OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2012 /CNW/ – Students are dismayed that two universities have secretly made an agreement with the copyright licensing company Access Copyright to spy on students, restrict access to learning materials, and impose new copyright fees. On January 30 the University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario signed a back room deal [...]

TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2012 /CNW/ – Toronto CFA Society has selected four teams from Ontario universities as finalists for the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge, an equity research competition among student teams from the world’s top university business and finance programs. Student teams from the following universities will present their research and analysis of the [...]

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2012 /CNW/ – The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) submitted its recommendations today to the Ontario government on how to strengthen its regulatory framework on tuition fees. The current regulations, set to expire this academic year, have allowed tuition fees to increase by five per cent annually for six consecutive years, making [...]

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2012 /CNW/ – A new online contest that tests Ontario high school students’ knowledge of college will lead to one school winning a great party this spring. The contest, Win the Ultimate Party, launched today and quizzes students about the importance of a college education. The high school with the highest percentage [...]

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2012 /CNW/ – The Ontario Young Liberals are pleased to see Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Liberals standing up for Ontario students and putting them first, says Michelle Jonhston University of Toronto Young Liberals President. The government’s new 30% Off Ontario Tuition grant will make a real, measurable difference in the [...]

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2012 /CNW/ – After an eight week trial period, the independent Radiation Safety Institute of Canada announced today that it is making available to people everywhere a free on-line course on radiation and its health effects. Called “Understanding Radiation,” the 20 minute on-line course is available on the Radiation Safety Institute of [...]

TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2012 /CNW/ – Provincial and territorial ministers of education are joining today with parents, caregivers, and children across Canada to mark Family Literacy Day. Established in 1999 by ABC Life Literacy Canada, Family Literacy Day promotes family literacy and numeracy activities and encourages Canadians to make family time an opportunity for parents [...]