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  • Headlines for December 5, 2024

    City NewsOttawa outlines $2B in spending for artificial intelligence computing powerThe federal government says it will spend up to $1 billion to build public computing infrastructure for the Canadian artificial intelligence sector, part of a $2 billion...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 05, 2024

  • Headlines for December 4, 2024

    CNW NewsFederal government establishes council to deliver Canada's first National Infrastructure AssessmentSean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, announced the new Canadian Infrastructure Council, an expert advisory body that will deliver the country's first-ever National...

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    Tara Siebarth

    December 04, 2024

  • New life for Dimensions

    A little over a year after the program was quietly shut down, it has been quietly revived.

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    Catherine Couturier

    December 03, 2024

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    Headlines for November 24, 2022

    CBC News Legislation needed to spare others from Laurentian's fate: Canadian Association of University Teachers Laurentian University became the first publicly funded postsecondary institution in Canada to file for insolvency under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. CTV News Search for unmarked...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 24, 2022

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    Headlines for November 24, 2022

    The Globe and Mail Laurentian faculty, staff want accountability for disastrous decisions around university’s insolvency Faculty and staff who lost their jobs as a result of Laurentian University’s insolvency want to know whether anyone will be held accountable for...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 24, 2022

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    Journalism students collaborate with survivors in Climate Disaster Project

    The UVic course was launched in 2021 and has since been adopted by more than a dozen other postsecondary institutions across Canada.

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    Kerry Banks

    November 23, 2022

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    Headlines for November 23, 2022

    CBC News Legislation needed to spare others from Laurentian's fate: Canadian Association of University Teachers Laurentian University became the first publicly funded postsecondary institution in Canada to file for insolvency under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. CTV News Search for unmarked...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 23, 2022

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    Headlines for November 22, 2022

    PIE News Trudeau pledges Francophone support Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau promoted the value of the French language and of studying in Canada at the 18th Francophonie Summit which took place in Tunisia from November 19-20. Global News Queen’s University principal...

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    Tara Siebarth

    November 22, 2022

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    Headlines for November 21, 2022

    Global News Halifax proposed as new home for NATO’s North American innovation hub: minister The goal of the hub would be to promote co-operation between NATO’s military members and the technology sector, including tech startups and academic researchers. CBC News 2...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 21, 2022

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    St. Mary’s University in Calgary now a member of Universities Canada

    The Alberta institution anticipates a period of growth in the next five to 10 years.

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    Natalie Samson

    November 21, 2022

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    Headlines for November 18, 2022

    Globe and Mail Laurentian insolvency ‘made a bad situation worse’: Auditor-General says university should have opted for provincial aid Ontario’s Auditor-General says Laurentian University should have worked with the provincial government to find solutions, rather than file for creditor...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 18, 2022

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    Headlines for November 17, 2022

    Global News Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026 Western’s Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead on the project. Global News Demand soars for student food banks in Halifax Both...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 18, 2022

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    Headlines for November 16, 2022

    Global News Western prof to lead team in Canada’s first lunar rover mission in 2026 Western’s Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead on the project. Global News Demand soars for student food banks in Halifax Both...

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    Hannah Liddle

    November 16, 2022

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