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Province earmarks $3.3M for BCIT’s mass-timber training hub

Province earmarks $3.3M for BCIT’s mass-timber training hub

Funding will create two new courses at polytechnic institute that will add to the existing mass-timber program
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UBC announces neuropsychologist as new president

UBC announces neuropsychologist as new president

Benoit-Antoine Bacon served as president and vice-chancellor at Carleton University since 2018
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Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce

Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce

All provinces and territories previously signed on to Canada's $10-a-day child-care plan
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Frustrated Capilano University students petition to end strike

Frustrated Capilano University students petition to end strike

About 4,300 students have had classes at CapU cancelled during the summer semester
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UBC ranked No. 3 university in Canada, among best in the world

UBC ranked No. 3 university in Canada, among best in the world

'UBC is home to many of the world’s best and brightest students, faculty, and staff,' say new rankings
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Unifor announces union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver

Unifor announces union drive for Amazon workers in Metro Vancouver

Union leader says joining a union would help Amazon workers push their employer to improve working conditions
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Survey says gender pay gap narrowed in 2022, but still 21 per cent

Survey says gender pay gap narrowed in 2022, but still 21 per cent

A new report says the gender pay gap in Canada narrowed last year compared with 2021, but still stood at more than 20 per cent.
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B.C. international students are the new temporary foreign workers, stuck without work in their fields: survey

B.C. international students are the new temporary foreign workers, stuck without work in their fields: survey

The province attracts some of the highest numbers of international students intending to stay in Canada, but has the lowest rate of permanent residency offers.
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Classes for 4,300 students still cancelled as CapU support workers strike for second week

Classes for 4,300 students still cancelled as CapU support workers strike for second week

Remote work is the only issue in dispute
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Stretched thin, parents have swath of options to save for children's education

Stretched thin, parents have swath of options to save for children's education

Some 73 per cent of parents said saving for college and university has been harder recently: survey
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