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There's A New University Ranking By Subject & UofT Beats McGill In Every Area

Bad news, Montreal — Toronto has beat us once again in a QS University Ranking. This time, the University of Toronto has McGill beat in every category in the new "World University Rankings By Subject."

The report looked at five broad subjects: arts and humanities, engineering and technology, life sciences and medicine, natural sciences, and social sciences and management.

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Legault Did Not Hold Back In A FB Post About 'Radicals' He Says Want To Censor Free Speech

In a lengthy Facebook post published on February 13, Quebec Premier François Legault vowed to use governmental means to protect free speech in Quebec universities, after expressing worry about "radical activists [who] are trying to censor certain words and works."

The premier said Quebec's minister of higher education, Danielle McCann, has already begun working with Quebec universities to "act quickly" to address censorship — which he referred to as "a problem that began in our universities."

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A Group Wants To Start A 'White Students Union' At Montreal's McGill University

A group that says universities promote "hatred towards white people" wants to set up a "White Students Union" at Montreal's McGill University to, in its words, "advocate for the interests of that ethnic group towards whom expressions of hatred are not only tolerated but promoted by our universities themselves."

The idea was brought forth by Students for Western Civilization, a group that says it "advocates for the rights, interests and identity of European-Canadians."

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2 Montreal Universities Have Been Ranked In The Top 10 In Canada

Our city is known for many things. Unique eateries, extravagant nightlife, stunning architecture, beautiful parks... And Montreal universities always manage to catch people's attention from across the globe.

To prove our point, two Montreal universities just ranked in the Top 10 in Canada according to US News Education.

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Here Are All The New Rules For Schools In Quebec's Red Zones

At a press conference on Monday, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge and his colleagues, junior Education Minister Isabelle Charest, Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann, and medical advisor Dr. Richard Massé, announced a set of new health rules for schools in Quebec's red zones.

From October 8 to October 28, this sweeping series of regulations will change the way Quebec high schools, CEGEPs, and universities operate.

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