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People walk past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The Ontario government announces the framework for reopening of colleges and universities as early as of July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette   After a government decision last month to limit entry options to four airports - Toronto, Montréal, ...

Red Deer College students Savannah Houg, Brittany Lausen and Elizabeth Kiryanova at Wednesday’s demonstration calling on the province to allow RDC to grant degrees. (Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/Advocate staff) Red Deer College has announced that it has been approved to offer a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences degrees. “We are excited to be able to ...

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Canada and the Government of Canada have partnered to provide greater access to work-integrated learning opportunities. Supported by $16.3M in funding, CEWIL will fund grants to support the creation of curricular work-integrated learning opportunities and will accept proposals for new WIL experiences through the new CEWIL iHUB. At least ...

Associate Vice-President (Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships) Sandra Crocker   Carleton University has partnered with the Bruyère Research Institute to establish a health tech partnership. The three-year initiative will see Carleton and the Bruyère Research Institute collaborating on research focused on remote and virtual care and on applications in biomedical engineering, software, sensors, and simulators. “Together we can ...

NAIT's Centre for Grid Innovation (CNW Group/Schneider Electric Canada Inc.)   The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has partnered with Schneider Electric to complete phase two of NAIT’s Centre for Grid Innovation and extend the centre’s capacities. The partnership will support the installation of Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Microgrid Operation (EMO) and Microgrid Advisor for Energy Optimization and ...

      Western University has announced that it has joined the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), a national consortium of postsecondary partners devoted to creating more work experience opportunities for students. The membership will bolster Western’s student work-integrated learning opportunities in order to increase innovation and collaboration. “It’s all about offering the best preparation for, and ...

The Government of Nova Scotia has announced that it will be investing $16.8M into computer science programs in NS. The funds will support accelerated digital adaptation and the development of digital talent in NS, and will contribute to economic recovery. St Francis Xavier University will receive $794K to expand and enhance its computer science programs; ...

The University of Waterloo has reached out to students and staff to warn them of a phishing scam using a fake UWaterloo administration email. The email addresses parents and guardians with information from the Public Health Agency of Canada with regards to COVID-19 and a link that appears to lead to a letter from a medical officer. "Our IT ...

A group of Western University students have created the London Volunteer Task Force, which provides a grocery shop-and-delivery service for Londoners who have self-quarantined or who are at high risk of COVID-19 infection. The Task Force started as a group of friends and has since expanded to include students from other faculties. “The idea is ...

The University of Toronto has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to develop an entrepreneurship program. The partnership will see both institutions implement exchange programs for budding entrepreneurs, support research collaborations, and develop a two-way innovation talent pipeline. “As leading universities in Canada and India, each located in our respective countries’ commercial hubs of Toronto and ...

 Trinity Western University is offering VR headsets to prospective students who want to tour the campus amid the coronavirus outbreak. . Trinity Western University Trinity Western University has gone virtual in a bid to keep its annual spring recruiting weekend on track amid growing COVID-19 fears. “We are making lemonade out of lemons,” said Scott Fehrenbacher, senior ...

  St Clair College has unveiled emerging technologies that will support a 5G network when it becomes available in Canada. Following institutions such as the University of British Columbia and the University of Waterloo in developing on-campus 5G initiatives, St Clair notes that the new network will allow quicker data transformation, better cyber security, and advancements ...

McMaster University's Innovation Park has purchased the Hamilton Spectator building to create a state-of-the-art hub for emerging life sciences companies. When completed, MIP will employ 5,000 people and span 2.5 million square feet of space. “We’re realizing the true social and economic value of our research and helping to grow the region’s life sciences cluster," ...