14 h. ago Arch Biopartners Announces Toronto General Hospital Ethics Board Approval to Join the Phase II Trial for LSALT Peptide Targeting Cardiac Surgery Associated

TORONTO, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arch Biopartners Inc., (“Arch” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: ARCH and OTCQB: ACHFF), announced today that the University Health Network (UHN) Research Ethics Board has granted approval for Toronto General Hospital to participate in the Company’s ongoing Phase II trial evaluating LSALT peptide for the prevention and treatment […]

Science

14 h. ago New climate institute at University of Toronto launched with $60M gift

The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift. 

Society

3 d. ago Universal Epic Universe is theme park resort’s biggest bang yet in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — From Harry Potter to Super Mario Bros. to Frankenstein’s monster, Universal Orlando Resort is pulling out all the pop culture stops at its newest and largest theme park in Florida. With five distinctively-themed sections and a 500-room hotel, the multibillion-dollar Universal Epic Universe is slated to open to the public on May […]

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7 d. ago ‘MAY HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL’: Multiple people injured after being struck by vehicle at TMU campus

Toronto Police said an incident in which multiple people were injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus on Tuesday “may have been intentional.” Cops said two people were taken to hospital by paramedics after being struck by a vehicle on the Nelson Mandela Walk at TMU […]

Transport

7 d. ago Un véhicule suspect recherché après avoir happé quatre piétons à Toronto

Un conducteur a pris la fuite après avoir happé quatre personnes qui marchaient sur un sentier de l’Université métropolitaine de Toronto mardi.

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7 d. ago Multiple pedestrians hit by vehicle at Toronto Metropolitan University: police

Multiple people walking on a pathway at Toronto Metropolitan University were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene Tuesday, Toronto police say.

Society

8 d. ago BASF signs its first Canadian Master Research Agreement with the University of Toronto

BASF’s milestone partnership unlocks new opportunities and simplifies collaboration between BASF researchers across the globe and those at the University of Toronto. The partnership will drive innovation in key areas, with five new projects underway, including research on lasso peptide and fungicide synergies for seed treatments and machine learning for solubility prediction. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, April […]

Society

1 week ago Immigration judge rules Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

JENA, La. — A Louisiana immigration judge ruled Friday that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans made the determination at the end of a nearly two-hour hearing. Khalil can appeal the ruling. Khalil, who […]

Society

1 week ago Turkish Tufts University student says was scared when surrounded, now in custody in a crowded cell

A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey detained by immigration officials said she was talking to her mother on her phone at the time shortly after she left her Massachusetts home when she was surrounded by several men, and “I screamed.” Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, who has since been moved to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

Society

1 week ago P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans

CHARLOTTETOWN — The University of Prince Edward Island has apologized to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin’s painting, “The Crossing,” shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as they cross an icy waterway in a boat, an image […]

Society

1 week ago Disney offers discounts, shows as new Universal theme park looms

(Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co. is girding for the opening of a new, lavish Orlando theme park from rival Universal next month with a combination of new live events and discounts. The company announced half-price tickets for kids ages 3 to 9 this summer, a first for Disney. Hotel guests will get free tickets to […]

Culture

2 w. ago Toronto’s University Health Network aims to attract 100 scientists

University Health Network in Toronto is aiming to attract 100 scientists, focusing on people whose research could fuel economic development.

Society

2 w. ago What are some reasons Canadians may be denied entry at the U.S. border?

'One is nowhere more powerless than at a border,' says Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto law professor

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2 w. ago Verecan Funds a Research Chair for Dr. Lisa Kramer of the University of Toronto to Support Financial Education

Aims to further unlock research in behavioural finance and investor behaviour HALIFAX — Verecan Group of Companies (“Verecan” or “Company”), a comprehensive wealth management group, is pleased to announce it has funded a research chair for Dr. Lisa Kramer, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto (“UofT”). As a part of the initiative, Dr. […]

Society

3 w. ago ICE says University of Minnesota student’s visa was revoked for drunk driving, not protests

MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials said Monday. “This is not related to student protests,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “The individual in […]

Society

3 w. ago Prolific local DJ dropping album of sounds recorded around Toronto

An award-winning Toronto-based DJ and musician is about to drop an album of sleep sounds with a decidedly 'Six twist: it's all sounds found in and around the city.Local DJ Andrew McDonnell is no stranger to making and mixing music; for as long as he can remember, he's had a passion for sound.What began with him making mixtapes as a kid turned into buying turntables and learning how to DJ vinyl. After university, he headed to Toronto's Harris Institute to study producing and engineering, and the rest, one might say, was history.From there, he began working on post audio for television shows, which, over the years, have landed him a series of Canadian Screen Awards, Daytime and Children & Family Emmy nominations, all while spinning in Toronto on the side.He's played the likes of Coda, Nest, Danforth Music Hall and Velvet Underground, on top of producing his own music, which has caught the attention of a number of international DJs like Hernan Cattaneo and John ...

Sport

3 w. ago Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in U.S. crackdown

BOSTON — A Turkish student ambushed by federal police as she walked on the streets of a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who have expressed their political views. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, had been moved […]

Society

3 w. ago Neuroscientist Melanie Woodin named as University of Toronto’s 17th president

The U of T's governing council says Melanie Woodin, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the school, will succeed current President Meric Gertler on July 1.

Society