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January 7, 2016

After terror attacks last year in Europe and Africa, speculation swirled that the plotters may have been using smartphone apps to encrypt their…

January 7, 2016

For investors, it’s been a nerve-wracking week. The Toronto Stock Exchange and Dow Jones Industrial have dropped dramatically. China has shut…

January 7, 2016

Generations ago, most Canadian Inuit lived in small seasonal camps but, over the past 60 years, Inuit have settled into permanent towns, where…

January 7, 2016

North Korea’s announcement on January 6 that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb caused worldwide debate both about the validity of the…

January 7, 2016

With the execution of prominent critic and Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Jan 2, Saudi Arabia has triggered a renewed escalation of the Shia-Sunni…

January 6, 2016

The University of Toronto’s George Elliott Clarke is Canada’s seventh parliamentary poet laureate. “George Elliot Clarke is an inspired choice…

January 5, 2016

As urbanization claims more of the planet, road networks usually expand, and traffic usually increases along with them. Wildlife is not always given…

January 5, 2016

The tragic life of Josef Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, who defected from the Soviet Union but always remained in the shadow of one of…

January 5, 2016

As Syrian refugee families arrive in Canada, schools are preparing to welcome their children into their classrooms. U of T News spoke…

December 30, 2015

University of Toronto President Meric Gertler has been appointed to the Order of Canada – along with faculty members Brenda Andrews, Frances…

December 22, 2015

Inspired by politicians like John Tory who look to U of T for expertise and advice, U of T News asked several experts in civic affairs…

December 22, 2015

Terrorism, the refugee crisis and the global struggle with climate change dominated the world’s headlines in 2015. Will 2016 bring any…