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OTTAWA — The union representing contract instructors and teaching assistants at Carleton University says it’s reached tentative agreements with the school, putting an end to an 11-day strike. CUPE Local 4600 says both bargaining units had reached a deal as of Thursday evening. It says the agreements still have to …
Read More »Contract instructors, TAs go on strike at Carleton University after no deal reached
Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4600 says the strike began Monday after it and the university in Ottawa could not reach an agreement over the weekend. News Source link
Read More »Students end hunger strike at McMaster University citing concerns over health – Hamilton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of students on a hunger strike aimed at getting McMaster University to divest from fossil fuels is over after eight days. In a release on Tuesday morning, the group cited “deteriorating effects on organs, muscle, cognitive abilities, and immune systems” …
Read More »Movement rekindled to rename N.B. university connected to ‘torturer’ of Acadians – New Brunswick
A movement has been rekindled in New Brunswick to shed a francophone university’s connection to Robert Monckton, a British military figure who played an active role in the imprisonment and deportation of thousands of Acadians. More than 1,000 people from Canada’s Acadian community — including dignitaries, academics and artists — …
Read More »University of Regina strips Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of honorary degree
A major Canadian university has stripped former B.C. representative for children and youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of an honorary degree. In a Monday statement, the University of Regina said it had rescinded an honorary doctor of laws degree it bestowed on Turpel-Lafond in 2003. The school said the decision came …
Read More »Ontario expands free tuition program to paramedic and lab tech students, Ford says
Ontario is expanding a grant that sees the province pay for tuition for students who enrol in some health-care programs. The province’s Learn and Stay grant, first announced back in March 2022, will now cover tuition and other costs for paramedic and medical laboratory technologist programs in return for individuals …
Read More »Calls for change after 2 sexual assaults reported at Toronto Metropolitan University – Toronto
In March 2022, the first school term back following pandemic-related closures, Ruth Panofsky, an English professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, said she was approached by a graduate student who disclosed she had been sexually assaulted on campus. “She was absolutely breathless, fearful and terrorized,” she said. “I had never experienced …
Read More »‘Beyond the game’: University of Manitoba Bisons ready to take on Ukrainian men’s national team – Winnipeg
Monday night’s matchup between the University of Manitoba Bisons and the Ukrainian men’s national team in Winnipeg is about more than just hockey, according to the Bisons’ head coach. While Mike Sirant acknowledges the 7 p.m. game — the last of four stops for the Ukrainian squad’s Hockey Can’t Stop …
Read More »N.S. university limits foreign student enrolment after recruitment too successful – Halifax
Cape Breton University says it’s limiting enrolment to a popular business program following concerns the school is not equipped to handle the recent influx of international students. The university is limiting admissions to its two-year post-baccalaureate diploma in business analytics — a program favoured by international students — starting May …
Read More »Queen’s University faculty union votes in favour of strike – Kingston
There may be a disruption to classes at Queen’s University in the new year if contract talks between the university and its faculty remain at a standstill. Wednesday the Queen’s University Faculty Association, which represents professors at the school, voted 82 per cent in favour of a strike should negotiation …
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