TORONTO, September 8, 2016 –Some Greater Toronto Area school boards have allowed students to be exempted from classes on the basis of religious beliefs. This exemption for some boards is done on a case-by-case basis and only as a last resort if the school cannot come to a compromise with parents. This issue has now been […]
York University experts are available to comment on a range of topics related to the 2016 provincial budget, which will be tabled by Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa on Thursday. The budget is expected to reveal how the Liberals plan to address the deficit, details on wine sales in grocery stores, and implementation of the […]
TORONTO, February 11, 2016 – Scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced today that they have detected gravitational waves, upholding Einstein’s century-old theory of general relativity. It was one of the last pieces of the puzzle. “This is huge. It was the missing link in the theory of relativity,” said York University physics […]
TORONTO, February 4, 2016 – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl: the greatest spectacle in American sport. The championship has had many eventful moments over its history and interest among fans continues to grow, making it one of the biggest consumer marketing arenas in the sports and entertainment industry. York U […]
TORONTO, January 20, 2016 – New research has suggested the possibility of a massive ninth planet, possibly 10 times Earth’s mass, in the far reaches of our solar system. If it exists, it’s thought to orbit the Sun every 10,000 to 20,000 years. Although it hasn’t been detected directly, California Institute of Technology researchers say […]