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McGill unions say university is threatening free speech over pro-Palestinian support
MONTREAL - Four unions at McGill University say the school is attacking free speech by threatening to suspend funding for a student organization because of its support for a pro-Palestinian group. McG...
Aug 08, 2025 People walk through McGill University's campus in Montreal on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brown University on Wednesday announced a deal with the Trump administration to regain access to federal research funding and end investigations into alleged discrimination. The Ivy ...
Jul 30, 2025
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Frid...
Jul 25, 2025
Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes' employment status
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play ...
Jul 24, 2025
Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the ...
Jul 23, 2025
Palestinian student quickly receives French visa while waiting for Canadian approval
OTTAWA - A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety - and Can...
Jul 21, 2025
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Manageme...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association re...
Jul 15, 2025
Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario school boards need to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a ...
Jul 14, 2025
'Pornography is a problem': Smith defends new rules for Alberta school libraries
Alberta's premier says "pornography is a problem for young adults" in remarks defending her government's move to remove sexually explicit content from school library shelves this fall. Danielle Smith ...
Jul 12, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
