture, context and content. Globe and Mail Foreign...

CTV News House passes $9B aid package after emergency student benefit boosted The House of Commons fast-tracked and passed the $9-billion suite of student-focused COVID-19 supports on Wednesday, after opposition parties negotiated a boost to the federal government’s proposed...

April 30, 2020   Federal aid update: House passes CESB bill, CCPA crunches the numbers The federal government just got a step closer to releasing $9 billion in emergency student aid. The Liberals’ introduced legislation in the House of Commons...

The Kingston Whig Standard Queen's University, St. Lawrence College still working on fall plans Although there have been no in-person classes in about a month and a half, the current school year is not over. However, eyes are already...

CTV News MPs to convene House of Commons Wednesday to pass student aid measures The House of Commons is being recalled on Wednesday to study, debate, and likely pass the federal government’s promised suite of measures aimed at helping...

From open-book tests to AI-enhanced proctoring tools, final exams will look very different for most faculty members.

CBC News 'A race against the disease': Canadian researchers part of global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine 'We have a highly motivated team, and everybody is willing to step up and do as much as they can'. Sarnia Observer Nipissing offers...

The new program at Trent’s GTA campus aspires to engage “with issues of diverse communities,” says administrator.

The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.

CTV News Feds commit $1.1B for COVID-19 vaccine, clinical trials, immunity research Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $9 billion in new financial support for post-secondary students. Global News Coronavirus outbreak: Bains says vaccine research announcements will build capacity for later...

iPolitics Trudeau announces $9B to support students — including a new $1,250 benefit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $9 billion in new financial support for post-secondary students. CBC Federal government offers relief to northern students facing summer job reductions The announcement...