Media Scan

CBC L’Arche community hub being set up in Fredericton “I think that people with intellectual disabilities have remarkable gifts,” says Dr. Erica Frecker, one of the people spearheading the effort to establish a local L’Arche community. Ottawa Citizen CNN trying to force uOttawa, U of T and Sick Kids to hand over files on surgeon […]

CBC Province to open ‘superlab’ at University of Alberta Construction on the new facility is expected to begin in 2019 at the south campus in Edmonton. Ottawa Citizen Clinician awarded $2M grant to improve patient care in First Nation communities A University of Saskatchewan researcher and clinician has received a $2 million grant to refine […]

CTV ‘In love with the heart’: Meet Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon An Ottawa woman being hailed as Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon hopes to inspire Indigenous youth across the country to follow their dreams. Ottawa Citizen Carleton University establishing a chair for the study of conjuring arts Carleton University students will soon be able […]

Toronto Star Colleagues write letter of support for Wilfrid Laurier profs embroiled in free speech controversy The letter, sent via an email distribution list on Monday, was followed by a statement from the university announcing the outcome of an independent fact-finder’s investigation. Globe and Mail Opinion: Professors owe their graduate students more than what Lindsay […]

CBC University of Moncton looks within for interim presidential replacement The outgoing president, Raymond Théberge, is leaving his post to take on a key role with the federal government. Globe and Mail Opinion: Young scientists face too many funding obstacles A generation of young scientists and scholars are facing unprecedented financial pressures, with small grants […]

CBC New U of A program helps under-represented students who seek health-care careers Yasmin Rafiei hopes to get low-income and Indigenous students interested in health care. Ottawa Citizen York University scraps ‘College Master’ academic title to cut association to discrimination and racism As of Jan. 1, academic leaders of York’s eight colleges — Bethune, Calumet, […]

Maclean’s How students turn on-the-job training into college credit Partnerships between employers like McDonald’s and colleges turn on-the-job training into academic credit. CBC Campus police at Wilfrid Laurier and University of Waterloo now carry naloxone 20 officers at U of Waterloo and 26 at Wilfrid Laurier carry naloxone in form of nasal sprays. Cape Breton […]

Global News For newly minted grads, higher pay but possibly fewer jobs: StatCan New research suggest that when it comes to the number of available entry-level jobs, highly educated Canadians may be facing worse odds. Financial Post The disturbing problem at Canada’s Patent Office: It’s suddenly denying medical-test patents Medical diagnostic tests aren’t getting patents […]

University World News Why China wants ‘Western-style’ liberal arts education Foreign universities interested in setting up liberal arts and science degrees in China believe they can operate within the country’s current confines, including an atmosphere that is hostile to criticism. Vice For trans folks, free speech can be silencing The debate surrounding Wilfrid Laurier and […]

Time Higher Education Number of female professors in Canada up 28 percent in six years Figures also show that female teaching staff earned between 95 and 98 percent of their male counterparts. Calgary Herald Alberta universities, colleges told to tighten their belts to reduce discretionary spending Postsecondary institutions and school boards have been given until […]

CBC The fight over free speech at universities comes down to the question of the purpose of higher-ed For some, university is a finishing school. For others, it’s an avenue for social justice. CBC Too early to celebrate success of free tuition program, critics say About 6,000 students students took advantage of the province’s free […]

Edmonton Journal Former U of Calgary researcher attempts to collect pay for expert report An Alberta judge rejected an application seeking payment for an expert medical report prepared by a former researcher who had to retract several studies due to faulty data in his lab. Maclean’s Opinion: To help foundations help Canada, our fundamental research […]

Telegram N.L. government funds pilot employment programs for international students Advanced Education, Skills and Labour Minister Al Hawkins announced more than $392,000 in funding for the programs on Tuesday. CBC ‘Open texts’ keeping cost of books down at UWindsor The University of Windsor is being recognized for its efforts to bring down cost of pricey […]

Maclean’s Supporting Indigenous students on campus: Finding the best approach For First Nations, Metis and Inuit students to find academic success, schools need to rework their programs, curricula and campus cultures. Ottawa Citizen A continuum of unabated violence: Remembering the massacre at Ecole Polytechnique Parliament officially created the day of remembrance and actionin 1991 to […]

Ottawa Citizen Most researchers still don’t get the fake science problem, expert says That’s why the thousands of shady journals keep getting customers who will pay to have their research papers published, even if the journal isn’t legitimate, says Dr. David Moher. CBC Time to help — not punish — pregnant university students, Ottawa woman […]

Ottawa Citizen Polytechnique presents scholarship in honour of Montreal massacre victims Ella Thomson, an electrical engineering graduate of the University of Manitoba, has won the Order of the White Rose scholarship. CBC University sexual harassment victim kept in dark over whether professor was punished School policies across Canada fall short on transparency, victims and advocates […]

Edmonton Journal Alberta tuition freeze continues next year, government commits $17 million in backfill Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt said Thursday the freeze applies to 20 public post-secondary institutions and will apply to apprenticeship tuition. Montreal Gazette International students see more opportunity in Montreal, but most leave Reasons include immigration issues, higher salaries or better […]

Globe and Mail Census 2016: Canadians, including recent immigrants, are among most educated in the world Canada’s labour force is increasingly reliant on well-educated immigrants who are enjoying employment rates that are broadly in line with the national average. Telegram Memorial University orders sexual harassment probe at med school The university is calling in an […]

CBC Facebook teams up with Ryerson to take its battle against ‘fake news’ to the startup world Five startups from across Canada that ‘drive innovation for journalism’ will be funded. Kingston Whig-Standard Queen’s principal announces he will not seek third term Daniel Woolf says he came to the decision “both by a sense that the […]

Vancouver Sun UBC looking to raise $100 million for students The University of British Columbia is hoping to raise $100 million for student awards, scholarships and bursaries over the next three years. Montreal Gazette McGill aims to become carbon neutral by 2040 As part of its commitment to sustainability, the university will upgrade the energy […]