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Student groups want Liberals to honour $50M promise to Indigenous Canadians
Student leaders want next week’s federal budget to finally deliver on a key 2015 Liberal election promise to fully fund post-secondary education for Indigenous Canadians.
TheObserver.ca
Subway seeking $210-million in lawsuit against CBC after ‘factually incorrect’ chicken report
The report came to those conclusions based on DNA testing done by Trent University in Peterborough, Ont.
Hamilton Spectator
Mac faces human rights complaint over medical marijuana
A McMaster graduate student says a dispute over her medical marijuana treatment prevented her from participating in a class trip to Ghana as part of the United Nations Water Without Borders program.
National Post
Coveted $1M prize for world’s best teacher goes to N.S. woman working with Inuit in remote Quebec village
MacDonnell, a native of tiny Afton, N.S, won the Global Teacher Prize Sunday, probably the world’s most coveted and high profile award for teaching excellence.
CBC
McMaster debate with controversial professor Jordan Peterson disrupted by activists
Professors set to engage Peterson backed out, one citing inadequate security preparations.
P.E.I. Guardian
UPEI introduces new access to information policy
The policy falls short of including the university in P.E.I.’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection (FOIPP) Act, which would put legal requirements on what records the school has to release.
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Judge overturns Quebec’s tuition hikes on out-of-province students
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Headlines for February 28, 2025
CNW GroupCanada announces 2025 Express Entry category-based draws, plans for more in-Canada draws to reduce labour shortagesMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, to align the...
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Headlines for February 27, 2025
The Montreal GazetteU de M, McGill, Concordia denounce Quebec’s new cap on international studentsUniversities warn Quebec’s standing as a leading destination for international students and academics will suffer even more after the province on Wednesday announced enrolment...
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Headlines for February 26, 2025
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