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But most bacteria are, like people, “either good or simply present.” Instead of taking your fingerprint, maybe police should swab our belly buttons with Q-tips. No, that’s ridiculous, actually. But the idea illustrates a point made by a group of … Read more

The O’Neilleans are coming. In the 1970s, fed up with government bureaucracy, the Princeton University physicist and space advocate Gerard K. O’Neill became convinced that free enterprise was the key to extending humanity’s presence beyond Earth. Now, as a flurry … Read more

Leonard Cohen and son Adam both draw nominations for their work Carly Rae Jepsen, the Mission, B.C., singer who had a breakout hit withCall Me Maybe last summer, has a leading five nominations for Juno Awards, it was announced today. The … Read more

Globe and Mail public health reporter André Picard, who has already won numerous awards and accolades throughout his illustrious career as a journalist, can now add one more honour to his name: recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Medal. … Read more

We’ve Always Talked Tech 
but now it’s the Main Event… ideacity 2013, June 19/20/21 @ Koerner Hall in Toronto Join the gaggle of geeks – the herd of nerds – many of the top tech brains on the planet will … Read more

In his first major initiative since returning to Canada, former media baron Conrad Black, 68, is set to co-host a Canadian “magazine talk show” with former CBC Radio head Denise Donlon. Dubbed “The Zoomer,” the show is produced by Moses … Read more

In a Toronto film studio, illustrator Liisa Sorsa is carefully drawing the femur and the tibia on a three-metre-long white board. “That okay with you?” she asks Mike Evans, the family doctor who is standing at her elbow, overseeing the … Read more

The Quebec government says it will proceed with so-called “dying with dignity” legislation aimed at allowing doctors to help some terminally ill patients end their lives. A provincial panel of legal experts studying medically assisted end-of-life procedures released its recommendations … Read more

Tavi Gevinson started a blog at age 11, became a front-row fixture at Fashion Week, was called “the future of journalism” by Lady Gaga, delivered a TED talk about feminism and female role models in pop culture, is the founder and editor-in-chief … Read more

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is taking crowdsourcing to a new level with its much-hyped electro-acoustic project with American composer Tod Machover. A Toronto Symphony: Concerto for Composer and City will have its premiere on March 9, 2013, at the TSO’s New Creations Festival. For the … Read more