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In dark times, it’s tempting to give up on politics. The philosopher Charles Taylor explains why we shouldn’t.
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Classified as: Charles Taylor, The New Yorker
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Published on: 14 Nov 2016

Catherine Potvin, a biology professor and climate change expert at 鶹ýվ, said her biggest worry is that Trump will reverse many of the green initiatives launched under President Barack Obama, and that it will have a direct impact on Canada.“Because the Congress is largely Republican, I think it’s pretty bad news for the climate,” she said.
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Published on: 11 Nov 2016

"So far, Mr. Trump, the political amateur and sputtering demagogue, has lacked Reagan’s magnanimity or his flexibility. Can the reality-show star turned president-elect mimic the actor turned president?"Op-ed by Gil Troy, professor of history at 鶹ýվ
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Published on: 10 Nov 2016

The issue of police surveillance of journalists will be debated Thursday night at the 鶹ýվ Faculty Club by a panel of lawyers and editors.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2016

To get the science right, the producers of the highly anticipated upcoming movie Arrival hired Jessica Coon, a real life linguistics professor at 鶹ýվ.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2016

“There’s this tremendous idealism with the Clintons — actually living social change, embodying social change,” said Gil Troy, the author of “The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s” and a history professor at 鶹ýվ in Montreal. “But also, at the end of day, not just having this will to power, but also being so convinced of their own self-righteousness that they improvise a new set of morality and ethics.”
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Classified as: gil troy, NY Times
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Published on: 7 Nov 2016

"We've been lucky to have a lot of really good ball players, really good kids come through the program."Head coach Jason Starr
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Classified as: cbc news, 鶹ýվ Baseball
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Published on: 7 Nov 2016

At 鶹ýվ, the Ice Hockey Research Group has a long-running relationship with Bauer, a major manufacturer of hockey equipment. Professor David Pearsall has nurtured that relationship since joining 鶹ýվ in 1995. “A number of people I’ve had as students have actually been hired by the company because of the expertise they developed,” he says.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2016

Op-Ed by René Provost, professor of law at 鶹ýվ and a fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2016

When building an igloo for six hours in minus 54 degrees, Dylan Clark adheres to this ratio: For every second his hand is exposed to the cold, it takes 10 minutes back in the glove to warm it. “It’s hard to describe how cold it is,” he says of the northernmost Canadian Arctic. Dylan Clarkis amaster’s student working with the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at 鶹ýվ.
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Classified as: Dylan Clark, National Geographic
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Published on: 2 Nov 2016

The title page of thenew Oxford edition of Shakespeare's threeHenry VIplays will, for the first time ever, include the words "byWilliamShakespeare and Christopher Marlowe".Most people have heard of Shakespeare's hunchback kingRichard III.

Classified as: Digital Humanities, Shakespeare, data science in the news, n-grams, statistical analysis, Marlowe, Henry VI
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Published on: 1 Nov 2016

"People have got the idea that investor-state arbitration is a taint to domestic sovereignty... That is completely false. All you get is an order to pay damages." Armand de Mestral, Faculty of Law. Read more:

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Published on: 1 Nov 2016

«News of the FBI’s investigation of more Hillary Clinton emails isn’t just a bombshell—it’s a guided missile to her Achilles heel: her trust gap with the American people.»Op-ed by Gil Troy, professor ofhistory.
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Classified as: gil troy, Time Magazine
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Published on: 31 Oct 2016

«Alberta will soon have an economy-wide carbon price. Over time, it will reduce the province’s greenhouse gas emissions and drive the innovation and cost reductions crucial for the future prosperity of the oil and gas sector.»Op-ed coauthored by Chris Ragan, associate professor of economics at 鶹ýվ.
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Classified as: chris ragan, edmonton journal
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Published on: 31 Oct 2016

Analysis, and prospects for eventual signing, from Armand De Mestral, professor emeritus at Montreal’s鶹ýվ in the Faculty of Law.
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Classified as: Radio-Canada International, CETA trade, Armand De Mestral
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Published on: 28 Oct 2016

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