Headlines for February 20, 2024

Global News
Ontario legislature resumes with lingering questions on plan for postsecondary
Ontario’s members of provincial parliament head back to the legislature today after a 10-week break from sitting and many eyes will likely be on the colleges and universities minister.
CTV News
Strike at Mount Saint Vincent University now in its second week
One-hundred-and-sixty full-time Mount Saint Vincent University faculty members, librarians and lab instructors remain off the job as of Monday.
CBC News Nova Scotia
New education program to boost number of Black teachers in Nova Scotia
Acadia University program to start this fall for African Nova Scotian student-support workers.
Global News
All eyes on UCP government ahead of Alberta budget 2024
The Alberta government will table Budget 2024 on Thursday, Feb. 29, and all eyes are on the government to see where spending will be directed.
Montreal Gazette
Opinion: Quebec can ill afford to isolate itself from the real world
The CAQ government is steadily creating a cocoon of autocratic insularity around itself. Edicts and decisions are too often issued peremptorily and absent of prior consultation and justification.
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