Student Loans
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Why millennials in Canada are hardest hit by debt: ‘Living on the edge’On a per-population basis, millennials were 1.4 times more likely to file for insolvency than people in generation X aged 42 to 56, a study shows.MoneyMar 26
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Future of U.S. student loans forgiveness plan shaky after Supreme Court hearingWithout the loan relief promised by the Biden plan, the administration's top Supreme Court lawyer said, "delinquencies and defaults will surge."U.S. NewsFeb 28
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B.C. budget: Student loan maximums doubled, repayment terms easedB.C.'s 2023-2024 budget is doubling the maximum provincial student loan payout from $110 to $220 per week for individuals and upping the amount they can make before repaying loans.EducationFeb 28
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Nova Scotia student assistance recipients to get one-time grant of $550Nova Scotia residents who receive student assistance will get a one-time payment of $550 'to help post-secondary students with the rising cost of living.'CanadaNov 29, 2022
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Student loan interest relief and more: What’s new in the fall economic statement?'I am confident we have struck the right approach in general and in this fall economic statement,' said Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday.CanadaNov 3, 2022
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Sask. government adjusts assistance plan to make loan repayment easier for studentsOn Nov. 1, the Saskatchewan government will introduce enhancements to improve the affordability of student loan repayment and streamline the repayment processes.EducationOct 31, 2022
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New Brunswick getting rid of interest on provincial student loansThe switch in New Brunswick will benefit 65,000 existing borrowers, as well as future post-secondary students in the province, according to the province.EducationOct 31, 2022
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Nearly 22M have applied for U.S. student debt relief, Biden says as court halts programA 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.PoliticsOct 21, 2022
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Biden says U.S. will forgive $10k in student loans for millions of AmericansPresident Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for many debt-saddled college-goers.WorldAug 24, 2022
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Calgary post-secondary institutions, Alberta Student Aid defrauded of $240K in student loan schemeThe Alberta Student Aid office and several Calgary post-secondary institutions have been defrauded of more than $240,000 in what police call an elaborate student loan fraud scheme.CrimeNov 2, 2021
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