Headlines for February 13, 2025

CBC NewsSask. universities see significant drop in international student enrolmentsNewly admitted international students decline by more than 50 per cent at U of R.

CBC NewsScientists at U.S. weather forecasting agency ordered to get clearance before talking to Canadian counterpartsFormer official says NOAA workforce could be halved, sending ripple effects around the world. Globe and MailOpinion: Acadians won’t give up on renaming...

CTV NewsEvacuation order at MacEwan University ended after suspicious package deemed benignA suspicious package at MacEwan University has been deemed innocuous by emergency officials. Global NewsUVic student’s death from fentanyl poisoning to be examined in coroner’s inquestA BC...

Globe and MailOpinion: Yes, Canada has brain-drain. But Canadians abroad often find it hard to come homeWe need a reverse brain-drain, in which Canadians who have spent time abroad to learn, work and form relationships return to...

The TyeeNo, USAID Isn’t Giving Billions to Canadian UniversitiesThe American agency is not funding the ‘woke indoctrination’ of youth in Canada, no matter what you read on X. Ottawa CitizenOpinion: Federal women scientists badly hampered in the fieldFrom...

Brandon SunOpinion: Diversity helps us stand against hateEveryone has equal worth as a human being, and each of us here at BU deserves to be here with the fullness of our individual human dignity. CTV NewsAsima Vezina, president...

CBC NewsSaint Mary's names new president as university grapples with enrolment, financial woesSMU ran an operating deficit of $9.8 million in 2023, according to financial statements. CTV NewsWestern’s faculty association urging university to use ‘rainy day’ funds to...

Toronto StarOpinion: American turmoil has created an opportunity for Canadian universities - if we act fast enoughThe world is watching Canada as U.S. politics push us into the global spotlight. This is our moment to step up...