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CBC News Western ramps up support for struggling grad students, triples financial support to $1.5M Western University has promised to increase funding for graduate students dealing with monetary difficulties from $500,000 to a new total of $1.5 million. Global News McMaster...

The Globe and Mail Ottawa to extend postgraduation work permits for thousands of foreign nationals The federal government will allow thousands of foreign nationals with expiring postgraduation work permits to extend their stays in Canada by up to 18...

CTV News Review finds Halifax university ‘protected’ late professor accused of sexual assault Feelings of shock, anger, and disgust remain a day after the University of King's College released its independent report into accusations of sexual assault, levelled against...

Several universities are pursuing initiatives to train students and workers, support industry and safeguard our country’s critical infrastructure.

Brampton Guardian Tory poster not a jab at profs: Scheer The federal Conservatives say a university campus recruitment flyer bemoaning "left-wing" professors is just meant to be a funny way to grab the attention of right-leaning students. The PIE News Canada...

Globe and Mail Conservatives’ on-campus flyers maligning ‘left-wing’ professors anger academics, faculty representatives The Conservative Party is distributing flyers that suggest university professors are agents of left-wing indoctrination. Morocco World News Canada Wants More Students from Morocco, Senegal In a bid to...

CTV News University of Toronto ranked 18th on global list The University of Toronto has placed 18th in a global ranking of schools, rising three spots from a year ago. Hamilton Spectator McMaster moves up five spots, cracks top 75 on...

The award-winning organization specializing in educational forays into the Arctic and Antarctic celebrates its 20th anniversary next year.

CTV News Ontario won’t pay for French-language university until 2023 Ontario taxpayers won’t have to pay for the new French-language university until after the next provincial election, according to Francophone Affairs minister Caroline Mulroney, giving the government time to...

Globe and Mail Trudeau government reaches agreement with Ontario to build French-language university scrapped by Ford The Ontario and federal governments say they have reached an agreement on jointly funding a proposed French-language university that Premier Doug Ford’s government...

Changes affect four equity-seeking groups: women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people and visible minorities.

CBC - The National Students starting post-secondary at risk for mental illness, substance abuse High school students are feeling plenty of pressure when it comes to transitioning to post-secondary, but it's not just about making the grade — the...

Global News MacKinnon Panel report urges Alberta post-secondary schools to rely less on government funding As students across Alberta head back to universities and colleges, post-secondary institutions are taking a look at the recommendations laid out in the recently...