13 h. ago Florida beach popular among college students now closed during spring break

A Florida beach popular among college students during spring break is now closed following several shootings. Panama City Beach Police Chief JR Talamantez said he had to take drastic measures to protect the community from the violent behaviour. “Panama City Beach can no longer be a Spring Break town,” Talamantez wrote in a social media […]

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3 d. ago Industry groups warn that foreign student cuts will hurt P.E.I. tourism sector

CHARLOTTETOWN — Representatives of Prince Edward Island’s tourism industry say Ottawa’s decision to cap international student permits will lead to labour shortages in the sector. Holland College announced last week that due to the cap _ and a drop in enrolment — it would end eight programs, including three that train students in the hospitality […]

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3 d. ago Foreign student cuts will hurt P.E.I. tourism sector, say industry groups

HALIFAX — Members of Prince Edward Island’s tourism industry say Ottawa’s decision to cap international student permits will lead to labour shortages in the sector. Holland College announced last week that due to the cap — and the drop in enrolment — it would end eight programs including three that train students in the hospitality […]

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8 d. ago Kidnapping and conspiracy charges are dropped against college students in ‘Catch a Predator’ fad

A judge has dismissed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against five Massachusetts college students who were accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on social media. The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were arraigned in January and […]

Society

9 d. ago Breathtaking Ontario building to have its own aerial cable car station

A stunning new building that was just approved for an Ontario university town could eventually serve as a station on a proposed aerial cable car line.And you won't have to be a millionaire to reside in this planned landmark in Oshawa, as this impressive addition to the local urban fabric is planned as a student residence serving the nearby Ontario Tech University (UOIT) and Durham College campuses.Developer 6ixDev Inc. was recently granted zoning approval for its planned ten-storey mixed-use development at 1804-1808 Simcoe Street North, and the building is shaping up to be so much more than your typical student residence.Architects 6ixDesign have come up with a dynamic aesthetic incorporating irregular geometry, and a colourful exterior treatment expressed with vertical fins and greenery draped over building edges.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Bousfields Inc (@bousfieldsinc)The st...

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1 week ago DEAR ABBY: Student navigates stressful time at school and at home

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 23-year-old college student struggling to find direction in life. I’ve been trying to find a part-time job and an internship, but I have had no success. This leaves me increasingly anxious, especially as my parents, who currently help me with tuition and rent, are getting older and can’t continue working much […]

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2 w. ago Break and enter charges withdrawn against owner of Edmonton apartment building where security guard was killed

Prosecutors have dropped charges against the owner of a problem-plagued apartment building where a security guard was killed last year.

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2 w. ago Fanshawe suspends enrolment in 40 programs in wake of foreign student caps

Fanshawe College is suspending enrolment of students in 40 of its more than 220 programs, the school announced Wednesday. Some enrolment at regional campuses in Woodstock, St. Thomas and Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties will be suspended, but will continue in London, the college said in a release. All students currently enrolled will be […]

Sport

2 w. ago Gas prices drop as consumer carbon price ends, but full impact yet to be felt

CALGARY — Gasoline prices are coming down in Canada as the consumer carbon charge drops to zilch from 17.6 cents per litre, but motorists had yet to feel the full impact of the change on Tuesday. “The pace is going to vary province to province, city to city, station to station,” said Patrick De Haan, […]

Economics

2 w. ago Liberals drop Thomas Keeper as Calgary confederation candidate

According to a CBC News report, Keeper was dropped for failing to disclose a stayed domestic assault charge from 2005.

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2 w. ago Dropped charges, police overreach: How the ‘Indigo 11’ case fell apart

A large-scale investigation into the Indigo bookstore vandalism, involving more than 70 police officers and 10 nighttime raids, is unlikely to achieve a single criminal conviction.

Events

3 w. ago Charges dropped for 3 more accused in Indigo bookstore defacement: Lawyer

A Toronto lawyer says charges have been withdrawn against three more people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest. Arash Ghiassi, who represents two people in the group of accused, says that means seven out of 11 people have seen their charges dropped in the case. Ghiassi says two members of […]

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3 w. ago Charges dropped for three more people accused in Indigo bookstore defacement: lawyer

A Toronto lawyer says charges have been withdrawn against three more people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest.

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3 w. ago Fanshawe College students pitch in as London's Hard Rock Hotel nears opening

Leading up to the official opening this spring of London’s Hard Rock Café Hotel, Fanshawe College hospitality students are pitching in.

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3 w. ago Fanshawe College students pitch in as Hard Rock Hotel nears opening

Leading up to the official opening this spring of London’s Hard Rock Café Hotel, Fanshawe College hospitality students are pitching in.

Sport

4 w. ago University of Lethbridge student creates ‘SnackRadar’ app to battle food insecurity

College students wanting food sign up to be alerted via the SnackRadar website, and those with excess food to give can fill out a form to notify them.

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