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Despite challenges, Canadian universities in francophone minority settings actively contribute to their communities and the advancement of knowledge.

CTV NewsInternational study permit data an 'earthquake' for Canadian university financesA dramatic decline in international study permits issued last year is quickly becoming an existential threat to the finances of Canadian post-secondary schools, say organizations representing the...

Hill TimesNSCAD president Peggy Shannon leaving post two years earlyJana Macalik, school’s interim vice-president and provost, will fill in starting Feb 1. Hill TimesOpinion: TMU doubles down on race-based admissionsPeter MacKinnon: Ontario government should impose appropriate consequences...

Peterborough Examiner McMaster strikes task force to explore policies for artificial intelligence Capable of writing essays and complex codes, powerful systems have upended traditional forms of learning. CBC News New fund set up to help fired Laurentian University professors More than 120...

Globe and Mail Is a new online university a cure for what ails the humanities? The institution, whose tentative name is Humanities University of Canada – Université des humanités du Canada, will offer three- and four-year bachelor’s degree programs...

CBC News Western University indicates no plans to end research ties with China amid security concerns CBC News has learned Western University is collaborating with China on 16 joint-research projects and has indicated no plans to end them —...

CTV News Quebec education experts to analyze AI possibilities and concerns in classrooms In the coming months, a committee of experts will hold consultations, consider and analyze the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education in Quebec. CTV News Government...

CTV News Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president's Indigenous claim probed Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador agreed to spend $13,800 on outside public relations help as questions arose about its former president's claims of Indigenous...

Globe and Mail Queen’s University professor claims she is victim of discrimination after teaching suspension A Queen’s nursing professor who was fired from her administrative role and suspended from teaching alleges she is a victim of discrimination and says...

CBC News Injunction to reinstate SFU football denied, special adviser appointed An injunction application brought by five players of the now-defunct Simon Fraser University football team has been denied in B.C. Supreme Court, but supporters say the fight to...

CBC News MUN stands ground on decision to drop Ode to Newfoundland at convocation The school announced last fall that it would be scrapping the province's official anthem because it excluded Labrador and made religious references. CBC News Ukrainians pursuing postsecondary...

Toronto Star Thousands of foreign-trained nurses can now practise in Canada as provinces change licensing rules Provinces across the country are rapidly licensing thousands of internationally trained nurses after introducing a flurry of regulatory changes designed to make it...

Postsecondary institutions are playing catch up as generative AI and other emerging technologies make their way into student coursework.