43 h. ago University of Toronto once again ranked among best in the world

The University of Toronto has retained its crown as the top-ranked university in Canada, and one of the top 20 worldwide.U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking highlighting the best universities in countries around the world, and the University of Toronto was once again sitting atop the rankings for best global universities in Canada.The report — which evaluates institutions based on research performance and ratings by members of the academic community — has U of T at 16th overall among universities worldwide (tied with Princeton, Cornell and UC San Francisco) as well as the best overall in Canada.Ontario universities accounted for five of the top ten schools in Canada, with McMaster, Waterloo, the University of Ottawa, and Western also cracking the top ten.Here are the top ten universities in Canada according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Global Universities ranking:University of TorontoUniversity of British ColumbiaMcGill Univers...

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8 d. ago Three Calgary philanthropists receiving Alberta Order of Excellence

Geoff Cumming made an historic $100 million to the University of Calgary's school of medicine

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1 week ago Randall Denley: Ontario is finally forcing out DEI from schools and universities

It’s welcome news for anyone who thinks that public education should be about learning and diversity of ideas, not a playground for political activists

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2 w. ago Trump moves to block U.S. entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body. In an executive order signed Wednesday, Trump declared that it would jeopardize […]

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2 w. ago Ontario announces new oversight plans for child welfare — before audits conclude

On Thursday, the education minister tabled an omnibus bill focused on the province's school boards, with changes included for children's aid societies and universities as well.

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2 w. ago Randall Denley: Ontario ends the Ring of Fire ‘consultation’ quagmire to finally get it done

We already know people who live on traditional lands in the north are unlikely to welcome mining. They shouldn't be able to veto it

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3 w. ago Former University of Manitoba student attacked in dorm files lawsuit against school

In October, police say a man broke into the complex on Dafoe Road, entered a female student's room, and physically and sexually assaulted her.

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3 w. ago Trump threatens to steer Harvard grant money to trade schools

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the U.S., escalating his clash with the elite institution. “I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS […]

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3 w. ago Western University officials offer new details in bomb threat

Several buildings affiliated with Western University’s medical school were shut down Friday following a bomb threat against “multiple exam sites across Canada,” school officials say. The threat was “received” in Toronto and didn’t explicitly reference the London university, they noted, but Western’s Medical Sciences building was one of 17 places nationwide that were considered possible […]

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3 w. ago How the Trump administration’s move will affect Harvard’s international students

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its standoff with Harvard University on Thursday, revoking the school’s ability to enroll international students. The government told Harvard’s thousands of current foreign students that they must transfer to other schools or they will lose their legal permission to be in the U.S. That decision is currently on […]

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3 w. ago Canadians’ future at Harvard in question after Trump bans international students

Hundreds of Canadians could potentially be caught up in the fight between President Donald Trump and prestigious Harvard University over international student enrollment. The school did not immediately have a current count of Canadians studying there, but numbers on its website from 2022 show there were 686 enrolled at that time. Harvard University filed a […]

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3 w. ago Randal Denley: Ontario’s school boards have gotten seriously out of hand

The province has ordered investigations into the finances of three school boards in Toronto and Ottawa

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3 w. ago Randall Denley: Ontario’s school boards have gotten seriously out of hand

The province has ordered investigations into the finances of three school boards in Toronto and Ottawa

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