Canadian Federation Of Students

• Student group calls on Nova Scotia post-secondary students to stage weeklong strike

  The Canadian Federation of Students is calling on post-secondary students to stage a weeklong, provincewide strike to protest provincial budget cuts and demand affordable tuition.

  Education

  Feb 25
  
• Staff, students have questions about vaccine mandates on Atlantic Canadian campuses

  Universities in Atlantic Canada have taken an uneven approach to vaccine mandates.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2021
  
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• Proposed tuition increase at Dalhousie renews call for tuition freeze

  Students studying at Dalhousie have now spent nearly a year doing online classes, and many say they're not getting the full value of their education.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021
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• COMMENTARY: As crisis grips Canada, expect yesterday’s crazy to become tomorrow’s innovation

  A four-day workweek? How about nationalized long-term care homes? As the events of 2020 continue, you may hear more about ideas like these, Mike Smyth writes.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2020
• Ontario student groups hope ruling restores funds to campus organizations

  An Ontario Divisional Court ruling Thursday struck down a directive making some post-secondary student fees optional.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2019
• Court quashes Ontario government’s ‘student choice initiative’

  The Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students filed an application for a judicial review. The decision in favour of both federations was issued by the Divisonal Court on Thursday.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2019
• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Oct. 20, 2019

  Global Montreal invited guests to discuss the polls and the youth vote ahead of Monday's election.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2019
• Student unions take Ontario government to court over optional fee policy

  The Canadian Federation of Students has launched a court challenge against the Ontario government's decision to allow college and university students to opt out of certain fees.

  Education

  May 28, 2019
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• Ontario government cuts tuition fees by 10%, eliminates free tuition for low-income students

  Under a new framework, tuition would decrease by 10 per cent for the 2019-2020 year, then be frozen for the following year.

  Education

  Jan 17, 2019
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• How university campuses became the focal point of Canada’s abortion debate

  University campuses have increasingly become a focal point of Canada's anti-abortion movement, prompting a fresh debate over free speech and questions about what critics call misleading tactics.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2018