CBU to nearly triple number of child-care seats on campus

Cape Breton University will expand the number of child-care seats available on campus with a new early learning and child-care centre. The facility—supported by the Government of Nova Scotia—will provide space and programs for 104 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. CBU President David Dingwall said that these seats will support employee and student recruitment and retention. […]

The Cape Breton University Board of Governors has officially approved the university’s 2025-26 operating budget, which includes a $6.8M deficit. CBU VP of Finance and Operations Gordon MacInnis attributed this deficit to the federal government’s reduction of the number of international students in Nova Scotia. In response to this situation, CBU will be cutting costs […]

Cape Breton University’s Forever CBU campaign has received a pledge of almost $500K from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM). This donation will go towards CBU’s buildings, infrastructure, and student scholarships. CBC reports that CBU President David Dingwall requested a donation worth $5 per person based on the municipality’s population, which reached nearly 105,000 in […]

Tax season is officially here, and several postsecondary institutions and student unions are offering free tax clinics to students and community members. At Algonquin College, four accounting programs are partnering with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to run an on-campus clinic and assist students with filing. The British Columbia Institute of Technology is offering clinics […]

Postsecondary institutions across Canada are celebrating Pi Day today. Several are holding events involving free pie: Camosun College is hosting a pie eating competition with pies created by culinary arts students, the Université de Sherbrooke’s Institut quantique is inviting its members to bake and share pies, and the University of Waterloo is passing out free […]

Several postsecondary institutions across the country have unveiled new recycling programs to support a greener future. Collège Ahuntsic has installed new waste sorting islands on campus that offer separate chutes for waste, compost, returnable containers, recycling, and paper. Brock University has set up specialized bins to properly dispose of coffee cups; the units have different […]

Cape Breton University and the Nova Scotia Community College have strengthened their existing partnership by renewing nine articulation agreements and signing a new one. These agreements facilitate pathways for NSCC students in degree programs to transition seamlessly to CBU degree programs. As part of this partnership, these transfer students will also be eligible for enhanced […]

Cape Breton University and HEC Montréal have each obtained new accreditations from professional organizations that will benefit business students. CBU has signed an accreditation agreement with Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) Canada. Under this agreement, select graduates and current students of CBU’s bachelor of business administration (BBA) programming will become members of CPHR NS […]

Research Nova Scotia is awarding $27M to community health-care projects through the Focused Research Investments (FRI) initiative. Three of the projects involve postsecondary institutions: Cape Breton University will receive $12.4M to help rural aging Nova Scotians live at home longer; Dalhousie University will receive $6.5M to study youth mental health and addictions care and $1M […]

Several institutions recently indicated that they are implementing cost-saving measures amid international student enrolment declines and budgetary constraints. Assiniboine College’s international student enrolment has reportedly decreased by 78% this year due to the federal cap on international study permits. As a result, Assiniboine is cancelling five programs and reducing intakes for select courses. Cape Breton […]