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Study area a debt factor
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It’s a well-established fact that students are emerging from post-secondary education with more debt than ever before. Given increased competition over fewer jobs, combined with the rising cost of higher education, it’s hardly surprising that many students are defaulting on their loans post-graduation. However, according to a recent study, increased probability of defaulting on government…
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Online learning takes on global approach
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Imagine being in a classroom with students from the U.A.E., China, Mexico and various other countries around the globe learning about the same subject in an interactive fashion from the comfort of your home. And it’s free. Kevin Leyton-Brown, a professor at the University of British Columbia, has taught such a class with the introduction…
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Students taking more time to graduate
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With only a month of school left, many students who are near graduation are asking themselves the inevitable question: “What happens next?” For some, the following months will consist of relentless job hunting, while for others, it will be preparing for graduate school or some sort of college program. However, a large portion of fourth-year…
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Struggling without shelter
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It’s something many people take for granted, but it’s also something thousands of women throughout Canada struggle without: the shelter and protection of a home. YWCA Canada aspires to bring an end to women’s homelessness with the recent launching of the Homes for Women campaign. The campaign was started out of concern for the growing…
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International student count up
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Last year, Canada opened up its borders to a record number of international students – over 100,000, to be exact. According to the Government of Canada Department of Citizenship and Immigration, who issued a press release last week, this is the first time in Canadian history that a number this high has been reached. The…
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Breaking down gender divisions
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Going to the washroom in a comfortable and safe environment should be a right not a privilege. However, for those who do not necessarily fit into gender binary norms, this is not always the case. For many transgender or intersex individuals, using the washroom can potentially lead to discrimination or harassment. Having more gender-neutral washrooms,…
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A new way to educate
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A new form of university education has arisen in certain institutions across Canada, one that allows students to learn a semester’s worth of course work in the span of a few weeks. Block classes have been introduced this year at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), as well as at Quest University, developing from…
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Liberals face tough opposition
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Ontario’s newly instated Premier Kathleen Wynne may be facing an uneasy road ahead with another uncovering of controversial documents that shed light on the Liberals’ costly 2011 cancellation of power plants in Oakville and Mississauga. The plant cancellation cost Ontario taxpayers about $230 million. The Liberal Party insisted that they had produced all information about…
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PCs lay out post-secondary education plans
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The Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario has some concerns about the state of post-secondary education in the province and, as a result, they are recommending a series of dramatic changes. Released on Tuesday, the PC’s white paper recommends that student financial assistance be linked to grades, that many prospective students should seek college degrees…
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Canada in brief
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Wynne unveils new cabinet Kathleen Wynne was officially sworn in as Ontario’s new premier on Monday and subsequently released her 27 member cabinet. This is an increase of five cabinet ministers from the McGuinty government. Among the change in ministers is the instatement of Brad Duguid, the MPP for Scarborough Centre, as minister of training,…
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