Meta’s announcement that it will abandon fact-checking in the United States — in what appears to be an appeasement to fact-averse Donald Trump — is just the latest illustration of the importance of billionaires in the president-elect’s second term. Some of the world’s wealthiest business leaders have lined up to support Trump, while his cabinet […]
Throughout 2024, international students, along with other immigrants, found themselves on the receiving end of blame for Canada’s economic challenges. Starting with the Jan. 22 announcement of a cap on international student numbers, Canada’s growing political theatre of scapegoating has cast international students as responsible for taking jobs, straining the asylum system, driving up housing […]
York experts discuss Canada's response to Trump's tariff threat, the impact of technology at the border, migrants and immigration, delays in the justice system and more.
An accomplished Chinese Canadian academic in equity studies Assistant Professor Yvonne Su says embracing diversity must go beyond optics
With public and private partnerships in both countries, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Schulich School of Business runs Together Mission
Canada’s trade and economic policies have been thrown into a state of chaos in the weeks following United States President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the U.S. The federal government is now suffering an internal crisis with the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance […]
Imagine wearing a headset that not only listens to your brain waves but can also predict a seizure before it happens, potentially saving lives and dramatically increasing the independence of individuals with epilepsy. Or consider a device that can interpret the intention behind movement in someone who has lost control of their limbs, offering new strides in neurorehabilitation.
Professor Emeritus Alan Young, a lawyer and legal scholar known for leading the challenge of Canada's prostitution laws before the country's top court, has died at age 69. Osgoode Dean Trevor Farrow calls his death is "a profound loss" for the legal profession.
Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s Disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study involving York University researchers shows.
