In the News   |   December 5, 2023

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Math scores of Canadian students continued their steep slide, according to a new international ranking that reinforces the continuing domestic concern about how the subject is taught in schools. The latest results from the Organisation... read more

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In the News   |   December 4, 2023

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A study that pegged the cost of raising a child in Canada at more than $350,000 made headlines in October. Why? In part because it’s the first official data on the topic in more than a decade... read more

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In the News   |   November 30, 2023

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The federal government and Google have reached an agreement after months of fraught negotiations over the Online News Act, with the tech giant agreeing to pay $100-million a year to Canadian news organizations. The deal... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   November 30, 2023

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If three’s a crowd, then six makes a chorus. That’s the case at least for a rare six-planet solar system whose discovery has wowed astronomers, even in an era when detecting planets around distant stars... read more

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In the News   |   November 29, 2023

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New plan from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, aided by the B.C. and federal governments, signals a shift in Indigenous-led conservation across the province. Backed by a $15.2-million commitment from the federal government, a First Nations... read more

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In the News   |   November 28, 2023

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A York University sociology professor who studies protests and at least two other employees of the school have been placed on leave from their jobs after they were charged in connection with hate-motivated mischief over... read more

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In the News   |   November 27, 2023

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When Amy Laski, founder of a tween girls’ hockey league, went looking for ice time earlier this year, it led her to an almost equally difficult task – trying to access data on who uses... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   November 21, 2023

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For parents of Grade 12 students, things are getting real. You and your kid are likely researching college and university programs, touring various campuses and finalizing applications. Now’s the time when the full cost of... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   November 21, 2023

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With the holiday shopping season approaching, it seems like you can’t go into a grocery store or a bank, or shop online, without a financial institution offering you a credit card. Often the pitch sounds... read more

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In the News   |   November 16, 2023

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U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agreed to measures aimed at stabilizing Sino-American relations Wednesday, pledging to restore high-level communications channels between their militaries and discussing steps Beijing will take to... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   November 16, 2023

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A panel of experts is calling on the Ontario government to lift the domestic tuition freeze it has maintained for the past four years and allow universities and colleges to charge higher fees to address... read more

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In the News   |   November 14, 2023

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Inspired by a group of Muslim and Jewish law students who drafted a statement of mutual support at the University of Ottawa, nearly 1,000 members of the legal community, including retired chief justice Beverley McLachlin,... read more

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Articles of Interest   |   November 9, 2023

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Pronoun policies and sex education are just some of the targets of conservative movements that want to control how children learn. Some pupils have other ideas. Alex Harris, a New Brunswick student, was 14 when... read more

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Cartoons   |   November 6, 2023

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to take her province out of the Canada Pension plan and claims it is entitled to 53% of its assets.

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