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Risk, service, friendship3 pursuits of a fulfilled life
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (620+ words) Graduates are reflected in a pond in Burnaby, B. C. , June 12, 2024. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Last week, The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths, was invited to address the graduating class of St. Michael College Schools in Toronto. The following is the text…...
Teachers are betraying their students when they inject activism into the classroom
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (371+ words) A teacher welcomes students into her Grade 3 and 4 class in Montreal, Aug. 29, 2024. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press. When I was in high school, I was taught that every single Canadian adored Pierre Elliott Trudeau. I learned that when the rose-pinned…...
Canada's 112, 000 jobs lost in private sector in 2026 more pronounced as government cuts employment and hiring too
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1098+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney at Enertec Rail Equipment in Blainville, Quebec. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press. According to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey released Friday, the country has now lost approximately 8, 700 public sector jobs in the first four months of…...
Why I'm suing Toronto Metropolitan University after repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) Students on campus at Toronto Metropolitan University, April 26, 2023. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press. I am suing Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) after repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment and intimidation on campus, and after months of inadequate institutional response despite complaints raised…...
Policymakers shouldn't try to plan the future in higher education policy
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Graduates at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B. C. , May 6, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent "basket-weaving" comments'his response to student concerns over financial aid cuts'are part of a broader trend of policymakers saying that post-secondary institutions should…...
Canada's problem isn't just producing talent. It's deploying it
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) Graduates wait for their convocation ceremony to begin at Simon Fraser University, May 6, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Shortages are real. But how companies define roles, hire, and invest in training matters just as much as how much talent we…...
How Canada's COVID-19 school policies set students back and could cost the country trillions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (554+ words) A empty classroom is pictured at Mc Gee Secondary school in Vancouver, B. C. , Sept. 5, 2014. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press. The following is an excerpt from Lasting Disruption: Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 on Canada (Mc Gill-Queen's University Press, 2025), available here....
Alberta leads Canada in job growth'here's what's driving the province's success
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (900+ words) A rider carries the Canadian flag at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta. , July 11, 2021. Jeff Mc Intosh/The Canadian Press. Alberta has led the country in job growth in recent years. From 2022 to 2025, employment increased nearly 10 percent, according to the…...
Auditor general fires torpedo at Liberals" mishandling of international student fraud
3+ mon, 15+ hour ago (300+ words) Cape Breton University students walk through campus in Sydney, N. S. , Oct. 18, 2023. Steve Wadden/The Canadian Press. Let's start with the numbers. That is how many international students the federal government identified, in just two years, as potentially violating the conditions of…...
Learners are changing'like our economy: Why Canada needs to rethink its skills system for the modern workforce
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (94+ words) This summary was prepared by'News Box'AI. Please check against delivery. How can Canada reduce the time it takes for learners to transition from education to employment, according to the article? What are some of the key challenges Canada faces in…...