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More students living in the U.S. are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign-student visas.

Officials at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27% jump in graduate applications as of March 1 from U.S. citizens for programs starting in the 2025 academic year, compared to all of 2024.

University of Toronto, Canada’s largest university by number of students, also reported more U.S. applications by its January deadline for 2025 programs, while a University of Waterloo spokesperson reported an increase in U.S. visitors to campus and more web traffic originating from the United States since September.

https://reut.rs/3G9Y3im

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-universities-report-jump-us-applicants-trump-cuts-funding-2025-04-15/

Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and terrorist groups.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-rubio-state-department-foreign-disinformation.html