Tag Archives: Education
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations ...
Nov 07, 2025
Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University says it's not renewing some teaching contracts and deferring previously approved sabbaticals because of major budget shortfalls due in part to federal and pr...
Nov 07, 2025
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue fr...
Nov 06, 2025
Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years' worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research h...
Nov 06, 2025
Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers say they're taking Premier Danielle Smith's government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage...
Nov 06, 2025
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. No date has been set f...
Nov 06, 2025
Canadian rider Michael Leonard joins EF Education-EasyPost cycling team
Canadian time-trial champion Michael Leonard has joined the EF Education-EasyPost cycling team. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., who is now based in Andorra, made the move after three seasons with...
Nov 05, 2025
2 men are charged with setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building
BOSTON (AP) - Two men who were in the Boston area for college Halloween parties last weekend set off fireworks inside of an empty Harvard Medical School building, authorities said Tuesday in announcin...
Nov 04, 2025
2 Massachusetts men are arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School
BOSTON (AP) - Two Massachusetts men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said. Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza face char...
Nov 04, 2025
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) - One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who says she feared for the safety ...
Nov 02, 2025