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After Record High Unemployment, Students Head Back to School
Gen Charest
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September 4, 2009
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After Record High Unemployment, Students Head Back to School

OTTAWA--According to a Statistics Canada report released earlier today students aged 15-24 faced the second highest summer unemployment rate on record at 19.2%, furthering concerns that many students will not have enough mone�

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High Fees Drive Students Away From Nova Scotia
Gen Charest
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August 25, 2009
Media Release

High Fees Drive Students Away From Nova Scotia

HALIFAX--Just weeks away from the beginning of the new school year, Nova Scotia's universities are bracing for a significant drop in enrolment�

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Throne Speech Reaction: Students shouldn't be forced to borrow "into oblivion" either
Gen Charest
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August 25, 2009
Media Release

Throne Speech Reaction: Students shouldn't be forced to borrow "into oblivion" either

VANCOUVER--As average student debt climbs to more than $27,000 in British Columbia, students are calling on the provincial government to apply some of its economic rhetoric to education-related borrowing. "Borrowing beyond yo�

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Students Worried About Making Ends Meet
Gen Charest
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August 19, 2009
Media Release

Students Worried About Making Ends Meet

OTTAWA--A new Ipsos Reid poll shows that over one third of college and university students are concerned they will run out of money by the end of the fall semester. "Students are in dire circumstances," said Katherine Giroux-�

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