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Social media use climbs in CanadaNew report shows two-thirds of Canadians check networking sites on a daily basis, with Facebook unsurprisingly being the most popular
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Local MPPs, OUSA respond to Ontario budgetStudents and youth employment are in the spotlight after the minority Liberal government tables their 2013-14 budget on Thursday
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Canada in brief
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Budget may limit student prioritiesWith the Ontario budget soon to be released, advocacy groups are hoping for the inclusion of student concerns
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Looking back: major headlines of the last year
Quebec student protests continue When the Quebec student protests escalated in the spring of 2012, many students from Quebec, as well as the Confederation of Students (CFS) in Ontario, urged their Ontario counterparts to protest their tuition costs. Quebec was…
Tuition hike drops down to 3%
The Ontario government has lowered the cap on tuition is to three per cent annually for the next four years, which is a decrease from the previous five per cent standard. The new three per cent cap pertains to undergraduates,…
Canada in brief
Abandoned bear cubs rescued Three bear cubs were discovered in a snowbank on a roadside ouside of Fredericton. A blanket and basket was also discovered near the cubs, leading provincial officials to believe that they may have been dropped…
Federal budget comes up short
OTTAWA (CUP) — Wearing brand new budget shoes, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the Economic Action Plan 2013 on March 21. Titled “Jobs, Growth, and Economic Prosperity,” the budget introduces market-oriented skills training, job creation measures and aims to balance…
Senate under fire
There has been considerable news coverage on the performance and credibility of Canadian Senators as of late. Senator Patrick Brazeau recently came under fire for legal indiscretions, while Senator Mike Duffy was found to be claiming a residence allowance for…
