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Vancouver Island University ends partnership with ElderCollege after 30 years
Vancouver Island University says this fall will be the last semester for its partnership with ElderCollege, a continuing education program for those 50-plus. The group says it hopes to soldier on without the university.
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City’s Town and Gown committee says there’s a shortfall of almost 5,000 beds for students in Waterloo
Committee did a similar study in 2017 and found a surplus of beds at the time.
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Admission scams targeting UdeM
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