Student Debt

• Nearly 22M have applied for U.S. student debt relief, Biden says as court halts program

  A federal appeals court on Friday issued a stay temporarily blocking the program while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states seeking to stop it entirely.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2022
  
• Biden says U.S. will forgive $10k in student loans for millions of Americans

  President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for many debt-saddled college-goers.

  World

  Aug 24, 2022
  
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• Singh pledges to ‘permanently’ eliminate interest on student loans, forgive debt

  Singh spoke Saturday at a campaign stop outside of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., ahead of the Sept. 20 federal election.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2021
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• The NDP wants a wealth tax. Would it work?

  "To put it bluntly, no other party can make any commitment to invest in people without either cutting existing services or putting the burden back on people," Singh claimed.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2021
• NDP announces plan to cancel up to $20K in student loan debt per Canadian

  Jagmeet Singh says the plan, which includes a five-year head start for new graduates to pay their debt, would help Canadians struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2021
• Graduates call for extension to freeze on federal student loan payments

  Students and organizations say it's too soon to end the grace period.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2020
• Canada Student Loans payment freeze will be over soon: How to get help after

  As the COVID-19-prompted payment holidays come to an end, money experts say there are still options available for cash-strapped graduates.

  Money

  Sep 7, 2020
• Nova Scotia announces $8 million in student loan forgiveness in 2020

  “We want to set our young people up to succeed in our province, to set down roots and establish careers here.”

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Post-secondary students call for federal aid as survey reveals financial struggles

  A new survey of post-secondary students in Canada found 79 per cent of respondents are worried about paying their tuition this fall — and even more don't qualify for the CERB.

  Education

  Apr 17, 2020
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• Canada student loan program to face scrutiny of auditor general

  Outstanding federal student loans total about $17 billion, and the federal government regularly gives up on collecting some of them.

  Jan 18, 2020