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IN THE NEWS: SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

September 28, 2016 Blog Posts

Today’s news includes articles about access to education and poverty from various sources including the CNW Group, The Philanthropist, and The Aquinian.

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A Canadian first: Assessing core skills in postsecondary students.
CNW Group.  September 27, 2016.

Advancing Health Equity through Benefits Screening.
The Philanthropist.  September 28, 2016.

Nunavut Sivuniksavut: Inuit Education in Canada’s Capital.
News Deeply, High North News. September 27, 2016.

Access bursary still sparking debate.
The Aquinian.  September 28, 2016.

Basic Income Petition Gathers Over 20,000 Signatures.
Basic Income Earth Network.  September 27, 2016.

Winnipeg Boldness Project gets $500K.
Winnipeg Sun, Manitoba.  September 28, 2016.

 

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IN THE NEWS: SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

September 26, 2016 Blog Posts

Today’s news includes articles about access to education and poverty from various sources including the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, The Medium, and CBC News, Calgary.

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Metroland Media Special Investigative four-part Project, that explores the critical mass of children living in poverty across Ontario and the critical need for change.

• Going forward… are we doing what’s needed? Is it enough?
• ‘Poverty is here. It’s right around the corner from you’ (Owen Sound, Halton, Hanover)

• Tackling ‘monster of poverty’ in Niagara region.

• The cold hard facts: from Oshawa to York Region.

Not all native Canadians will get tuition paid.
The New Hamburg Independent. September 23, 2016.

Financial literacy: is there a gender gap?.
The Medium, September 26, 2016

More Alberta post-secondary students applying for loans.
CBC News, Calgary.  September 24, 2016.

READ Saskatoon upgrades its space.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix. September 23, 2016.

 

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