For hundreds of thousands of Canadian students, there are lots of big decisions to make this summer. Joe Friesen of The Globe and Mail explains what we might expect on (or off) campus this coming fall. link.chtbl.com/limbo-2

A little credit please for the amazing molly hayes. This week, police confirmed every facet of her stunning investigation into the GTA's tow-truck wars published three months ago. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Universities raise tuition despite moving online due to COVID-19 dlvr.it/RXd7DQ

A fall semester without students threatens economies in Maple League university towns dlvr.it/RXq1WN

University of Alberta professor scoops prestigious Killam Prize for Humanities for work on Prairie history of women and Indigenous people | Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

U Sports cancels Vanier Cup, other fall championships because of COVID-19 dlvr.it/RYDlrw Globe Sports

Coverage of yesterday’s Ontario university confirmation results from ⁦Joe Friesen⁩. “Historical data show that enrolment is countercyclical ... it tends to increase when the economy is in recession and shrink in boom times.” theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario students are accepting university admission offers at almost the same rate as before the #COVID_19 pandemic, Joe Friesen reports. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

High school graduates weigh the benefits of taking a gap year as September looms dlvr.it/RYm0kD

Canadian universities scramble to maintain flow of international students and the revenue they bring dlvr.it/RbPqT0

Are students returning in the fall? The 🇨🇦 Labour Force Survey asks all respondents who were full-time students in March if they plan to be full-time students in fall. The results suggest, if anything, we'll see *increased* postsecondary enrollment this fall. 1/4

Federal regulators were warned national alerting system could fail years before Nova Scotia mass shooting dlvr.it/RbyKfJ

How should colleges and universities re-open, and should they change, during and after the pandemic? Join us at First Policy Response today at 5pm for this convo

Are 🇨🇦 post-secondary students returning or deferring? Data from the Labour Force Survey, show a slight uptick in students saying they're not returning, but % who responded "yes" in July 2020 (80%) still higher than in July 2018 (77%) and July 2019 (78%). #cdneduc #cdnpoli

Ryerson University to be renamed: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

University of Toronto to sell off all fossil fuel investments by end of 2030 /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Ryerson University will change its name to Toronto Metropolitan University theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…