A survey of university students, faculty, and academic librarians in Ontario suggests that the shift to online learning has negatively affected the quality of their educational experience.

As several school boards in Ontario decide to scrap exams during the pandemic, universities are reassuring students that the move won't affect their post-secondary plans.

"We've been working with ever-changing and evolving information, and so you might make a plan one day that changes based on new information coming out from public health the next day."

Many Ontario university instructors are gearing up to offer students courses revolving around the COVID-19 pandemic this upcoming school year.

“We don’t want to pay for a class that’s just going to be a virtual lecture.”

The summer session will be for students "in areas of high labour market demand" who need to complete a lab or practicum course component to graduate.

"I'll tell you this graduation and the convocation ceremony meant so much to me because I was feeding my soul and I was so alive and happy for four years."

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.

The Canadian Federation of Students and York Federation of Students are challenging an order from the minister of training, colleges and universities.

"This puts food banks in a precarious situation because they don't know how much food they can afford to buy for students or how many staff they can hire."