In one of the first communications of its kind, the British Columbia Wildfire Service has issued a warning to residents about viral, AI-generated fake wildfire images circulating online. Judging by comments made by viewers on social media, some people did not realize the images were not authentic. As more advanced generative AI (genAI) tools become […]
York University unveiled its new sign today at the site of its future School of Medicine building next to Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct.
Drug pricing in Canada just got more industry-friendly. Canadian drug prices are already the fourth highest in the industrialized world. Now, with the release of new guidelines for the staff at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) at the end of June, the situation is poised to potentially get even worse. The review board […]
Earth Overshoot Day (July 24) is more than a week early this year, resulting from humanity’s growing ecological footprint, amid trade wars and tariffs playing a potential role in the ecological footprint of Canada
North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.
Residents of Los Angeles will need to get used to federally controlled National Guard troops operating on their streets. Due to a ruling from an appeals court on June 19, United States President Donald Trump now has broad authority to deploy military forces in American cities. This is a troubling development. All presidents have held […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more overt forms of gendered hate have jumped from obscure internet forums into the mainstream, shaping culture and policy. Social media doesn’t just reflect sexist, anti-feminist views; it helps to organize, amplify and normalize them. Backlash against women and LGBTQ+ communities has become more overt, co-ordinated and is gaining political traction. […]
In today’s Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings results, York University continues to lead in the world’s top Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), holding firm with a top 40 spot overall and jumping hundreds of spots in SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.
The first substantive legislative initiative from Mark Carney’s government, Bill C-2, has passed...opinion piece by Michael Barutciski, a professor at York University’s Glendon School of Public and International Affairs, as well as a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
