THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Canadian University Press January 19, 2013
Cree, like other First Nations languages, is endangered — that much is clear. According to one former First Nations University (FNUniv) student, the University’s teaching system is a big part of the problem.
By Canadian University Press January 19, 2013
A division of the Canadian federal government has lost a hard drive containing the personal information of 583,000 clients of the Canada Student Loans Program.
By Canadian University Press January 10, 2013
Engineers trained in Canada tend to wear the profession on their sleeve. Or more specifically, the pinky finger of their working hand in the form of an iron ring.
By Canadian University Press January 9, 2013
Martha Hall Findlay might seem like the dark horse candidate for leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. After all, she’s a former MP who served just over one term in office and who once received only 2.7 per cent of the vote in a leadership race. But she doesn’t see it that way.
By Canadian University Press January 1, 2013
A new survey suggests Canadians are becoming addicted to their smartphones; good news for those in the business, but phone dependency is a real problem.
By Canadian University Press January 1, 2013
With two US states voting last month to decriminalize the substance—and recent polls indicating that the majority of Canadians are in favour of legalization—would it be in the best interest of British Columbians to follow suit?
By Canadian University Press January 1, 2013
Universities are corporations, my friend. Or at least that’s what the University of Regina’s Academic Program Review would have us believe. In its conclusions, the U of R’s review is illustrative of wider Canadian post-secondary trends.
By Canadian University Press December 3, 2012
A bill that would provide additional legal protections for trans people is almost ready for its third reading. Although a rarity for opposition bills, C-279 has gathered support among all political parties, advocating for the inclusion of “gender expression” and “gender identity” in the Human Rights Act and under the hate crimes section of the Criminal Code.