Saudi students given four weeks to leave Canada, even if studies not completed

The Canadian Press mentioned UBC in a story about Saudi Arabia suspending scholarships to Canada and planning to relocate students already in the country.

UBC said its president, Santa J. Ono, was working to clarify the situation and determine how many current and incoming UBC students might be affected. “We will provide those students with appropriate support as needed,” he said in an email.

The CP story appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, Chronicle HeraldThe Province and Vancouver Courier, and similar stories appeared in the Globe and MailAbbotsford News and other Black Press outlets.