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Today’s news includes articles about education savings and tax clinics from various news sources.

First Nations University of Canada and Katimavik to support Indigenous youth and reconciliation.
First Nations University of Canada. March 17, 2017.

Teen uses family’s struggles as motivation to land $29K in scholarships.
CBC News Nova Scotia. March 18, 2017.

P.E.I. volunteer who needed help with tax return now helps others at free clinics.
CBC News Prince Edward Island. March 20, 2017.

The Centre for Newcomers (Calgary)
Young Syrians full of hope, optimism as they settle in Calgary.
Yahoo News. March 20, 2017.

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Today’s news includes articles about education savings and tax filing from various news sources.

B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant celebrates $75-million milestone.
BC Government News site. March 16, 2017.
More than 60,000 B.C. children will have an additional $1,200 towards their post-secondary education by the end of March, as a result of government’s contribution to the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG).

U of S may admit more low-income medical students.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix. March 17, 2017.
A proposal to be presented to the University Council next week asks the university to start reserving six of its 100 medical school seats for Saskatchewan students from households that bring in less than $80,000 a year.

Indigenous students find support at U of T’s Hart House.
The Star. March 16, 2017.
SOAR program aims to help break down barriers for indigenous students who want to pursue a post-secondary education.

Not filing tax return? You could be losing out on money.
CBC News PEI. March 16, 2017.
The P.E.I. Department of Family and Human Services estimates as many as 2,500 Islanders do not file income tax and that could mean they’re missing out on up to $11,500 in benefits.

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