28 h. ago As Ontario colleges lay off staff and close campuses, executive pay climbs

According to data released through the annual salary disclosures list, the top five best-paid college presidents in Ontario made an average of roughly $491,000 in 2024.

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3 d. ago A family doctor for every Canadian: The CFPC calls on federal parties to act

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is calling on all federal political parties to commit to actions that protect and strengthen access to primary care this election, with the goal of every Canadian having their own family doctor. “With over six million Canadians without a […]

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2 w. ago Ontario urged to ‘double down’ on college, university funding given tariff threat

Premier Doug Ford's new cabinet is facing calls to increase funding to the struggling post-secondary sector. Advocates argue it's an effective way to protect against tariffs.

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2 w. ago Ontario colleges, universities and businesses call for more post

Three major organizations representing Ontario’s colleges, universities and business community are urging the province to boost investment in the post-secondary sector, saying the economic threat from the United States underscores the need. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Council of Ontario Universities and Colleges Ontario released an open letter today to Colleges and Universities Minister […]

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3 w. ago Kwantlen to lay off dozens of staff due to fewer foreign students

About 70 faculty in the polytechnic university's schools of business and arts will be let go

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3 w. ago Gibson Energy and Baytex Energy Announce Pembina Duvernay Infrastructure and Area of Dedication Agreement

CALGARY, Alberta , March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gibson Energy Inc. (“Gibson”) and Baytex Energy Corp. (“Baytex”) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership in the Pembina Duvernay and the execution of a long-term take-or-pay agreement (the “Partnership” or the “Agreement”). The Partnership will see Gibson advance its liquids infrastructure strategy in support of […]

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4 w. ago Toronto college campus known from TV hit Degrassi is shutting down

The iconic East York campus of Toronto's Centennial College — which is perhaps best known for once starring as the backdrop for the popular Degrassi High TV series — will soon start to wind down operations as it prepares to shut its doors in the coming year.Debuting in 1994 as the school's Story Arts Centre, the facility at the corner of Carlaw and Mortimer avenues has welcomed more than 1,000 of Centennial's full-time communications, media, arts and design students annually, after originally having served as an Ontario Teachers College and then a filming site for many years.But, as is the case with an array of post-secondary institutions in Ontario lately, Centennial has been facing financial stresses, driven in large part by the sudden erosion of the international student body following amendments to Canada's student visa and immigration programs. So, it is making some additional cutbacks, after already announcing in January that it was di...

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