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    Headlines for December 7, 2023

    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...

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    Hannah Liddle

    December 07, 2023

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    December 5, 2023

    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...

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    Hannah Liddle

    December 05, 2023

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    December 4, 2023

    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...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 04, 2023

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    December 1, 2023

    Montreal Gazette McGill Pro-Palestinian group says it feels alienated on campus, vows to continue advocacy “Students have a right to political expression... and many groups have expressed their opinions on different things and have never been targeted (this way)." National...

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    Hannah Liddle

    December 01, 2023

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    Pioneering program at York has students working full-time

    The bachelor of applied science program follows a work-integrated learning model imported from the U.K.

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    Hannah Liddle

    December 01, 2023

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    Headlines for November 30, 2023

    CTV News Quebec may backtrack on university tuition hikes, increase by 33% instead: report Quebec seems ready to back down from its plan to double tuition prices for university students outside of the province in exchange for more ambitious...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 30, 2023

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    Headlines for November 29, 2023

    Global News Petition demands Quebec drop plans to hike university tuition fees At Quebec’s National Assembly Tuesday, Liberal education critic Marwah Rizqy presented a petition on behalf of students, asking the government to cancel its plan to double tuition...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 29, 2023

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    Headlines for November 28, 2023

    Toronto Star Offensive pro-Hamas stickers at UBC further polarize campus Emotions have been running high on campuses across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began, igniting debates over free speech and academic freedom. Globe and Mail York University suspends at least...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 28, 2023

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    Headlines for November 27, 2023

    Montreal Gazette Tuition hike puts McGill, Concordia in financial peril, Moody’s warns Changes are “credit negative” and could weaken “the reputation and strategic brand of both universities by materially altering the compositions of students.” Montreal Gazette Concordia University tells departments to...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 27, 2023

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    Headlines for November 24, 2023

    Toronto Star International education in Canada requires direction, funding and limits Canada takes a risk by counting on international students to keep professors paid. That risk is doubled by relying on two countries — India and China. CBC News Trudeau launches...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 24, 2023

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