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Canada’s Liberals bounce back after years of decline. What’s going on?

Polls show Liberals closing gap with opposition Conservatives as Trump’s threats, Trudeau’s resignation shake things up.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025

When building Indigenous infrastructure, build relationally, like beavers

The United Nations calls access to the internet a human right. However, in Canada, the Assembly of First Nations continues to list access to the internet as a problem within First Nations communities. Although 90 per cent of Canadians have access to high-speed internet, 61 per cent of First Nations,…

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024

Canada's Trudeau vows lead his Liberal Party into the next election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will lead his Liberal Party into the next election, dismissing a request by some party members to not run for a fourth term

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Spearheading sustainability: how the University of Toronto transformed its climate crisis response

University of Toronto president Meric Gertler details how staff, students and alumni have pulled together to tackle environmental challenges on campus and beyond – from reducing its carbon footprint to focusing on real-world sustainability problems

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Nutritional deficiency can have life-threatening consequence in elderly

A lot needs to be taken care of when one ages. From diet to workout to every aspect of lifestyle needs to be revisited in elderly population.

The Times of India · Oct 7, 2024

Why children lie – an expert reveals the truth: ‘It’s a sign of healthy development’

Kang Lee, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, has studied thousands of children to ascertain how they learn to lie, and how this fits into their development of social and moral understanding

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

‘So non-toxic you can eat it’: how one graduate duo is reimagining the future of plastic

Since graduating from the University of Toronto, Nuha Siddiqui and Kritika Tyagi co-founded a climate tech company that creates transformative biomaterials in a bid to help create a plastic free future

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

‘We need to act now’: how the University of Toronto is answering the call for safer, ethical AI

As artificial intelligence thrusts itself further into our lives, researchers at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society are investigating ways to bring it in line with human values

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Using UV LEDs and flow sensors: how a team of researchers is working to tackle Mexico’s water crisis

More than half of the Mexican population lacks access to clean drinking water. Now, a team from the University of Toronto is looking to find solutions and help bring relief to some of the country’s most water-stressed communities

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Skipping Through Online Videos Can Boost Boredom, Try Watching Them Fully: Study

The researchers analyzed the impact of digital switching on boredom and found that the habit of watching only short snippets of videos or frequently fast-forwarding through them can actually increase feelings of boredom.

Medical Daily · Aug 20, 2024