Headlines for April 22, 2024

Globe and Mail
Universities say budget’s science funding will help retain researchers
The federal government announced a major financial commitment to graduate students and scientific infrastructure in this week’s budget that university leaders say will help stem a brain drain and allow them to retain and attract talented young researchers.
CTV News
‘Unproductive day at the table’: Negotiations between Western graduate TAs and university stall
Flanked by major union players from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario Federation of Labour, graduate-level teaching assistants (GTAs) at Western University remain on the picket line.
CBC News
UPEI student frustrated by lack of wheelchair access on campus
A UPEI student says he’s spent the past six years feeling frustrated about his inability to get around campus.
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