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Thousands of students, and many for the first time, will be pouring into local universities and colleges over the next days and weeks for an orientation season that one administrator says “never gets old.” “At the start of the school year, there’s always tremendous excitement, in part because we’re always …
Read More »University students return to campuses across Saskatchewan
University students across Saskatchewan are on the move, whether it’s into off-campus apartments or they’ve signed up for dorm life. On Friday, more than 500 students were welcomed to campus at the University of Regina for move-in day. The U of R expects roughly 1,100 students to live in dorms …
Read More »New parasite named after retired University of Lethbridge professor – Lethbridge
While out searching for snails, a University of Lethbridge undergraduate student stumbled across a scientific breakthrough that has now been given the name of a retired professor. Molly Tilley says she was on the hunt for parasites commonly found in snails when she made a fantastic discovery. “(I) kind of …
Read More »‘Hoax’ bomb on Toronto university campus forces police into controlled explosion – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A “hoax device” that Toronto police believe was deliberately “made to look like an actual bomb” was detonated on a university campus in the city after road closures and evacuations took place. Police said they were called to the University of Toronto’s …
Read More »City and university to continue partnership in Guelph Lab
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The partnership between the City of Guelph and the University of Guelph on the Guelph Lab will continue. Both the city and the university announced on Wednesday that the two parties have renewed their joint initiative for another three years. The lab …
Read More »Vancouver Island University tells pro-Palestinian protesters to vacate encampment – BC
Vancouver Island University has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C. by Monday. The university said in a statement that the notice was issued Thursday and if protesters are not gone by 8 a.m. Monday, it would “take …
Read More »Nuclear reactor at Hamilton’s McMaster University relicensed for 20 more years
An unprecedented licence extension for McMaster’s Nuclear Reactor (MNR) means the facility can operate for at least another two decades in Hamilton, Ont. The 20-year renewal granted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission means the operation has regulatory certainty to continue local production of medical isotopes, which are used to …
Read More »University of Toronto graduation ceremonies continue amid protest on campus
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 4, 2024 7:29 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More convocation ceremonies are scheduled for today at the University of Toronto after the first graduation event proceeded without interruption amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest on campus. Dozens of fresh …
Read More »University of Waterloo stabbings: School attacker pleads guilty to 5 charges
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The former University of Waterloo student who was involved in the stabbing attack at the school last year has pleaded guilty to a number of charges against him. Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, 24, was in a Kitchener courtroom on Monday and pleaded guilty to …
Read More »University of Toronto graduation ceremonies set to begin with protest in background – Toronto
Convocation ceremonies for graduating University of Toronto students begin Monday against the backdrop of a pro-Palestinian encampment that has remained on campus for weeks despite a trespass notice and looming legal action. More than 30 ceremonies are scheduled to take place through June 21 and the university says all events …
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