Patient groups should be playing a central role in Canada’s health-care system, advocating for their members by promoting the visibility of their conditions, pushing for more rapid and accurate diagnoses and lobbying for the introduction and funding of new treatments and drugs that may help relieve their members’ symptoms and extend their lives. However, all […]
Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae. Cyanobacteria thrive in freshwater systems with warmer water temperatures and elevated nutrient inputs, typical of highly urbanized and agricultural […]
York experts comment on provincial legislation that would block bike lanes, Ottawa's reduced curbside garbage pickup, a pilot program aimed at controlling Toronto's pigeon population, and more.
In a first for legal education in Canada, Osgoode Hall Law School has launched one- and two-credit courses for JD students who want to gain more in-depth knowledge and skills in specific areas of legal practice.
York experts weigh in on how climate change is impacting lake ice, the value of major party leaders' pensions, the future of moviegoing, and more.
Several studies have looked at lake ice quantity and its duration, but there is little research on the quality of the ice which directly corresponds to how safe it is to venture out on. TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2024 – Ice may look safe for a game of pick-up hockey on the lake, but as a […]
On the afternoon of Sept. 15, Donald Trump was playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., when he was the target of an alleged second assassination attempt. Secret Service agents opened fire when an agent noticed someone pointing a rifle in the bushes at the golf course; the suspect fled and was later […]
Researchers share goals of using a One Health-approach, to save 10 million lives and aim for 100 per cent sustainable access to effective antimicrobials in new policy paper TORONTO, September 18, 2024 – Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contributes to millions of deaths annually, a problem that only becomes more pressing and will be a focus of […]
York is hosting the Hearts of travelling Freedom exhibition commemorating the lives of Southeast Asian refugees who resettled in Canada from Sept. 13 to Oct. 14.
