5 d. ago Team behind hidden pierogi place in Toronto just opened a new restaurant

The team behind some of Toronto's best (albeit most secretive) pierogis just opened a new restaurant paying homage to Ukrainian cuisine.Churches, they're not just for church anymore. That's the standing belief at Heavenly Perogy, Toronto's not-so-secret pierogi restaurant, hidden in the basement of Little Italy's St. Volodymyr Cathedral.Founded in 2019 by Ukrainian Tanya Matkivska, who moved to Toronto in 2004, Heavenly Perogy has quickly become one of Toronto's favourite hidden gems, though the now-ample signage and undeniable street cred may have revoked its hidden status by now.Hidden or not, through Heavenly Perogy, Matkivska has become a culinary figurehead of the city's Ukrainian community.Now, Matkivska has turned her attention to a brand-new venture that pays respect to Ukrainian cuisine in a whole new way.Hoyra Gastrobar, Matkivska's new restaurant, officially opened its doors to the public about a month ago, in early August, and has alr...

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1 week ago Less than 25% of university students feel free to discuss their views: Study

Fewer than one in four students feel free to discuss their views on controversial subjects in university classrooms, says a study by a Calgary-based educational think tank. Freedom of Expression on Campus: A Survey of Students’ Perceptions of Free Speech at Canadian Universities — conducted by Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy — asked 760 students […]

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1 week ago Nearly half of all Canadian university students are actively hiding their real beliefs: survey

The survey by Aristotle Foundation also finds that students with conservative views now outnumber those with liberal views

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1 week ago 1st day of school cancelled for many Dalhousie University students as lockout continues

The Halifax university locked out members of the Dalhousie Faculty Association in mid-August after the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a new deal.

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2 w. ago They're here! Scores of new students move into Western, Fanshawe

Between them, Western University and Fanshawe College house almost 9,000 students on their campuses, the equivalent of a small town. LFP’s Beatriz Baleeiro caught up with some newcomers, away from home for the first time, as they moved in over the weekend for the school year ahead. Anish Sharma, 18, Mississauga Starting his first year […]

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2 w. ago Student volunteers bring a fresh spark to patients at University Hospital

Thirty-four teenagers spent the summer volunteering at London Health Sciences Centre.

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2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Slashing our college and universities cannot come at a worse time

Re: KPU set to lay off more staff as international student enrolment plummets As a Kwantlen Polytechnic University faculty member, I feel the impact of each round of layoffs, even if I am not personally impacted. As a co-worker, I personally know the people being laid off. As in any union workplace, layoffs are by […]

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2 w. ago Rent in Calgary is easing, so why are students still having trouble finding a place to call home?

Potentially lower housing costs remain more than most students can afford, advocates say

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2 w. ago Taste of Asia, Stamps vs. Riders, university students moving in and Ukrainian independence: What our photographers saw this weekend

Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from the Taste of Asia to celebrating Ukrainian independence

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3 w. ago ‘It’s ridiculous’: Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture

EDMONTON — Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after special events. But the 22-year-old from Bahrain was taken aback during a recent visit to a U-pick berry farm, where he […]

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3 w. ago Killer Bryan Kohberger says he’s being sexually harassed in prison, seeks transfer

Kohberger was found guilty last month of murdering four University of Idaho students and was given a life sentence for his crimes.

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3 w. ago Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger seeks transfer over alleged sexual harassment

Kohberger was convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students

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3 w. ago Kohberger’s sexist, creepy behaviour alarmed faculty, students before murders

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators. His behaviour was so problematic that one Washington State University faculty member told co-workers that if he ever […]

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4 w. ago Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec

MONTREAL — Students at Concordia University in Montreal have pulled off what they’re calling the first attempted space launch in Canada this century. Early Friday morning, they launched a rocket from a remote site in northern Quebec, the culmination of a project seven years in the making. “We’re trying to prove that students can also […]

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4 w. ago Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina

A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.

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4 w. ago Effort underway to allow Afghan women at risk of deportation to study at University of Regina

A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.

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