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Financial Post 'Rejected by the mainstream': Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel win product of persevering amid doubters TORONTO — The research that won Geoffrey Hinton a Nobel Prize for physics was the product of plenty of work carried out before artificial...

CBC News Body of missing 21-year-old student found near Trois-Rivières, Que., marina A body that was found near the marina on Saint-Quentin Island in Trois-Rivières, Que., Tuesday morning has been identified as 21-year-old Alexandra Martine Diengo Lumbayi, a Congolese...

As Ontario postsecondary institutions juggle multiple challenges, the new minister of colleges and universities will need to get up to speed quickly, say sector pundits.

The Globe and Mail Canadian universities still partnering with Huawei despite 5G ban over security Leading Canadian universities say they intend to continue research and development with Huawei Technologies Co. – which reaps intellectual property from the partnerships –...

Toronto Star The perils of Canadian pensions and universities investing in China are clear, report says. Just look at Russia Asset managers, pension funds and university endowments need to rethink their investments in China, says Hong Kong Watch. National Post Opinion:...

The Alberta government is supporting the community’s fight to keep university jobs local.

CTV News 'They're not able to work': International students call for changes to work permit accessibility Current and former international students are calling on the federal government to improve postgraduate work permit accessibility. CTV News Demand at UVic food bank remains...

CNW Government of Canada announces new CanCode investment Partnership with Grandir Sans Frontières will see more than 8,000 training opportunities provided to Canadian students and their teachers to learn digital skills. CTV News Quebec passes controversial bill to protect academic freedom Elected...

High-end applications represent the bleeding edge, but there are also opportunities for 5G technology to boost equity and close the digital divide.

CNW Government of Canada announces 119 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of more than $102 million, in support of 119 new and renewed Canada Research...

The Globe and Mail Arbour report recommends rethinking of military colleges, emphasizing socialization and sexual misconduct The future of Canada’s military colleges is under scrutiny after former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour, in her comprehensive review of the Department...

The federal government is instead earmarking $1 billion to create an agency inspired by initiatives in Finland and Israel.

CBC News Report details gaps, improvements in sexualized violence response at King's Investigators release recommendations stemming from probe into Wayne Hankey allegations. The Lethbridge News Now U of L reports record number of Indigenous graduates in Spring 2022 A record number of...