National
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Federal budget plans for recovery
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The past two weeks of the last session of parliament have been dominated by discussion related to the federal government’s 2010 budget. This budget
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Universities take the cut
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Post-secondary institutions across the country are currently faced with funding challenges and universities are attempting to tailor solutions to deal with their budget problems.
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Parliament resumes to deliberate budget
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On March 4, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government tabled its budget, ending a two-month hiatus after the controversial decision to prorogue Parliament. The
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Logging out after death
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TORONTO (CUP) — Before the Internet, property was a physical object in the physical world. Movies were on tapes and DVD. Photographs were stored
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Engaging students in Green policy
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Green Party leader Elizabeth May visited Wilfrid Laurier University on Feb. 26 to sit down with a group of students and answer their questions
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Canada in Brief: March 3, 2010
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Women with MBAs still not advancing as quickly as men MONTREAL (CUP) — A new study is showing that Canadian women graduating from leading
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OSAP funding leaves students hungry
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From Mar. 8 to 26, seven students from across the province will participate in the Food For Thought Campaign run by the Ontario Undergraduate
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Meeting the country online
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In an online town hall meeting on Feb. 5, Liberal party leader Michael Ignatieff and foreign affairs critic in the Liberal’s shadow cabinet Bob
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Canada in brief: Feb. 10, 2010
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High salaries at universities WINNIPEG (CUP) — A recent survey by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) revealed that in 2006, there were
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Province fails in a knowledge economy: Seneca report
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Unemployment rates in Ontario are projected to skyrocket by 2021 if proper support is not given to higher learning. Coinciding with this will be
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