Headlines for February 26, 2024

National Post
McGill, Concordia file lawsuits demanding Quebec cancel tuition hike
McGill will ask Quebec Superior Court to suspend the tuition changes pending the outcome of their legal challenge
CTV News
Thousands of York University workers go on strike
About 3,000 York University employees are on strike as of Monday morning after negotiations with the post-secondary institution stagnated.
CTV News
Fallout from the ‘cyber incident’ at Laurentian University continues
A ‘cyber incident’ that started on Feb. 18 has taken several IT systems at Laurentian University offline, including the university’s website.
Globe and Mail
Empty desks, international students and the quest for Canadian work permits
Immigration Minister Marc Miller last month tightened up the system for international students, placing a cap on numbers and ending private-public partnerships, which allowed private colleges that cannot offer a postgraduate work permit to team up with eligible public colleges.
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