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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is recommending the appointment of University of Toronto Professor Tony Dean to the Canadian Senate, the…
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It's Halloween, and ghosts, ghouls, zombies and other supernatural creatures will be roaming through the streets of Toronto – and, legend has it –…
![Photo of protest against precarious jobs](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_750x500/public/2016-10-28-jobs-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=BN1GAfjY)
Canada’s stagnant growth is taking a toll on the job market. After the Bank of Canada downgraded the country’s economic outlook, Finance Minister…
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Lamb sausage from a butcher at the St. Lawrence market. Organic milk and cream from a dairy in Kincardine. Custom-made rye bread from Tre Mari…
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When U of T undergrad Calvin Rieder was just a kid, he went camping with his family. During the night, dew condensed on the inside of his tent,…
![Iceberg and ship in the Arctic](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_750x500/public/2016-10-28-utm-arctic-lead.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=Bm8aQHkm)
U of T geologist Jochen Halfar was bundled up in polar fleece this past summer, searching Arctic waters for algae. Halfar, an associate professor…
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Zhifan Liu, like many other undergraduate students, sits for hours in class. But as a human biology student, he’s keenly aware of the negative effects…
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Technology has become an integral part of our lives, changing the way we work, play and communicate. It’s also a growing share of our economy…
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The story of humankind has always been one marked by disruptive technologies, from the first stone tools to the Gutenberg printing press,…
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In Northern Ontario, a team led by U of T researchers has found the “geochemical fingerprints of life” and the energy sustaining…
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If you want to know which Canadian university has the best reputation among business leaders, guidance counsellors and fellow professors, the…
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Uncertainty hangs over the fate of thousands of refugees as France dismantles the Calais refugee camp. Known as the “Jungle,” the sprawling…