Media Scan
National Post How professors and students across Canada are preparing for a university year like no other On a recent morning, at just about 9 a.m. Stephen Heard, a professor of biology at the University of New Brunswick, stood in a stream near his Fredericton home, dripping sweat and turning over stones. The Globe and […]
Chronicle Herald With insurance expiring and a questionable waiver, St. F.X. welcomes students Some 40 percent of the students expected to show up on campus for the upcoming school year will come from outside the Atlantic bubble, though the school won’t have liability insurance for COVID-19 claims past December. MAX 104.9 Students already self-isolating at […]
Global News Post-secondary students grapple with decision on whether to return to school: students’ group With school just a few weeks away, post-secondary students are expressing their concerns. Some are choosing not to return due to financial burdens and changes to the lesson plan. Global News Coronavirus: Ontario researchers study ‘doors’ in human cells affected […]
The PIE News Canada to expect growth and US to lose market share, agents predict Canada’s market share of international students is likely to grow following Covid-19 and its government’s handling of the crisis, agents have suggested, while US market share is expected to witness a “marked decline”. Global News University of Manitoba to sell […]
The Kingston Whig Standard Queen’s University to see only about 6,600 students on campus Usually, more than 24,000 students can be found on the Queen’s University campus in a given year. This fall, that number will be down to 6,600. CBC SFU asks all visitors to wear masks on its campuses Simon Fraser University is […]
The PIE News Canada “considering” letting int’l students return in September Canada’s federal government is “considering” letting international students return to the country for September as long as they can be safely accommodated, a letter obtained by The PIE News has revealed. CBC University students frustrated by fees ahead of online semester amid COVID-19 In […]
Global News Data of Trent University alumni, faculty may have been copied during cybersecurity attack Trent University staff, faculty, alumni, donors, and external contacts may have had their information compromised, after a recent cybersecurity attack was launched on a third-party customer relationship service affiliated with the university. CBC Some students not happy with plans for campus […]
The Globe and Mail CSIS warns about China’s efforts to recruit Canadian scientists The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has warned the country’s universities and research institutions that Beijing is using academic recruitment programs such as its Thousand Talents Plan to attract scientists to China in hopes of obtaining cutting-edge science and technology for economic and […]
Global News Advisory committee to consider renaming Sir John A. Macdonald Hall at Queen’s Over the next eight weeks, an advisory committee will be deliberating over whether to rename the faculty of law building, currently named after Sir John A. Macdonald. CBC Concerns over NSCAD’s Fountain Campus deepen board-community divide The longtime home of NSCAD […]
Windsor Star People wary of online learning at universities: Poll The Canadian university experience is already looking pretty different now that the global pandemic has sparked a shift to more online or remote learning. The Toronto Star Post-secondary education this fall will be a tumultous experiment In September, both Canadian and international students will unwillingly […]
Global News StFX moving forward with controversial waiver, students ‘disappointed’ St. Francis Xavier University sent out a letter to its students saying they have decided to move forward with the COVID-19 waiver, despite weeks of controversy and backlash from students. CBC Students’ union taking food bank on the road in Cape Breton The Cape Breton University […]
CBC 6 University of Toronto unions launch petition against school’s reopening plan Six University of Toronto faculty and staff unions have launched a petition to protest against the school’s reopening plan because they say it fails to guarantee a safe return to work this fall. Montreal Gazette Is there systemic racism at McGill? ‘Of course,’ […]
The Globe and Mail Class of 2020 could lose $25,000 in potential earnings owing to COVID-19, study finds High school and postsecondary graduates who are entering the labour force during the COVID-19 pandemic could lose thousands of dollars in earnings in the coming years because of the outbreak, according to a new study from Statistics […]
CTV Canada provides exception for U.S. students planning to study north of border The federal government appears to have relaxed restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border that would have made it impossible for first-year university students from the United States to enter the country. iPolitics At least 20 organizations considered to deliver student grant before WE […]
Winnipeg Free Press Stuck in international limbo Students may be kept out of Canada until restrictions loosen. The Globe and Mail Like it or not, cyberespionage is now a permanent part of geopolitics n the past week, citizens of Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom have had a behind-the-curtain peek on how espionage […]
The Toronto Star With classes online this fall, post-secondary students face a tough question about campus living: should I stay or should I go? Caleb Rodrigo never imagined starting his second year of university living at home with his parents. National Post Canada’s travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say Parents of […]
Huffington Post Most International Students Barred From Canada Right Now: Government International students make big contributions to Canadian universities and colleges, and the economy. The Guardian Feds provide $77.5M to pair of U of S research facilities, aid COVID-19 research Two major science facilities at the University of Saskatchewan will benefit from federal funding announced […]
The Toronto Star Canada tells most international students not to come until travel ban is lifted International students have been told not to make travel plans to Canada until after Ottawa’s border restrictions are lifted. Financial Post New joint pension plan for Ontario universities taps OTPP veteran as first CEO The construction of a large […]
CTV News Anxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from COVID-ravaged U.S. Post-secondary students from the pandemic-riven United States are getting ready to go back to school in Canada — a rite of passage that’s causing more anxiety than usual for parents and front-line university workers alike in the age of COVID-19. CBC More […]
The Toronto Star University students in New Brunswick asked to return early to self-isolate Students returning to New Brunswick university campuses in September from outside Atlantic Canada will have to self-isolate for 14 days. For many, that means moving in early. Global News CERB, CESB applicants report weeks-long payment delays as CRA rolls out anti-fraud […]