Going back over what Kawhi Leonard said during his year with the Toronto Raptors is quick work. He didn’t say anything. He did talk occasionally, which people hadn’t expected him to do. But never expansively... read more
A Toronto startup aiming to build the world’s most powerful computer by harnessing the quantum properties of light has raised $32-million from leading early stage financiers in Canada and the United States. The financing for... read more
After miserably losing the second of four straight to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers a bit more than a year ago, Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri was standing in his office looking out over... read more
Whales and dolphins can no longer be bred or kept in captivity under new legislation that was passed in the House of Commons Monday. The legislation, dubbed the “Free Willy” bill by its proponents, marks... read more
For thousands of years, the steep-walled canyons of Tuktut Nogait National Park in the Northwest Territories have formed a spectacular backdrop for caribou, muskox and other Arctic species. Now, a team of Canadian and European... read more
Many experts believe that robots working farms are the future of agriculture and will bring efficiencies and an end to some of the most back-breaking jobs.
It was a telltale smell that led Barbara Sherwood Lollar to the discovery of a lifetime. “Not skunky, but musty,” said the University of Toronto geochemist, describing the sulphur-tinged aroma she perceived wafting through a... read more
From a distant galaxy, researchers capture evidence of a cosmic phenomenon that physics has only hinted at for decades. As an idea, black holes have been with us for more than a century. By degrees... read more
Former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson says she is stepping in to attempt to resurrect the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, which said on Sunday it would cease operations in a month. “I am certainly tomorrow going to... read more
Heading into the quarter-finals at Indian Wells, Calif., last week, there was a sense that Bianca Andreescu had already left her mark at the tournament. The Canadian teenager, a wild-card entry into the BNP Paribas... read more
For almost a decade, scientists have wondered why blood cells that are crucial to the body’s defences against infection also produce a molecule that is better known for its role in conducting signals within the... read more
Health Canada’s updated manual for healthy eating offers fewer hard-and-fast rules and broader advice about how to live better. Here are some of the highlights. The federal government has dramatically overhauled its iconic Canada’s Food Guide, introducing... read more
English Canadians are buying and reading fewer Canadian books, according to a new report. It warns the domestic publishing industry is losing out to the marketing muscle of foreign firms and being left behind by... read more
Canada’s top spy used his first public speech to warn of increasing state-sponsored espionage through technology such as next-generation 5G mobile networks. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault’s comments come as three of the... read more
NASA’s Mars InSight probe has landed at what appears to be a beautifully boring location – a fortunate outcome that should expedite the mission’s primary aim of exploring the planet’s interior with seismic and other... read more
