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Athabasca University signs funding agreement with province after government lowers demands
The Alberta government says it has reached a deal with Athabasca University under which the province will continue funding the institution if half of its executive and 25 additional employees live in the town it shares a name with.
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Nipissing University, in North Bay, Ont., at high financial risk, says auditor general
As Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk raised concerns about Nipissing’s financial health in her report, the president of the university’s faculty association said the school is a far cry from Laurentian University.
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Inside the unionization battle at SFU and UBC
In a region slammed by rising housing costs and runaway inflation, thousands of student workers sometimes earn less than minimum wage.
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