When U.S. President Donald Trump first suggested Canada should become the 51st American state, the federal government dismissed it as just a joke. Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc insisted it was “in no way a serious comment.” Similar skepticism was expressed by political leaders across the world when Trump talked about seizing Greenland and the Panama […]
The impact of of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s 2024-25 department plan, released about a year ago, are only now starting to become clear in cities across Canada. Whether it’s colleges in Vancouver, Lethbridge or Toronto, many federally funded English-language training programs are experiencing crushing funding cuts resulting in closures, layoffs and fewer classes available. […]
United States President Donald Trump has temporarily put his trade war against Canada and Mexico on hold after vowing to slap 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian and Mexican imports, although he’s imposed tariffs on all steel and aluminum, including from Canada. He has also upped the ante by threatening to increase tariffs should […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has justified his early election call on the need to respond to United States President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports. While the threat of tariffs on all Canadian imports has been paused — although Trump has since slapped levies on all steel and aluminum […]
Researchers suggest identifying behavioural markers in a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness.
York University Faculty of Education professor Stephen Gaetz, also president of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, says after decades of research and advocacy work, homelessness prevention is no longer being treated as a “dirty word” by the policy makers, government agencies and not-for-profits he talks to.
The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. However, making this transition will be difficult. Ontario is projected to require 75 per cent more electricity by 2050, spurred by increasing demand from the industrial sector, data centres, electric vehicle (EV) adoption and households, […]
The 10th National Fair-Trade Conference, hosted by Fairtrade Canada, will convene business leaders, advocates, and changemakers at York University from Feb. 14 to 15. The event will explore how Canadian businesses are at the forefront of fair-trade innovation,
Forum Asset Management (Forum) and Campus Suites proudly announces the groundbreaking of QUAD Phase 3, the latest phase of its on-campus purpose-built student accommodations (PBSA) at York University. Developed in collaboration with York University Development Corporation (YUDC), this project builds on the success of QUAD Phases 1 and 2, which have already provided over 1,500 institutional quality beds for students at York’s Keele Campus.
In 2020, in response to the riots that followed the murder of 46-year-old Black man George Floyd, Donald Trump declared himself the “president of law and order.” During the same speech, he threatened to use the military to suppress the civil unrest that erupted after a police officer killed Floyd. One American pundit argued that […]