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On eve of G8 and G20 Summits, representatives of more than 150 million students release public statement on the global summits

On eve of G8 and G20 Summits, representatives of more than 150 million students release public statement on the global summits

OTTAWA-- On the eve of meetings of the G8 and G20, students' organisations from across the world, collectively representing more than 150 million secondary and post-secondary students, have released a public statement calling…

Increasing Numbers of Graduates Taking on Massive Debt Loads

Increasing Numbers of Graduates Taking on Massive Debt Loads

HALIFAX--A report released today by the Maritimes Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) shows that the amount owed by graduates five years after they complete a degree continues to increase. "For years students in Nov…

Nova Scotia Students Call on Federal Government to Fund First Nations University

Nova Scotia Students Call on Federal Government to Fund First Nations University

HALIFAX--On National Aboriginal Day students in Nova Scotia presented a letter to Halifax MP Megan Leslie's community office for delivery to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, Chuck Strahl, calling on the federal go…

Halifax Students Chalk to Draw Attention to Discriminatory Blood Ban

Halifax Students Chalk to Draw Attention to Discriminatory Blood Ban

HALIFAX--On National Blood Donor Day, Halifax area students used side-walk chalk to draw attention to a discriminatory life-time ban placed on blood donation from men who have had sex with another man by Canadian Blood Servic…