York University

• ‘A trailblazer’: Colleagues pay tribute to Alan Young after legal scholar’s death

  York University says Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada’s prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2024
  
• York reaches tentative deal with faculty association ahead of fall semester

  The York University Faculty Association says the deal to extend the collective agreement until April 2027 was brokered just before midnight Monday.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2024
  
• Advertisement
• Police clear York University protest encampment a day after it emerges

  Police say the university reached out to them Wednesday to ask for assistance and then served protesters with a trespass notice Thursday.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2024
• Advertisement
• York University strike ends as union votes in favour of tentative agreement

  The union representing thousands of striking academic workers at York University voted in favour of accepting the tentative deal, bringing an end to the seven-week strike.

  Education

  Apr 19, 2024
• Striking York University workers reach tentative agreement with employer: union

  The union representing thousands of academic workers says a tentative agreement has been reached with York University after several weeks of strike action.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2024
• New medical school at York University to open in 2028

  York University president Rhonda Lenton says the university has been planning the medical school for the past decade.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2024
• Ontario announces new medical school focused on family doctors

  The announcement was made in the government’s 2024 budget, with roughly $9 million set aside for the early stages of planning and launching the medical school.

  Education

  Mar 26, 2024
• ‘Breaking point’: Thousands of academic workers at York University go on strike

  About 3,000 academic workers at York University have gone on strike today after their union said the university didn't meet their demand to "address the affordability crisis."

  Education

  Feb 26, 2024
• Advertisement
• Thousands of York University workers prepared to strike Monday

  Thousands of staff at York University are prepared to walk out and strike Monday morning, as an agreement has still not been reached between the university and the union.

  Education

  Feb 25, 2024
• Advertisement
• Strike action looming at York University with teaching assistants set to walk out

  The union representing roughly 3,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants at York University confirmed Friday it was preparing for a walkout.

  Education

  Feb 23, 2024