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Students hope for permanent changes after Budget 2023 expands loans, grants for this year
This year’s federal budget sets aside more than $800 million to expand loans and grants for the upcoming school year, but students are looking forward to permanent changes to financial assistance.
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Will TikTok vanish on campus? Universities debate its future as app-maker cries foul
Some Canadian universities are joining the federal government in restricting the use of TikTok, a move the app-maker calls “ill-conceived.”
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UWindsor’s provost’s office has issued a guide to pronoun usage
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CNW GroupCanada announces 2025 Express Entry category-based draws, plans for more in-Canada draws to reduce labour shortagesMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, to align the...
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Headlines for February 27, 2025
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