Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, MSVU partnering on support program for...
Mount Saint Vincent University announced the new partnership, titled the Aboriginal Academic Access Post-Secondary (AAAPS) program, on Monday.
View ArticleFireball bright as full moon observed across Ontario, Quebec: Western University
The Western University All-Sky Camera Network observed a fireball "as bright as the full moon" across southwestern Ontario and Quebec early Wednesday morning.
View ArticleRutherford Scholarship applications on hold, Alberta students left with...
A "major technology upgrade" to Alberta's student aid system means scholarship applications are delayed until late fall.
View ArticleNetflix movie takes over Hamilton’s McMaster University campus
The Engineering building on campus has been renamed Kleitman Medical Research for the filming of a Netflix movie called Awake.
View ArticleB.C. university, companies collaborating to develop next-generation battery
UBC Okanagan is researching a smaller, more powerful lithium-tellurium battery.
View Article75 per cent of B.C. parents stressed about saving for post-secondary: poll
Ninety-one per cent of parents who believe their children will attend a post-secondary school are either already saving or planning to do so, according to the poll.
View ArticleStudents head back to college and university amid OSAP cuts
The Progressive Conservative government announced a 10 per cent tuition cut earlier this year while also saying the Ontario Student Assistance Plan needed to be refocused to help the lowest-income...
View ArticleThousands of Kingston area students return to school: ‘I’m actually really...
From kindergarten to university and college, everyone is getting settled into their new school year.
View ArticleSchools tackle sexual assault even before students hit campus
One in five women arriving on a Canadian university or college campus this week will experience sexual violence while studying at a post-secondary institution, the Canadian Federation of Students says.
View ArticleUniversity of Lethbridge opens new Science Commons Atrium building
The project took nearly 10 years and cost about $260 million dollars, with funding from the Alberta government.
View Article‘It could help save their lives,’ B.C. university helping develop new,...
Materials for bullet-proof vests are being tested at a research facility at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna.
View ArticleWestern University reaches deal with librarians, archivists to head off...
The university sent out a release Monday night saying a tentative deal has been reached with its librarians and archivist, avoiding a potential strike.
View ArticleNova Scotia universities get $400,000 grant for sexual violence initiatives
The money is part of a five-year agreement with universities that provides $470,000 per year for sexual violence prevention.
View ArticlePost-secondary schools focus on mental health as students feel the stress
Almost 45,000 Canadian post-secondary students were surveyed for the 2016 report and close to half (44.4 per cent) reported feeling so depressed that they had difficulty functioning.
View ArticleSurplus funds from Western’s ‘Purple Fest’ to benefit student community
Despite changes in the 'Purple Fest' performer lineup, a partial refund by no-show A$AP Rocky put the University Student Council in the green.
View ArticleSouthern Alberta students attend leadership conference in Lethbridge
Each student had the opportunity to present in front of their peers, attend breakout sessions, sing songs, play games and make connections to aid in their leadership success.
View ArticleUniversity of Calgary promises support for exchange students after...
The University of Calgary has joined with other campuses across the country in encouraging its foreign exchange students to leave Hong Kong for their own safety.
View ArticleDiversity biggest ‘game-changer’: U of R president looks back over past decade
University of Regina president Vianne Timmons reflects on the past decade living in Saskatchewan and what she sees for its future.
View ArticleToronto university no longer recognizing student union after fiscal allegations
Campus newspaper the Eyeopener reported last January on RSU credit card statements that apparently show expenditures of more than $250,000 over the course of eight months.
View ArticleUniversity of Lethbridge receives large (and heavy) donation
Millwork Innovations has donated a boardroom table that weighs about a tonne. The two stainless steel legs on the table weigh 300 kilograms each.
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