4 h. ago Real or fake? Researchers to develop tool that would help courts spot AI evidence

TORONTO — As artificial intelligence makes it easier for anyone to doctor — or even fabricate — videos, photos and other types of evidence, a group of researchers in Canada is aiming to help the courts sort through what’s real or fake. The team, which includes technologists and legal scholars based in universities in Ontario […]

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33 h. ago University of Toronto once again the top school in Canada in one key category

And the hits just keep coming for the University of Toronto.In addition to being the top school in Canada and the second most sustainable university in the world, U of T can also applaud itself for being the number one research university in the country.Research Infosource Inc. released a report this week outlining the top research universities, colleges and hospitals in Canada, as well as the Top 15 Federal Government research & development performers. Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2025To determine the universities' rankings, factors such as faculty headcount, graduate student enrollment and financial data from Statistics Canada were closely looked at.For a second year in a row, U of T nabbed the top spot for receiving $1,588,932 in funding in 2024, up 10.8 per cent from the previous year.Of the 50 top universities, 17 others are in Ontario.University of Ottawa and McMaster University round out the top 10, taking the 7th and 9th spots, respec...

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3 d. ago Canada Construction Industry Report 2025: Output to Expand by 2.2% This Year, Supported by Rising Investments in Both Residential and Non

DUBLIN — The “Canada Construction Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts by Sector – Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis to 2029 (Q3 2025)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The analyst expects the construction industry in Canada to expand by 2.2% in real terms in 2025, supported by rising […]

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7 d. ago Ontario university constructing Canada’s first 3D printed multi

University of Windsor begins building Canada’s first 3D-printed multi-storey, net-zero student residence with hopes of bringing a new solution to Ontario's housing crisis.

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7 d. ago Federal government pledges $289 million for colourful Toronto development

The federal government has pledged to contribute $289 million to build a colourful new Toronto development that will house hundreds of rental co-op homes.Officials announced the funding commitment for the planned Kennedy Green Co-operative complex at 2444 Eglinton Ave. E. during a Friday ground breaking for the project.Hailed as Canada's single-largest co-op build in over 30 years, the complex will include 612 homes in a colourful package designed by Vancouver-based Henriquez Partners Architects, which could prove one of the most interesting new buildings in town once realized. Outrageously colourful cluster of towers will be unlike anything else in Toronto https://t.co/s5qI7cRW8k— blogTO (@blogTO) April 27, 2025The significant funding commitment is part of the federal government's Build Canada Homes initiative, which aims to spur the construction of affordable homes and improve the national housing supply. Within this broader initiative, funding for the project i...

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7 d. ago Ontario weighing changes to formula that funds colleges, universities

The province's public colleges and universities have endured two years of cuts and layoffs since a federal cap on the number of international students was introduced. 

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9 d. ago Carney’s Pipeline Gambit Hinges on BC and Faulty Carbon Market

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is negotiating an agreement with Alberta that “creates necessary conditions” for the future construction of a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast.

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1 week ago Steven Murphy: Artificial intelligence for good — Canada’s niche?

At Ontario Tech University, we take our 'tech with a conscience' mantra extremely seriously

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2 w. ago Santa Claus Parade route and road closures in Toronto for 2025

Toronto's 121st annual Santa Claus Parade is hitting the city's streets this Sunday, Nov. 23, which will come with major road closures throughout downtown. With this holiday season staple being a huge production year after year, Toronto residents have grown accustomed to the annual detours and road closures that allow for a streamlined and free-flowing parade for everyone to enjoy. With that said, here are some key details you'll want to note for the upcoming parade, including road closures, detours, and the official route for the 2025 Santa Claus Parade. Santa Claus Parade route for 2025 The new route introduced in 2024 was a hit, and organizers are sticking with the same procession again this year.The parade will congregate at Christie Pits Park and depart at 12:30 p.m., taking a detour south at Bloor and Spadina, passing by the Royal Ontario Museum and Queen's Park, and continuing south on University. The floats and performers will le...

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2 w. ago Billions and ballooning: Hidden costs of natural disasters in Canada are unsustainable, new report says

The losses to disasters total $9.2 billion per year on average between 1983 and 2024, equal to three per cent of construction spending in Canada

Economics

2 w. ago Why 'Buy Canadian' is a tough sell for B.C. when it comes to construction steel

On the West Coast, it can be more expensive for construction companies to ship Canadian steel from Central Canada than it is to import material by sea, which puts added cost pressure on public project

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3 w. ago Toronto intersection about to get very loud and noise will last until next summer

The jarring sounds of rock breaking will fill the air at a key Toronto intersection as part of a long-term transit project — and the noise is expected to continue 24 hours a day until next summer.Metrolinx is advancing through its excavation of the future Queen Station on the new 15-stop, 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line subway, carving out space for the interchange station that will connect commuters with the busy Line 1 Yonge-University.Ontario Line construction is one of the handful of provincial infrastructure projects using shifts of crews working 24-hour construction, greatly improving build times but coming with some caveats for local businesses in the interim.Metrolinx has announced that it will begin the second phase of excavation for Queen Station in November, which will involve the excavation of bedrock from the station site.The first phase of digging, which saw the removal of soil from station shafts, is to be followed by this brain-rattling noise, planned to continue 2...

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4 w. ago Housing shortages may worsen with no measures to spur construction in Canada budget 2025, development industry says

Housing affordability and thousands of construction jobs also on the line with few incentives, industry says

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