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Trent University students holding walkout Monday to demand more research funding
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Amid job losses, postsecondary unions appeal to province to offset budget shortfalls
A group of postsecondary unions have penned an open letter to the BC’s premier and the minister responsible for postsecondary education urging increased funding to offset recent budget cuts resulting in job losses.
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