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Pan Am student volunteers to earn OSAP breaks
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For the first time ever, Ontario will play host to the Pan American and Parapan American Games in Toronto summer 2015. And it’s not just the province that will reap the benefits of this major sports event. The ministry of training, colleges and universities announced that students who receive support through the Ontario Student Assistance…
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Universities look at women’s only gym times
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If you’ve stepped foot inside a gym recently, you may have noticed the rising trend of fitness centres accommodating women’s only time slots and facilities. Now, this feature is not only incorporated in corporate gym chains, but also on university campuses. Ryerson University, for instance, is currently looking into creating specific gym hours for female…
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Duguid announces expanded eligibility for Ontario Tuition Grant at University of Waterloo
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Brad Duguid, the minister of training, colleges and universities, made a formal announcement Monday morning at the University of Waterloo regarding financial support for post-secondary students. The province is expanding eligibility for the 30 per cent off Ontario Tuition Grant, now accommodating students who are their final year of a five-year co-op program. The expansion…
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Province plans expansion in satellite campuses
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Ontario’s universities will soon be competing for more than just students—they’ll be fighting for more space to put them. In December, the province released its Major Capacity Expansion Policy Framework, which provides guidelines for interested universities to put forth proposals for satellite campuses. “We made a commitment to engage in capacity expansion to meet the…
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Canada cracks down on immigration laws
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Eileen Finn is among one of the many thousands of permanent residents in Canada whose future as a Canadian citizen is uncertain. The federal government is preparing to deliver the much-anticipated reforms to the Canadian Citizenship Act, which will be tabled later this year. “It comes down to whether you think democracy or civic…
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York University student incident creates a national debate
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Controversy sparked at York University over concerns of human rights when Paul Grayson, a professor of sociology, refused to accommodate a male student who was unwilling to work with women in his class for religious reasons. The student accepted Grayson’s decision; however, the issue became further contested due to York University’s decision to stand by…
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Chinese schools under scrutiny
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The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has recently made a call for the closure of Confucius Institutes (C.I) on Canadian university campuses. Despite being touted as educational institutions, there are serious concerns over the academic legitimacy of C.I.’s. “We debated it in our executive meeting in December and then brought a motion to council…
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Job hunt challenges youth
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You can’t find a job because you don’t have experience and you can’t get experience if you don’t have a job. This vicious cycle has been frustrating anxious students of all degrees as they approach graduation. However, this struggle in finding employment is not only affecting those looking to kick-start a career. For many, it’s…
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Bill C-31 combats cyberbulling
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On Nov. 20, new legislation was announced with the purpose of combatting cyberbullying in light of Bullying Awareness Week. Bill C-31 was tabled on Wednesday by the federal government. The bill, if passed, would close an identified gap in the Criminal Code relating to cyberbullying by creating a new criminal offence prohibiting the non-consensual distribution…
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Group claims corporate-campuses are ‘dangerous’
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The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has expressed concerns over a number of campus-corporate collaborations across the country. CAUT released a report last week, analyzing twelve partnerships between private sector organizations such as think tanks and corporations, funding research and academic programs at various Canadian universities. The report explained that “when wealthy donors fund…
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