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Canada extends Scholarships to Mexican students | |
Guadalajara, Mexico – Prime Minister Stephen Harper met today with six students from the Guadalajara region who will be participating in Canada ’s Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program. Through this program the Government of Canada extends Canadian scholarships to promising Mexican students, improving the academic, social and cultural ties between the two nations.
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Canadian Universities : Tuition Fees on the Rise | |
Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs paid 3.6% more on average on tuition fees in the 2008/2009 academic year compared with a year earlier, according to a Statistics Canada survey. This follows a 2.8% increase in 2007/2008.
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Sexual Activity Declining among Teens, According to Study | |
In 2005, 43% of teens aged 15 to 19 reported that they had had sexual intercourse at least once, down from 47% in 1996/1997, according to a study released by Statistics Canada. The decline was due to young women, among whom the proportion who reported having had sexual intercourse fell from 51% to 43%. The proportion of young men who had had intercourse remained unchanged at 43%.
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Sports Participation among Children Influenced by Household income | |
Children from households with higher incomes were much more likely to participate in organized sports than those from lower-income families according to a new study by Statistics Canada which covered the period 1992 to 2005. The same was true of children whose parents were highly educated as opposed to those with parents who had a high school diploma or less.
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Juvenile Justice: Harmonising Applicable Justice Systems | |
The International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) together with the County Council of Justice and Public Administrations of the Generalit at Valenciana (Spain) organise the III International IJJO Conference, which will be titled: "Juvenile Justice Systems in Europe: current situation, trends in applicable models and good practices". The Conference will be held on the 21st and 22nd October 2008 at Valenciana, in Spain.
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