The article is quite misleading in many respects. Yes, there are more graduate students applying to Canadian universities especially after Brexit in England and Trump's election in the USA, but this does not alter the number of international students Canadian Universities accept, which is on average 1 international for every 10 Canadian students. There are no "hundreds of awards" either for domestic or international students in Canada, that's a gross exaggeration.
Finally, McGill University should not have accepted her in the first place if it is not going to fund her properly. This looks like irresponsible behavior on the part of her department.