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  • Headlines for January 8, 2025

    CBC NewsUniversity of Sudbury says it's pivoting and hopes to welcome French-language students in the fallThe institution has not yet secured funding from the province. Toronto SunThousands of foreign students sought refugee status after study permits cut: ReportFigures...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 08, 2025

  • Headlines for January 7, 2025

    CTV NewsPush to preserve University of Guelph greenhouse continuesThere are renewed efforts to save a community landmark at the University of Guelph, despite the city’s approval of the school’s demolition plan. CBC NewsToronto Metropolitan University's new medical school...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 07, 2025

  • Headlines for January 6, 2025

    CTV NewsCanada closes 'flagpoling' loophole for temporary visa holdersTemporary residents of Canada will no longer be able to utilize the flagpoling process to initiate work or study permits, following a ban from the Canada Border Services Agency. Calgary...

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    Tara Siebarth

    January 06, 2025

  • Curling has arrived at U of Calgary

    The coaching team includes former Olympic curlers Jocelyn Peterman, Brett Gallant, Lanie Peters and John Morris.

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    Leah Scheitel

    February 22, 2023

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    Headlines for February 21, 2023

    Globe and Mail Law schools should boost number of Black law students in Canada, says report To boost the ranks of Black lawyers in Canada, law schools should introduce a separate admissions program for Black students and create Black-focused...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 21, 2023

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    Headlines for February 17, 2023

    Globe and Mail Ottawa launches funding agency to help commercialize research, protect intellectual property Promising that it “will not be just another funding agency,” the federal government is launching a new Crown corporation to help businesses commercialize their research...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 17, 2023

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    Headlines for February 16, 2023

    CBC News Université Laval professors to go on strike next week Around 1,300 professors at Université Laval will go on strike from Feb. 20 until March 3, over what the professor's union, le Syndicat des professeurs et professeures de...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 17, 2023

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    Headlines for February 15, 2023

    Globe and Mail Ottawa ends all research funding with Chinese military and state security institutions The federal government will no longer fund research with Chinese military and state security institutions and is urging the provinces and universities to adopt...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 15, 2023

  • Academic Aunties provides a community of care

    The podcast features frank discussions on navigating academic work as a woman, a racialized scholar and a person traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

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    Michael Rancic

    February 15, 2023

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    Headlines for February 14, 2023

    CTV News Quebec spending $54 million to fight sexual violence in college and university The $54 million over five years represents a $25 million increase over the previous budget. Globe and Mail New residences at McMaster University aim to ease student-housing...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 14, 2023

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    Headlines for February 13, 2023

    Ottawa Citizen Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada Immigration data suggest tens of thousands of Chinese students in Canada may have returned to China during the pandemic. But now Canadian universities and...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 13, 2023

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    Headlines for February 10, 2023

    CTV News ‘Pay-what-you-can’ market helps support students facing food security challenges Higher food prices are taking a bite out of Canadian’s wallets and students in Waterloo region are no exception. Global News Dalhousie law students stage walkout in solidarity against...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 13, 2023

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    Headlines for February 9, 2023

    CBC News St. Thomas University in Fredericton appoints new president M. Nauman Farooqi will serve as the school's 14th president beginning on July 1, according to a news release from St. Thomas University. Farooqi currently is the dean of...

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    Hannah Liddle

    February 09, 2023

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