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College students prep for strike
With next week’s strike vote deadline approaching for Ontario college faculty, hundreds of thousands of the province’s college students prepare for what could be an unwelcome extended holiday....
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Ontario students to “walk out” Tuesday
At noon Tuesday, Ontario college students have confirmed they will “walk out” of class, the day before Ontario Public Service Employees Union employees are set to vote on a strike mandate. The...
View ArticleUnion torn over strike vote results
After a strike mandate vote found the majority of college faculty represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in favour of striking, the union and dissenting faculty are at odds with the...
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Break out the bullhorn
It seems that many Canadian universities each experience their own bout of political fervor and drama during student government elections. Well, ‘tis the season for hopeful student politicians to hang...
View ArticleRaise fees!
While most students are usually screaming and protesting about exorbitant tuition fees across the province in the annual Drop Fees campaign, two students at Queen’s University are trying the opposite...
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U-Pass gets a chance in Ottawa
After a lengthy debate over pricing, Ottawa’s city council voted to give the university transit pass pilot project the go-ahead at budget deliberations Thursday night. The proposed project still has to...
View ArticleWhen negotiations break down
With the strike deadline pushed back to Feb. 17 from Feb. 11, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says they are looking for binding arbitration in negotiations with Ontario’s colleges that broke...
View ArticleThe CFS goes to court
At least one Canadian student union will get the chance to ask students if they want to leave the Canadian Federation of Students this March, while two student unions take the federation to court and...
View ArticleStudies find students struggle to fund education
Two student groups have released studies highlighting the difficulties that face post-secondary students in funding their education. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations study, “Summer Work...
View ArticleRacism persists on campuses, study finds
A “culture of racism” exists on Ontario campuses, according to a report released Monday by the Canadian Federation of Students. The report, commissioned by the CFS Task Force on Campus Racism lists...
View ArticleAnn Coulter went home
A controversial event at the University of Ottawa featuring right-wing U.S. pundit Ann Coulter was cancelled due to apparent safety concerns, after 200 students gathered in protest outside. Lawyer and...
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