Tuition hike drops down to 3%
The Ontario government has lowered the cap on tuition is to three per cent annually for the next four years, which is a decrease from the previous five per cent standard. The new three per cent cap...
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Looking back: major headlines of the last year
Courtesy of The McGill Daily Quebec student protests continue When the Quebec student protests escalated in the spring of 2012, many students from Quebec, as well as the Confederation of Students (CFS)...
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Budget may limit student priorities
Graphic by Stephanie Truong. If the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) could have it their way, positive change would be in store for the province’s post-secondary students. The advocacy...
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Cancer patients receive diluted drugs Patients at hospitals in Oshawa, Windsor, Peterborough and London have received a series of chemotherapy cocktails that were found to be water downed. 1,776...
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Local MPPs, OUSA respond to Ontario budget
Kathleen Wynne, the premier of Ontario, released the budget with her finance minister, Charles Souza, on Thursday. (Contributed photo – Ontario Chamber of Commerce) With the Ontario budget tabled and...
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Social media use climbs in Canada
Graphic by Lena Yang Not surprisingly, Canadians are increasingly tuned into social media. A recent report issued by the Media Technology Monitor, which involved the participation of over 4,000...
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Canada in brief
Graphic by Adele Palmquist Missing man found dead The body of Tim Bosma, an Ancaster, Ontario man who was reported missing May 6, was found by police on May 14. Hamilton police reported that his...
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NDP support Liberal budget, spring election averted
The NDP decided on May 21 to support the Liberal budget. (Photo by Nick Lachance) NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has announced her party’s support for the minority Liberal budget. After nearly one month of...
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LISPOP analysis finds Liberals in lead in latest seat projections
Justin Trudeau spoke at Laurier in 2012. (File photo by Rosalie Eid) After collecting data from numerous polls across the country, the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy...
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Youth unemployment on the rise
(Graphic by Kate Turner) One hand holds the degree, the other holds the résumé, and a graduate steps foot into the working world — that is, if they can actually find work. A new report by Statistics...
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Comparing the price of suds
(Graphic by Kate Turener) Beer drinkers of Ontario are reportedly spending more money for their brew — an estimated $9.50 more per case. And that’s a lot of money to gulp down. In a recent study,...
View Article15 student associations look to leave the Canadian Federation of Students
More than a dozen post-secondary institutions across Canada have begun a move to leave the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) according to a press release sent out Wednesday, Sept. 4. The CFS has 83...
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New research shows laptops in class impact grades
(Photo by Ryan Hugelin) It is no surprise that electronic devices have begun to replace the traditional way of taking notes, as students across the globe are swapping their notebooks and binders for...
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Vulgar cheer hurts SMU
St. Mary’s University Student Association President Jared Perry has stepped down since the incident. (Contributed photo by Michael Langlais) HALIFAX (CUP) — Jared Perry, the SMU student under fire...
View ArticleStudy finds few accessing RESPs
Burdened with student debt because you don’t have an RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan)? You’re not alone. Recent research by the BMO Financial Group has found that two-thirds of post-secondary...
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Secular charter sparks debate
Graphic by Lena Yang. Pauline Marois’ Parti Québecois (PQ) government has proposed a highly controversial Charter of Values, eliciting backlash across both the province and the country as a whole. The...
View ArticleB.C. ups immunization age
The province of British Columbia has extended their vaccination program for women, offering a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunization shot for those up to the age of 26. According to health care...
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Canada in brief
Graphic by Adele Palmquist Topless protest disrupts legislature A group of protestors, reacting against the Parti Quebecois’ proposed Charter of Values, began taking off their clothes during question...
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Cyber hackers target schools
(Photo by Heather Davidson) “It’s just a sign of the times,” said Jason Testart, director of information security services at the University of Waterloo, on the growing concern over cyber security at...
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Province seeks feedback on specialization
Graphic by Lena Yang. A paper leaked in early September revealed potential intentions by the Ontario government for universities and colleges to differentiate among themselves and to specialize in more...
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