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York University is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. York’s fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. York’s campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

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Donald Trump arrives on stage to declare victory in the 2024 presidential election in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What does Donald Trump’s win mean for his brand of populist authoritarianism?

With his new mandate, Donald Trump has a green light to implement most, if not all, of his most extreme policies, from tariffs to cementing an absolutist approach to presidential power.
A displaced Palestinian boy carries bread as he walks between tents in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Colonialism, starvation and resistance: How food is weaponized, from Gaza to Canada

The destruction of food systems in Gaza and Canada is part of a larger effort of land dispossession and capitalist accumulation. The fight for food sovereignty is about justice and self-determination.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in May 2016. A few months later, he vacationed on the Aga Khan’s island in the Bahamas and was found to have violated conflict-of-interest laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

As a federal election campaign looms, Canadians must demand stronger ethics laws from politicians

If trust in government matters to Canadians, then ethics issues must be kept in public view and political parties pressured to offer meaningful reform ideas in their campaign and party platforms.
Une prolifération dense de cyanobactéries est observée dans le réservoir d’eau de Kyiv lors d’une vague de chaleur extrême en Ukraine, en novembre 2020. Bien que ce phénomène soit répandu dans le monde entier, le lac Supérieur était jusqu’à récemment trop froid pour permettre l’éclosion de cyanobactéries. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Changement climatique : des proliférations d’algues observées pour la 1ere fois dans le lac Supérieur

Les paysages spectaculaires et les eaux pures de la rive nord du lac Supérieur, qui ont autrefois inspiré le Groupe des Sept, sont aujourd’hui vulnérables à la prolifération des algues.
Some of the nearly 400 new Canadians from 65 countries take the oath of citizenship at a ceremony in Toronto, in July 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canada has always had a ‘tap on, tap off’ immigration policy aimed primarily at filling jobs

Sharp increases and decreases in the number of immigrants are nothing new in Canada. Historically, immigration levels increase when the unemployment rate declines, and fall when unemployment rises.
As a first step in determining whose interests patient groups align with, we need more transparency about the source of their revenue. (Shutterstock)

Pharma company funding for patient advocacy groups needs to be transparent

Patient advocacy groups are often funded through pharmaceutical companies, but there are currently no regulations governing disclosure of this potential conflict of interest.
A dense cyanobacterial bloom is seen in the Kyiv Water Reservoir during an extreme heatwave near Kyiv, Ukraine in November 2020. While common across the world, Lake Superior has historically been too cold to host cyanobacterial blooms — until now. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history

The spectacular landscapes and pristine waters of the north shore of Lake Superior, which once provided inspiration for the Group of Seven, are now vulnerable to algal blooms.
Le 10 septembre 2024, António Guterres, secrétaire général de l’ONU, prend la parole dans le cadre de la 79e séance de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

La résistance aux antimicrobiens est devenue une urgence mondiale. Il faut réagir avant qu’il ne soit trop tard

La résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) est devenue une urgence mondiale, et les pays du monde entier doivent traiter le problème de la même manière que le changement climatique.
Maya youth work to suppress wildfires near their family’s milpa farm in May 2024 near Laguna Village in the Toledo District of southern Belize. (Pablo Mis)

How climate change is undermining Indigenous knowledge and livelihoods in Central America

Recent wildfires in Belize shows how we must work together to revitalize Indigenous knowledge systems and plant the seeds of collaborative climate action.
La police devant le club de golf de Donald Trump à West Palm Beach, en Floride, peu après que des coups de feu aient retenti près du candidat républicain et ex-président. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat)

Second attentat contre Donald Trump en deux mois : un rebondissement inquiétant

La deuxième tentative d’assassinat du candidat républicain à la présidence Donald Trump reflète une évolution inquiétante de la politique américaine.
La policía dirige el tráfico cerca del Trump International Golf Club el 15 de septiembre de 2024, en West Palm Beach, Florida, después de que se registraran disparos en las inmediaciones del candidato presidencial republicano, el expresidente Donald Trump. AP Photo/Stephany Matat

El segundo atentado contra Trump refleja la inquietante deriva de la política estadounidense

La violencia política se ha convertido en una característica definitoria de las elecciones estadounidenses de 2024. Ya no es un disparate considerar la posibilidad de otro intento de asesinato.
Police direct traffic near Trump International Golf Club on Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat)

The second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 64 days is a troubling turn of events

An apparent second assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reflects a disturbing development in American politics.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

At the UN, world leaders are negotiating the biggest health issue you’ve never heard of

World leaders, civil society and global health researchers will convene at the United Nations General Assembly for arguably the most important meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) this decade.
Selena Gomez arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of ‘Emilia Pérez’ at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival, on Sept. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

TIFF 2024: For Gen Zs and beyond, cinema is about authentic live experience

Amid increased competition for viewers’ attention, cinemas may be returning to earlier histories by attending carefully to people’s multi-sensory experiences.

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