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BY TARA SIEBARTH | JUN 07 2024

Global News Police clear York University protest encampment a day after it emerges Toronto police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at York University on Thursday, a day after it was established, they said. Toronto Star Why was York U encampment cleared after a day, as U of T protesters languish into day 35? York served […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 27 2024

CTV News Judge approves UQAM’s injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment The University of Toronto says it’s seeking an injunction to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from its downtown campus. Global News U of T seeking injunction to clear protest encampment from downtown campus University of Toronto president Meric Gertler has given student protesters a 24-hour […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 24 2024

Global News Academic associations won’t attend McGill University conferences due to law faculty strike It’s been 30 days since McGill University’s law department professors declared an unlimited strike. Globe and Mail University of Toronto gives pro-Palestinian protesters 24 hours to consider conditional new deal University of Toronto president Meric Gertler has given student protesters a […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 23 2024

Global News Protestors to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at Queen’s University Protestors are set to dismantle a Pro-Palestinian encampment at Queen’s University in Kingston following what they say are movements made by faculty administration to meet demands. The London Free Press Western University calls for end to pro-Palestinian encampment Western University is calling for an end […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 22 2024

CBC News Students, Ontario Tech reach deal to end protest encampment Students and administrators at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa say they have reached an agreement to end a pro-Palestinian encampment demonstrating against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. CBC News UQAM rector threatens encampment with injunction request after clashes with police Videos show police hitting […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 21 2024

CTV News Northern medical students staying in the north, choosing family medicine, NOSM U says According to a recent news release from the university, 38 of the 69 eligible MD students at NOSM U were matched to family medicine residencies – at 55 per cent, this is the highest proportional residency rate in Canada. CBC […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 15 2024

CTV News Western University researchers unlock potential ‘cure’ for ALS New research out of London, Ont.’s Western University is shedding light on a potential cure for ALS, in which the targeting of the interaction between two proteins can halt or fully reverse the disease’s progression. CBC News McGill asks judge to order ‘occupants’ off its […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 14 2024

CTV News Western University researchers unlock potential ‘cure’ for ALS New research out of London, Ont.’s Western University is shedding light on a potential cure for ALS, in which the targeting of the interaction between two proteins can halt or fully reverse the disease’s progression. CBC News McGill asks judge to order ‘occupants’ off its […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | MAY 13 2024

Global News ‘Bring the temperature down:’ Minister on campus protest clashes After several arrests at a pro-Palestinian campus protest, Canada’s minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities, Kamal Khera, says it’s time “to bring the temperature down in this country.” Calgary Herald Alberta university encampment removals likely violated protesters’ constitutional rights, legal experts say […]

BY OLIVIA GRANDY | MAY 10 2024

CTV News Immigration ministers to meet in Montreal over cuts to temporary visas Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to discuss how to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada. The Globe and Mail Jewish students testify that they feel unsafe on Canadian university campuses, with some hiring private security Students […]

BY OLIVIA GRANDY | MAY 09 2024

Ottawa Citizen Jewish students raise alarm about antisemitism on campuses as MPs launch study on issue They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about antisemitism on campuses scheduled to begin Thursday. Ottawa Citizen Police in Canada and the U.S. are taking different approaches to protest encampments […]

BY BIANCA MCKEOWN | MAY 08 2024

Montreal Gazette Campus life goes on as encampment becomes part of McGill’s scenery Clad in raincoats and rain boots, four daycare-aged children were laughing as they splashed in a puddle on McGill’s lower field on Monday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, that spot was used by a group of civil engineering students learning how to use […]

BY OLIVIA GRANDY | MAY 07 2024

Ottawa Citizen Canada’s biomanufacturing ecosystem gets major boost with new funding The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is helping the country’s institutions prepare for pandemics and other health emergencies through its Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF). The fund’s goal is to provide researchers with the competitive advantages they need to maintain the prosperity, health and […]

BY BIANCA MCKEOWN | MAY 06 2024

CBC News Faculty join U of T encampment protest Pro-Palestinian student protesters entered the third day of their encampment demonstration at the University of Toronto Saturday and saw some faculty joining them in support. MSN Canada ‘As long as it takes’: University of Ottawa encampment now home to dozens of tents Protesters at the University […]

BY OLIVIA GRANDY | MAY 03 2024

CTV National News Protests grow across campuses Adrian Ghobrial reports on the growing encampments across Canadian universities as students and professors alike protest the war in Gaza. Montreal Gazette Police presence ramps up at pro-Palestinian encampment ahead of counter-protest Across from the encampment at McGill, pro-Israel groups gathered and are showing a documentary about the […]

BY BIANCA MCKEOWN | MAY 02 2024

Toronto Sun Court rejects request for injunction against McGill encampment Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop their protest. Montreal Gazette McGill Jewish groups plan counter-protest Several Jewish organizations are planning a […]

BY OLIVIA GRANDY | MAY 01 2024

CTV News McGill students demand injunction to limit where protesters can go A judge is expected to render a decision Wednesday morning on whether the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University can stay or not. Global News Pro-Palestinian encampment is “situation for McGill to try and manage,” attorney general says Attorney General Arif Virani reacted Tuesday […]

BY BIANCA MCKEOWN | APR 30 2024

Ottawa Citizen International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September There are no limits on the number of hours international students can work when school is on break during the summer and during winter holidays. Global News Gaza protests: McGill Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread to UBC, uOttawa While anger about […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | APR 29 2024

CTV News Queen’s University names award-winning journalist Shelagh Rogers as next chancellor Queen’s University says renowned Canadian broadcaster and alumna, Shelagh Rogers will serve as its 16th chancellor starting July 1. CBC News Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment at McGill University Protesters in Montreal set up an encampment in support of Palestinians on McGill University […]

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | APR 25 2024

CBC News Reduced hours, cut services at U of A sexual assault centre harms survivors, advocates say Students and former staff with the University of Alberta’s sexual assault centre are calling for a full resumption of operations to ensure sexual assault survivors have access to the crisis and education services they did before last November. […]