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BLOG: A glimpse into the energy future

After the nuclear crises in Japan, what are our energy options?

Egyptian protests leave students in Canada emotionally drained

Egyptian students worry about family and friends overseas.

North Korean defectors speak out

After overcoming torture and slavery, one woman retells her story at the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees in Toronto.

Evolving catastrophe: highlighting humanitarian and development agencies helping Pakistan flood victims

The world reacts to the flooding that destroyed lives of twenty million people in Pakistan. Canadian government will match donations from Canadian citizens.

World Cup Final: A sea of red and yellow runs through Toronto

It’s a sports event like no other. When Spain won the final for World Cup 2010, Jennifer Lealand was there at the scene when Toronto erupted into a sea of orange and red.

Armenian Students Association host colloquium on genocide

There is a hushed silence in the auditorium. The projector screen shows a man surrounded by skeletons, all that remains of people who fell victim at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.

Terrorizing our convenience

Before 9-11, “terrorism” was an unfamiliar term in most travelers’ vocabulary. Today, however, travelers accept the very real possibility that their flight may become under attack.

The new world economic order

Economists and thinkers converge at Ryerson to discuss the future of global economies, including India and China.

Israel-Palestine: an unavoidably touchy subject

During a Ryerson forum discussing the complicated conflict, guest speaker Yossi Alpher addresses its inevitable controversies.

Financial crisis shakes EU

Head of Financial Reporting Reform at the World Bank.