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The Whig StandardPolicing bill for Queen's homecoming drops 80 per cent in two yearsThe policing bill for this year’s homecoming celebrations came in at just over $250,000, down from a record $1.25 million just a couple years...

The National PostOpinion: Ontario needs to become a global leader in artificial intelligenceOur future-proof plan involves prioritizing energy and building capacity for more high-performance data centres. CBC NewsCBU reverses stance, says it will proceed with online bachelor of...

‘It’s a bit of a stealth STEM program.’

CTV News Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree to another B.C. university after internal review Royal Roads University announced Tuesday it accepted the return of the honorary doctorate of laws it awarded Dr. Turpel-Lafond in 2016. CTV News University of Lethbridge welcomes incoming...

Five Canadian universities will each host a Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership starting this July.

CTV News Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says understanding of the marine environment is 'relatively meagre' given that oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth's surface. CTV News Athabasca University chair says process...

CBC News Alberta to require 'free speech reporting' after uproar over controversial academic visit Canadian Association of University Teachers concerned about government overreach. Globe and Mail Athabasca University chair says process to pick new president was legal, but not ‘best practices’ The...

Globe and Mail Ottawa vows to curb Canadian university research with Chinese military scientists Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has reproached Canadian universities for collaborating with Chinese military scientists and vowed to bring in new national-security guidelines to better protect...

Times Colonist Canada to make splash in Asia with largest conference of its kind in Singapore Dubbed the “Canada-in-Asia” Conference,” the event – co-hosted by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Universities Canada – will aim to bring...

The initiative is part of the Quebec university’s multi-year sustainable development plan.

CBC News Athabasca University board fires president who fought Alberta government on staff relocations Peter Scott was president of Athabasca University for over a year. Ottawa Citizen Alberta government promises more free speech protections on campuses after university cancels anti-wokeism talk he...

Globe and Mail ChatGPT prompting some professors to rethink how they grade students Professors are de-emphasizing essays and take-home exams and moving back to the kind of in-person tests that fell out of use over the COVID-19 pandemic. New...

Brampton Guardian Toronto Metropolitan University announces location of new Brampton medical school The medical school, slated to open in 2025, will be located at the Bramalea Civic Centre at 150 Central Park Dr. The Conversation Why labour strife at universities should...