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CTV News Quebec researchers develop AI technology to encrypt medical data A team of researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke and the École de technologie supérieure has developed a solution that will make the transmission and archiving of medical...

Toronto Star Why are African international students rejected so often for Canadian visas? The reasons given for rejections are so illogical that, again, they are absurd. The undeniable conclusion is racism. CBC News Unions ask for arbitrator to look at info...

The Guardian Memorial University names first female president in 94-year history Memorial University made a historic choice in selecting its 13th president and vice-chancellor — Vianne Timmons, who has held the same position for the last 11 years at...

The Globe and Mail University of Toronto law school dean apologizes for assignment that used ‘troubling’ Indigenous stereotypes The dean of the University of Toronto law school has apologized for a class assignment that he said relied on racial...

Ottawa Citizen After four student suicides, uOttawa group demands better mental health services A group of University of Ottawa students is demanding better mental health support on campus after the fourth student suicide there this year. The PIE News US &...

The government policy resulted in a widespread loss of funding for student services and activities.

Statistics Canada releases its latest data on the numbers and salaries of full-time teaching staff for the 2018-2019 academic year.

CBC - Front Burner What Canadian universities gain, and lose, by accepting Huawei funding Guest host Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by Peter Armstrong, CBC's senior business reporter, to talk about the risks and rewards of accepting Huawei's money. The Globe...

Global News University of Alberta deans stand with Ukrainian community: ‘The Holodomor is a fact’ The University of Alberta, as well as two deans, have issued statements about the Holodomor after a sessional instructor called it a myth on...

CBC How engineers of the Montreal Massacre generation are changing the world On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lépine walked into École Polytechnique de Montréal and fatally shot 14 young women who were studying to be engineers. Montreal Gazette Opinion: Closing...

North Delta Reporter University of the Fraser Valley union demands free menstrual products for staff, students Petition calls it a human rights issue, asks for products at Chilliwack/Abbotsford campus washrooms. The Tyee From Classroom to Courtroom: UBC Prof’s Indigenous Studies Brings...

Maclean's Students of colour on connecting with their cultures on campus The years students spend in university can be both overwhelming and eye-opening. Global News Sask. government aims to make immigration easier for entrepreneurial international students A new category is being added...