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Since 1880, every word spoken in Canada’s parliamentary debates has been transcribed and recorded into a massive document called Hansard. To put the…
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Toronto’s burgeoning innovation district – home to hundreds of researchers, entrepreneurs and innovation-minded partners – is poised to undergo a…
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Behzad Farkhari grew up listening to Farsi and Hindi music and started playing the harmonium in high school. But it was only after getting over his…
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University of Toronto researchers are warning the medical community that a popular cognitive test may be compromised due to the extensive publicity it…
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As machine learning algorithms – such as those that enable Siri and Alexa to recognize voice commands – grow more sophisticated, so must the hardware…
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Nature knows best, but sometimes a tweak here and there can make things even better, says University of Toronto chemistry professor Dwight…
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There has been much consternation within the Ontario research community since Premier Doug Ford summarily dismissed the province’s first chief…
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Global research in blockchain technology and using theologies to help build more inclusive societies are among four University of Toronto projects…
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After hearing about the cancellation of upcoming writing sessions to look at ways of introducing more Indigenous content into the Ontario school…
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At a summit in Helsinki, U.S. President Donald Trump caused an uproar by seemingly agreeing with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who denied that his…
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The University of Toronto ranks among the top 10 universities in the world in seven different subjects, and is among a handful of elite institutions…
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Scientists have made a major discovery about how cells repair broken strands of DNA that could have exciting implications for the treatment of…