On May 1, the 84-year-old Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commented that Lightfoot’s legacy will live on in the dynamic Canadian soundscape he helped to shape. In his over 500 songs, Lightfoot was one of Canada’s most beloved chroniclers. Upon his death, we can reflect on Lightfoot’s many […]
Between March 2020 and June 2022, families in Toronto experienced some of the longest lockdowns in the world. Ontario schools closed for in-person learning for over 27 weeks, longer than any other province or territory, and government restrictions on public spaces lasted for months. Parents were left to figure out how to manage work, child care and virtual school. […]
Skyrocketing rent prices in Canada’s major cities are leaving more and more people struggling to find an affordable place to live. National conversations about the housing crisis often overlook a growing segment of the population that is extremely vulnerable to housing discrimination, rent gouging, rights abuses and sexual harassment: international students. Canada had more than 807,000 international students […]
Today, the York University School of Continuing Studies celebrates the official launch of its new, signature home – a state-of-the-art building with a unique, twisted design.
Should Canada impose a wealth tax on its richest one per cent? One of the country’s best-known journalists and a leading tax expert will debate that question May 25 at an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of Canada’s foremost graduate program in tax law.
The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations
The safe-third-country amendment paves a balanced road to refugee protection
Because Trump is the first former U.S. president to be criminally indicted, there is immense public interest in this case. However...his reactions and expressions could be visually recorded only by three approved courtroom artists.