Armed with plane tickets supplied by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), luggage and steadfast determination -- a student and a teacher from the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) -- are hoping to rally national support for their university.
New arrangement would increase role for the University of Regina.
Just days after the Conservative government's throne speech pledged to resolve several outstanding Arctic territorial disputes, polar experts have revealed an unexpected twist in the long-running disagreement over the Canada-U.S. border in the southern Beaufort Sea.
Australia’s success in turning international students into a $14-billion cash cow may be fading just as Ontario tries to copy the practice.
The difficulty in debating public financial support for private universities and colleges in Manitoba lies in the murky history to that funding.
As Ontario prepares to open up its education market, it should consider the Australian experience.
Critics say end to funding indicates Tories' skepticism of climate-change science.
The federal government's 2010 budget has struck a difficult balance in difficult times.
Dalton McGuinty may know Ontario’s needs — but in the wake of his government’s throne speech it is an open question whether he can meet them.
The good work of universities and their researchers will benefit from budget increases for Canada's three major federal researching granting councils.
Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris has asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate what he called the "unacceptable" use of nearly $400,000 drained from a scholarship fund at the First Nations University of Canada.
Ontario to create 20,000 post-secondary spaces as premier declares, 'We won't compromise future'.
The University of Waterloo will be the hub of a world-class network for diabetes research.
South Korea touted as proof of dividends paid by generous funding.
Ontario's Liberal government will start its new legislative session with an ambitious five-year plan to create jobs, balance the budget, rein in health-care costs, and attract more foreign students.
Saskatchewan chief talks with Patrick White about his uphill battle persuading province's natives to accept planned reforms to First Nations University.
Contest offers up science and tech museum as test subject for innovation, sustainability.
Most universities in Canada are spread very thin. Should they do everything, or should they limit themselves to areas where they may have some advantages? Are there things that they do well, and should they concentrate on them - or should they be all things to all people?
Last year's recession appears to have caused only a temporary dip in demand for engineers across Canada.
Did the provincial government set a precedent for providing capital grants to private schools by giving Canadian Mennonite University a $150,000 capital grant last summer?
A few classes in Grade 12 physics was enough to convince Jeffrey Hunt where his career would lie. He was so fascinated by the power of electrons, protons and neutrons that he decided to become a nuclear engineer.
Ontario makes money on non-Canadians and wants more to help pay debt.
The federal government plans to boost Canadian productivity by increasing investments in scientific research and innovation - measures that in the long term are intended to drag Canada out of its pool of red ink.
University of Alberta president Indira Samarasekera says the federal budget's commitment of $1.9 billion to post-secondary education shows the government recognizes research and innovation are crucial to economic growth.
Investments in research and innovation announced in the federal budget will help contribute to the government's job creation strategy, according to the region's universities.
Who's going home happy?
Local observers are unimpressed by yesterday's budget after earlier promises of an aggressive plan to prepare Canada for the economy of the future.
McMaster University's board of governors has approved the construction of a $40-million medical facility at Longwood Road and Aberdeen Avenue.
Following is the second of a two-part viewpoint of the writer, a professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the universities of Saskatchewan and Regina.
Throne speech Wednesday in advance of today's budget.
The federal government will spend $48 million trying to figure out how to secure future supplies of medical isotopes.
Federal investments in research and technology will have broad implications for Waterloo Region’s business and education sectors, believes a University of Waterloo economist.
Will it work? Economists in the budget lockup said yes, if interest rates don't rise more than forecast and if the economy doesn't underwhelm expectations.
Don't be fooled by the plodding language: a federal budget can be a transporting document.
After the Throne Speech set the scene for big boosts in funding to innovation and technology in the federal budget, observers say that's not exactly what Canadians got.
The Harper government's 2010 budget is a promise unfulfilled, and the country as a whole will need to remain focused on the task to come.
MUN has temporarily frozen its graduate student funding in hopes of getting a $2-million deficit under control.
Students at all nine English school boards in Quebec - and at many French boards as well - are improving their reading and writing skills with multimedia software developed at Concordia University.
It is perhaps an expression of the confidence he has gained that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has presented Canada with a 26-page roadmap on what he hopes his minority government can accomplish this session.
New Brunswick's universities are hoping today's federal budget will include further funding for innovative research and expansion on campus, but they don't yet know if the money will come through or not.
Ottawa will soon get a $100-million research centre to focus on illnesses of the mind and brain, which are fast becoming the developed world’s most pressing disorders.
