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Canada's Budget 2010 does not recognize students' needs, says major student organization
Ottawa, ON – Budget 2010 is making intelligent investments to help students find their way into post-secondary education, and assisting new graduates in finding employment, but has announced little for existing students facing over $500 million in lost income, due to the recession last summer, and are having difficulty paying for college and university.
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Canada. Health Minister provides funding to anti-tobacco project
Ottawa - Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's Minister of Health, will allocate just over $230,000 dollars in funding to the Student's Commission of Canada to develop initiatives that will engage youth in tobacco use reduction.
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Canada. Universities and affiliated teaching hospitals report $52 million as income from intellectual property
Canadian universities and affiliated teaching hospitals reported more than $52 million as income from intellectual property in 2007, down 12% from 2006. (Full Story)
Canada. School Enrolment Down
Just under 5.12 million students were enrolled in publicly funded elementary and secondary schools during 2007/2008, down 0.9% from the previous school year. (Full Story)
A difficult start to the summer for Canadian students
 The number of employed students fell by 59,000 compared with a year earlier, all in full time. At the same time, their participation in the labour force fell substantially from 75.2% to 68.6%. (Full Story)
Canada. Student debt: Loans Exceed $ 20.000
In 2007, two years after graduation, loans exceeded $20,000 on average for graduates with student debt (both government and non-government) at the bachelor's and doctorate levels. (Full Story)
Canada. Women Graduates Outnumber Men
About 60% of college degrees in Canada were awarded to women in 2006, continuing a long-term trend in which female graduates have outnumbered their male counterparts (Full Story)
Atlantic Canada. Dropout Rates among College Students are Overstated : StatsCan
Dropout rates in Atlantic Canada's colleges and universities are overstated unless students who switch institutions, or who leave briefly and return, are taken into account, according to Statistics Canada. 
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Culture of Tolerance Discussed at Dialogue of Cultures Forum
The Third European Media Forum for Young Journalists Working for Electronic Media ‘Dialogue of Cultures’ took place from 11 to 12 November 2008 at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. (Full Story)
Education Dropouts. Quebec and Alberta Students Most Likely to Leave School
Quebec and Alberta College Students are more likely to leave their studies as are students who come from a single parent family and those who have a dropout episode in high school, according to a study by Statistics Canada. (Full Story)
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