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Hundreds of Indigenous students to lose dedicated educational assistants under changes to Jordan's Principle
School boards say hundreds of educational assistants dedicated to Indigenous students across the northeast are facing lay-offs next year triggered by recent funding changes that Indigenous Services Canada has made related to Jordan’s Principle.
Black Lives Matter Sudbury sponsoring two young Black players to learn hockey
Black Lives Matter Sudbury wants to encourage more Black young people to lace up their skates and get on the ice.
Thousands of northern Ontario survivors of boarding home program eligible for compensation
Thousands of Indigenous children in northern Ontario alone survived loss of language, abuse when forced to board away from home for school under a government program called the Indian Boarding Homes program.
Faculty, community raise questions about Algoma University not taking in new music students
The Algoma University Faculty Association is raising questions and concerns about the suspension of admissions to five programs, particularly the music program which it said was popular and performing well.
Post-secondary sector says budget measures won't avert crisis in northern colleges and universities
Ontario's 2025 budget not stepping up enough to avert financial crisis as international enrolment drops, say post-secondary advocates.
UCCM Anishnaabe Police move ahead on their own as negotiations on federal funding continue
The police chief of a small Indigenous force in northern Ontario says uncertainty about the organization's funding formula isn’t holding him back from making big changes now.
Caution urged as northern Ontario enters prime time for grass fires
After snow melt and before green-up, northern Ontario is at high risk for grass fires igniting and spreading quickly.
Colleges and universities in northeastern Ontario suspend programs, with sharp drop in international students
Changes in federal immigration policy has colleges and universities expecting far fewer international students this fall, with one school predicting enrolment to drop by half.
Cambrian College suspends 10 programs due to declining enrolment following federal policy change
Cambrian College in Sudbury is suspending 10 programs for lack of enrolment, several of which were previously popular with international students.
Steep drop in international graduate student enrolment at Laurentian University projected for the fall
Laurentian University’s Board of Governors has approved a balanced budget for the 2025-26 taking into account a steep decline in international graduate students and financial instability posed by American trade policy.