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Should Canadians Go to U.S. Universities?

Robert Waite | Posted 04.17.2013 | Canada
Robert Waite

It is once again university acceptance season. And for a growing number of Canadian grade 12 students, the letters and e-mails include offers of admission from U.S. colleges and universities in addition to the usual array of Canadian schools. But does it actually make any sense for a Canadian to go to a U.S. university?

Open Letter to Pauline Marois, Premier of Quebec

Kokulan Mahendiran | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada
Kokulan Mahendiran

Dear Premier Marois, Speaking at the infamous Summit on Higher Education you held last month, McGill Principal Heather Munroe-Blum warned, "The quali...

Some Dropouts Find Success, But School Still Matters

Davide Mastracci | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada Living
Davide Mastracci

On December 2, poet Suli Breaks posted a spoken word video titled "Why I Hate School But Love Education." Breaks' video certainly does have some positive elements but his argument is flawed in many ways. He reduces a post secondary education to something which takes place solely in the classroom. Regardless of what Breaks believes, school can foster education beyond the traditional methods.

University Searched By Anti-Corruption Squad

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada

MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption squad searched the offices of the McGill University Health Centre on Tuesday looking for information related to th...

Quebec Construction Workers Walk Off Job

CBC | Posted 12.24.2011 | Canada

Quebec's labour minister "won't back down" from plans to change rules governing construction unions in the province, despite being person...

WATCH: McGill Scientists Show Off Their Dance Moves For Cancer Research

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada

MONTREAL - Scientists, lab techs and students at a McGill University cancer research centre are gyrating their hips in a novel fundraising and awarene...

Dalai Lama to Extremists: "Your Enemy is Your Best Teacher"

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.08.2011 | Canada
Peter Worthington

It was probably no surprise to the Dalai Lama that his participation at the Second Global Conference on World's Religions, organized by Montreal's McGill University, caused unease among some. By following a path of gentle, persistent, non-violent resistance the Dalai Lama drives Beijing nuts.

McGill Named Top Canadian School

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.05.2011 | Canada

MONTREAL - McGill University has placed first among Canadian schools and 17th overall worldwide in an annual survey released Monday.McGill moved up tw...

Support Staff Strike At McGill University

CBC | Posted 11.01.2011 | Canada Business

Support staff at McGill University walked off the job early Thursday morning, launching a general strike on the first day of class for ma...

McGill University Staffers Ready To Strike

Montreal Gazette | Posted 10.25.2011 | Canada Business

Non-academic employees at Mc-Gill University voted in favour of a strike mandate on Wednesday, meaning administrative and laboratory workers can legal...

Silent Running: Canadian Military Planning Stealth Snomobile

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.20.2011 | Canada Business

The Department of National Defence plans to develop a new stealth snowmobile for covert military operations in Canada's Arctic, with $550,000 set asid...

Looming US Spending Cuts Will Hurt Canadian Growth: Economists

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.26.2011 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Canada likely faces slower economic growth even if the United States manages to avoid default on its debt or a credit rating downgrade, economists said Wednesday.

The U.S. government's need to cut spending by between US$2 trillion and US$4 trillion over a decade would delay its recovery and drag down Canada's rebound because the two economies are so closely linked.

Captain Kirk Afraid Of Space Travel

The Canadian Press | Peter Rakobowchuk | Posted 08.19.2011 | Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- The billionaire businessman behind Virgin Galactic says William Shatner — and other celebrities — shouldn't expect any free...