It’s no April Fools’ joke. Some Peterborough, Ont., students are out searching for sasquatch. They’ve even formed an official student club.The Trent University Sasquatch Society is an official student club devoted to researching, learning and finding sasquatch around Peterborough, Ont. ‘Squatchers’ Allison Adam, left, president Ryan Willis, centre, and Sabrina Marie, strike a Bigfoot pose…
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An international student in Brampton, Ont., has won more than $16,000 in unpaid wages after going public with her labour battle with the operators of a local restaurant.Satinder Kaur Grewal joins a protest outside her former employer’s restaurant, Chat Hut, in December 2021. Grewal has since been paid more than $16,000 in wages the company…
Student nurses joining the front lines of Alberta’s strained health-care system during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are eager to help ease the pressure on provincial hospitals.Alberta Health Services has called in 610 student nurses to help provide care at hospitals during the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Student nurses joining…
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This Ontario student waited years for justice. Now, the accused in her sex assault case won’t face trial
by Sue JonesRebecca Crane’s 2014 sexual assault case was thrown out recently because it was taking too long to get to court. Now, the 29-year-old university student in London, Ont., blames the Crown for the 30-month delay that allowed the accused to file an application under the Supreme Court’s so-called Jordan decision.Rebecca Crane, now a university student…
An 18-year-old is in custody after police said he opened fire inside a high school in Arlington Wednesday morning. Four people were…
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Student candidates in federal election put to the test balancing classes with campaigning
by Sue JonesSeveral student candidates are running in the federal election, juggling their studies with door-knocking, debating and trying to win a seat in Ottawa.Meghan Piironen, 19, with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, is one of several student candidates running in the federal election. The second-year political science student at the University of Ottawa is running for the…
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Former P.E.I. student detained, faces deportation for accessing mental health care
by Sue JonesA man who has lived on P.E.I. for the last 10 years has been detained and is waiting for a ruling on whether he’ll be allowed to remain in Canada.Halifax lawyer Lee Cohen says his client should not have been removed from this hospital, where he was being treated for mental health issues. (CBC)A 27-year-old…
[This story previously aired on July 20, 2019. It was updated on May 29, 2021.] In America today the language of hate…
A 17-year-old Fort McMurray student has been offered four scholarships across Canada for his innovative ventures in computer science, including the prestigious Schulich Leader scholarship.Saptarshi Bhattacherya showing of VADAR. It’s a device he created to help people who are hearing impaired. (Jamie Malbeuf/CBC)A 17-year-old Fort McMurray student has been offered four scholarships with a combined…
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Student leaders cry out for support in federal budget, wary of long-term pandemic consequences
by Sue JonesThe coronavirus pandemic has dealt multiple blows to Canadian students in post-secondary, altering their schooling and drastically affecting their job options. Student leaders and experts are calling for more help ahead of Monday’s federal budget. Bailey Howard, Newfoundland chair of the Canadian Federation of Students, left, and Osob Mohamed, president of the Simon Fraser Student Society,…