The Toronto Star
Will your school require masks and proof of vaccination this fall? Here’s what we know
Some universities and colleges have opted to enforce more stringent COVID-19 protocols, while others have dropped those requirements.
The Ottawa Citizen
Students, faculty concerned as Carleton, uOttawa, Algonquin will not require masks, vaccination against COVID-19 for fall term
Ottawa’s three major post-secondary institutions will not require students to wear masks on campus or present proof of vaccination in order to attend in-person classes this fall.
Burnaby Now
Just three weeks after releasing President Santa Ono’s watershed anti-racism task force report, the University of B.C. hosted an activist now under fire for a history of antisemitism.
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Burnaby Now
Challenges of finding housing for post-secondary learning
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Global News
Calls for universities to reinstate mask mandates
The Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations is calling on all Manitoba universities to reinstate a mask mandate as classes get set to resume.
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