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Alberta rewriting rules to safeguard university research with China, other countries
The Alberta government, which has a freeze on new partnerships between its universities and China, is hiring a former Canadian diplomat to draw up new rules for all foreign collaborations by the province’s postsecondary institutions.
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Canada’s permanent resident application backlog is forcing thousands of skilled workers to quit and return home
Many of them are former international students who landed jobs in Canada mid-pandemic, during a critical labour shortage.
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Cap on international students’ working hours should be lifted permanently: advocates
A new pilot project to lift the cap on the number of hours international students can work should be made permanent, say advocates who have spent years asking for the change.
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Finding student housing in Toronto seemed impossible. Getting scammed didn’t help.
As rental prices rise across the country, many university and college students are struggling as they return to in-person classes.
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Headlines for February 28, 2025
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Headlines for February 27, 2025
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Headlines for February 26, 2025
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