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Streep urges actors to be ‘mindful,’ Phoenix thanks brother River at TIFF Tribute

TORONTO — Meryl Streep accepted her TIFF Tribute acting award on Monday with a message for her fellow performers and filmmakers: …

‘Friendly Giant’ puppeteer and radio talent Rod Coneybeare has died

View this post on Instagram Rod Coneybeare was the puppeteer behind Jerome the Giraffe and Rusty the Rooster, often at …

Joaquin Phoenix visits Toronto subway station to support vegan campaign

TORONTO — “Joker” star Joaquin Phoenix stunned Toronto subway passengers with a surprise visit that briefly clogged a downtown station’s platform and …

B.C. greenhouse gas emissions near 2007 levels despite carbon tax

VICTORIA — Carbon emissions in British Columbia in 2017 were only slightly below 2007 levels despite a long-running strategy to …

Getting to the bottom of things: Can mining the deep sea be sustainable?

It is completely dark, just above freezing cold and the pressure is crushing: this is the deep-sea floor. Food is …

Stem cell treatments: Miracle cures or dangerous experiments?

When I was applying to graduate school in 2012, it felt like stem cells were about to revolutionize medicine. Stem …

Exalted by readers, TV fans and activists, can ‘Handmaid’s’ sequel satisfy everyone?

TORONTO — Since hitting the shelves 34 years ago, Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has taken on a life of …

Alanis Obomsawin doc looks at battle over medical care for Indigenous children

TORONTO — Alanis Obomsawin has spent much of her career documenting injustices facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the wrongs she …

Student editors band together to save campus papers after fees change

TORONTO — Editors at campus newspapers across Ontario say government-mandated changes to tuition fees have forced them to look for …

Use of fake social media bots in Alberta election coming in federal vote: experts

EDMONTON — A federal report confirming the use of false social media posts to try to manipulate last spring’s Alberta …

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