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University of Alberta ending swim program after this season amid ‘financial challenges’
Due to ongoing financial challenges the U of A swim program will not return for the 2024-25 season for the first time since 1948.
The Peterborough Examiner
International students in Brampton fear federal government’s permanent residency cuts could worsen exploitation
International students staging an ongoing protest in Brampton say the federal government’s recent announcement to limit permanent residency is concerning and could limit access to people already in the country.
CTV News
Food insecurity is on the rise among Quebec students
A report by Moisson Montreal shows demand is growing across the board for Quebec’s largest food bank with 2.9 million requests for food assistance each month.
Times Colonist
Plunge in international enrolment forces B.C university to scale back spending
Thompson Rivers University is putting an indefinite pause on hiring and scaling back capital projects by $5 million following an international enrolment drop of about 400 students.
City News
ASIRT completes investigation into police response to UCalgary encampment
Alberta’s police watch dog completed its investigation into the removal of a student protest encampment from the University of Calgary campus earlier this year in protest of the Israel-Hamas war.
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