Trinity in the News
Below you will find links to various news media featuring members of the Trinity College community. The opinions expressed in media clips are those of the authors. There may be paywalls on some of the links.
Latest Media Clips
March 2024 (last updated March 14)
- Toronto Star (Mar. 14, 2024): Trinity instructor Leanne Toshiko Simpson‘s new book – ‘A mental health beach read’: This Scarborough writer wanted a happy book about dealing with mental illness, so she wrote one
- Financial Times (Mar. 14, 2024): This is one advantage print has over the online (paywall) – Letter by alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda
- CNA (Mar. 14, 2024): Putin emphasises nuclear weapons are only meant to be used when sovereignty is threatened – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides context
- Globe & Mail (Mar. 13, 2024): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: History shows that reality will eventually catch up to Putin (paywall)
- Global News CHML Radio (Mar. 13, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discuss the crisis in Haiti (audio)
- CTV News (Mar. 11 & 12, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the civil unrest in Haiti: Haitians in Winnipeg concerned as unrest spirals out of control in Haiti (with video) and Political turmoil playing role in Haitian violence (video)
- Global News CHML Radio (Mar. 8, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Russia’s reaction to Finland and Sweden joining NATO and the latest on the war in Ukraine (audio)
- Global News CHML Radio (Mar. 7, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses recruitment challenges for Canada’s military (audio: starts at 1 hour mark)
- National Post (Mar. 6, 2024): Liberal government reportedly poised to resume UNRWA funding – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- CBC Radio (Mar. 4, 2024): Vladimir Putin expected to retain power in upcoming election (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest news from Russia
- CTV News (Mar. 3, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the prospects for a 6-week ceasefire in Gaza (video)
- CP24 (Mar. 2, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about Italian Prime Minister’s visit to Canada and the significance of the meeting with Justin Trudeau (video)
- El Pais (Mar. 2, 2024): Fellow Prof. John Kirton comments on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza: La guerra de Gaza desdibuja el papel diplomático y humanitario de Naciones Unidas
- Toronto Life (Mar. 1, 2024): “My students and faculty are afraid to speak their minds”: A Q&A with U of T’s new adviser on civil discourse, Prof. Randy Boyagoda (Trinity alumnus)
- Times of India (Mar. 1, 2024): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell comments on the death of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
February 2024
- Deccan Herald (Feb. 29, 2024): Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney, driver of US free trade deal, passes away at 84 – Fellow Emeritus Prof. Bob Bothwell discusses the relationship between then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney
- CHML Radio (Feb. 28, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments about sending Western combat troops to Ukraine (audio: starts at 36 minute mark)
- Napanee Beaver (Feb. 27, 2024): Profile of Trinity alum and Honorary Degree recipient (1923) Arthur McGreer: from pastor to principal
- CBC Radio: The Current (Feb. 26, 2024): Why author Randy Boyagoda (Trinity alum) wants people to disagree better (audio)
- CHML Radio: Mainstreet Nova Scotia (Feb. 26, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in the Israel and Hamas conflict (audio: at 50:20 minute mark)
- The Conversation (Feb. 25, 2024): Op-ed co-authored by Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth: Here’s what we can learn from Canada’s response to inflation in the 1980s and 1990s
- CBC Radio (Feb. 23, 2024): Looking back at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 2 years later (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the two-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war
- Globe & Mail (Feb. 22, 2024): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Can we rescue civility in public discourse? (paywall)
- CHML Radio (Feb. 21, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the latest in Ukraine (audio clip starts at 28:30 min)
- CBC Radio As it Happens (Feb. 20, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun on the United Arab Emirates police swat challenge (audio: clips starts at 29:27)
- Hamilton Spectator (Feb. 19, 2024): Op-ed by By Fr. Bohdan Hladio, PhD candidate in the Faculty of Divinity: Preventing the weeds from spreading: Ukraine is on the front line of a civilizational conflict
- Open Canada (Feb. 19, 2024): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham: An Alternative to the Two-State Solution: With the status quo unsustainable is there a way to “shrink the conflict”?
- CBC Radio (Feb. 14, 2024): The Right Reverend Victoria Matthews celebrates 30 years as Anglican bishop (audio) – Bishop Matthews is a double graduate of Trinity (BA, ThM)
- Morning Wave in Busan / BeFM (Feb. 18): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun on Two years into the war in Ukraine (video: starts at 1 hour 37 minute mark)
- Various (Feb. 15-17, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the death of Alexei Navalny: CTV News (video); La Razon: “El de Navalni fue un asesinato a plazos”; CBC Radio-Early Edition (audio); and CTV Your Morning (video)
- Toronto Observer (Feb. 15, 2024): Alum Andrew Coyne makes an appearance on The Paul Wells Show podcast: Andrew Coyne considers use of Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy ‘least bad option’
- Toronto Star (Feb. 15, 2024): U of T adds ‘civil discourse’ adviser amid growing polarization over Israel-Hamas war – Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda is the newly appointed adviser on civil discourse at the University of Toronto
- CityNews (Feb. 14, 2024): Alum Jim Balsillie provides testimony on proposed AI bill: First Nations, Jim Balsillie slam government over lack of consultation on AI bill
- CTV News (Feb. 13, 2024): Canadians trapped in Gaza as Israeli Rafah invasion appears more likely – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham weighs in
- CHML Radio (Feb. 13, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Trump’s latest comments about NATO (audio: clip starts at 12:46)
- La Press (Feb. 12, 2024): Menaces de Donald Trump envers l’OTAN – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Globe & Mail (Feb. 9, 2024): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: In his bizarre interview with Tucker Carlson, Putin drew on Soviet propaganda techniques
- CHML900 Radio (Feb. 8, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in the Israel-Hamas war (audio)
- New York Times (Feb. 6, 2024): One Arm or Two? How You Get Vaccinated May Make a Difference (paywall) – Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman explains (also Health Day: Vaccines May Work Better if Arms Are Alternated for Each Shot)
- Canadian Press (Feb. 4, 2024): Congratulations to alum Paul Poirier – Gilles and Poirier golden at Four Continents as Canada claims two ice dance medals; also on CP24 , Sportsnet, National Post, Toronto Star
- (Feb. 4, 2024): Congratulations to alum Paul Poirier – Gilles and Poirier golden at Four Continents as Canada claims two ice dance medals
- CTV News (Feb. 3, 2024): ‘Global concern’: High stakes for Canada to have role in widening U.S.-Iran conflict, experts say – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Times Colonist (Feb. 2, 2024): Trinity alum and honorary degree recipient Atom Egoyan back in Victoria, where his creative spark began
- Windsor Star (Feb. 1, 2024): Remembering alum Ed Broadbent: Ed Broadbent was ‘a truly civilized politician’
- CHML Radio (Feb. 1, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses prospects for a negotiated ceasefire in Gaza (audio: starts at 14:54)
- National Observer (Feb. 1, 2024): Overhauling the global financial system with Mia Mottley – Fellow Prof. Louis Pauly weighs in
January 2024
- CHML Radio (Jan. 31, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses prisoner-of-war swaps in the Russia-Ukraine war (audio)
- CBC News (Jan. 28, 2024): For professional sports, climate change could create a whole new ball game – Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook explains
- CityNews (Jan. 28, 2024): Trinity alum Ed Broadbent honoured in state funeral
- CBC Radio: Ideas (Jan. 24, 2024): Fellow Prof. Randall Hansen discusses the global events that shaped the year 1973 (audio)
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 24, 2024): Remembering Fellow Emeritus and alum Prof. Peter Russell: Brilliant political scientist Peter Russell explored the intersection of politics and law (paywall)
- CHML900 radio (Jan. 22, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in the war in Ukraine and comments from the mayor of Kyiv (audio)
- CBC Radio: Here & Now (Jan. 19, 2024): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda talks about his new appointment as Provostial Adviser on Civil Discourse (audio)
- Corporate Knights (Jan. 19, 2024): Trinity alum John Godfrey – Remembering John Godfrey, a rare breed of politician without a partisan edge
- Radio Canada (Jan. 19, 2024): Extreme cold and climate change: What’s the deal? – Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook explains
- National Geographic (Jan. 18 , 2024): New words are spreading faster than ever—thanks to teenage girls (paywall) – Fellow Prof. Sali Tagliamonte explains
- CHML Radio (Jan. 17, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses John Manley’s comments on Canada’s place in the world under the current government (audio: starts at 49:10 minute mark)
- New York Times (Jan. 13, 2024): A Russian Dissident’s Fraught Path to Canadian Citizenship (paywall) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- CBC News (Jan. 13, 2024): Yukon RCMP is monitoring potential foreign interference. What does that look like? – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains; also Yahoo News
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 11, 2024): Trinity alum John Ibbitson writes about the late alum Ed Broadbent: Ed Broadbent fought for the little guy against the fat cats (paywall)
- TVO Today (Jan. 11, 2024): ‘Be kind. Be curious’: Remembering John Godfrey, Trinity alumnus
- CHCH (Jan. 9, 2024): Drivers warned to travel safely amid wet winter weather – Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook weighs in
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 5, 2024): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: There was no halcyon age of university excellence (paywall)
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 4, 2024): Renaissance man John Godfrey was a leader in academia, journalism and politics – John Godfrey was an alumnus of Trinity, received an Honorary Doctor of Sacred Letters from the College in 1987, and he was a member of the Honorary Degrees & Honorary Fellows Committee
- New Scientist (Jan. 3, 2024): Are autonomous labs the future of science? (paywall) – Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik is noted for leading the Acceleration Consortium at U of T
- The Anglican (Jan. 2, 2024): Trinity Bach Project brings great music to ordinary audiences – TBP’s home base is Trinity College Chapel and Trinity’s Director of Music and Organist Thomas Bell discusses the ensemble
War in Gaza
- 630 CHED Radio Edmonton & QR Radio Calgary (Jan. 30, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses UNWRA and the October 7th attacks (audio)
- National Post (Jan. 29, 2024): Canada’s UNRWA funding pause was a long time coming, observers say – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- Global News (Jan. 26, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the International Court of Justice’s decision to not order a ceasefire in Gaza (video)
- Trending Now (Jan. 24, 2024): Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of downing plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham weighs in
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- CHML Radio (Jan. 11, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest on the war in Gaza (audio)
- CTV News (Jan. 9, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Blinken’s trip to the Middle East, the strategy to deescalate the war and a potential road map for post-war Gaza (video)
- CTV News (Jan. 7, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Blinken’s tour in the Middle-East and what it could achieve while tension are rising (video)
- CHML 900 Radio (Jan. 4, 2024): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Gaza’s prospects once the current conflict ends (audio: starts at 50:45 minute mark)
- CHML 900 Radio (Jan. 3, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discussed the latest in the war in Gaza (audio)
- Various (Jan. 2, 2024): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discussed the latest in the war in Gaza: Why is Israel pulling troops out of Gaza? (CTV News video); Israel Indicating New Phase In War (NewsTalk 1010: audio); and A Hamas official killed in a Beirut strike had been on Israel’s hit list for years (CTV News: video)
December 2023
- Toronto Star (Dec. 30, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook: We must never abandon our climate targets (paywall)
- CHML Radio (Dec. 29, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest – Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine (audio: starts at 1:55 minute mark)
- CBC Radio (Dec. 28, 2023): Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook discusses the wet Christmas and climate change (audio)
- Toronto Star (Dec. 23, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper: Why you need to practice the joy of Christmas
- CTV News (Dec. 21, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses sticking points that are delaying the UN vote on Gaza (video)
- Global News (Dec. 19, 2023): COVID is spiking in parts of Canada. What does this mean for holiday festivities? – Alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness explains
- Globe & Mail (Dec. 19, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Lautens: Let’s not overlook the huge contributions that foreign students make to this country
- CTV News (Dec. 18, 2023): Is Canada ready for an increasingly diverse senior population? Here’s what health experts say – Fellow Prof. Ito Peng weighs in
- Green Majority (Dec. 15, 2023): Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper discusses his ideas about the relationship between ecology and democracy in this podcast: Do We Need Democracy For Sustainability? (audio)
- CBC News (Dec. 15, 2023): Low uptake of new COVID-19 vaccine among New Brunswickers – alum & Associate Prof. Colin Furness weighs in
- CBC News (Dec. 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Putin’s first major media conference since Russia’s incursion (audio); also CBC News (audio)
- CHML900 Radio (Dec. 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the significance of the U.N. general assembly vote for a humanitarian ceasefire of the war in Gaza (audio)
- The Job Talk Podcast (Dec. 13, 2023): Career & Education Advisor Talk with Cherryl-Lyn Holder-Olamuyiwa (video) – Cherryl-Lyn is Trinity’s Academic Advisor, Career Exploration & Education
- USA Today (Dec. 12, 2023): Scientists say AI is emerging as potential tool to aid athletes, beat drug tests – Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik comments on the use of AI for accelerated drug discovery
- CHML900 Radio (Dec. 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Justin Trudeau’s shift in position on the Israel-Hamas war (audio: starts at 40 minute mark)
- Canadian Press (Dec. 12, 2023): Ukrainian president in U.S. capital pushing gridlocked lawmakers to advance aid funds – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham explains; published in the Toronto Star
- Le Devoir (Dec. 11, 2023): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell discusses the initiation of Quebec’s Gentilly‑1 nuclear power plant
- CTV News (Dec. 11, 2023): Hamas issues threat over hostages (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the hostage situation between Hamas and Israel
- CHML900 Radio (Dec. 8, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Putin’s announcement to run for president in 2024 election (audio)
- The Conversation (Dec. 7, 2023): Op-ed by Associate Prof. Simon Appolloni: How to stay hopeful in a world seemingly beyond saving
- Ottawa Citizen (Dec. 7, 2023): 100 years on, we celebrate the Nobel Prize winners who hated each other – Frederick Banting and John Macleod, along with coinvestigators Charles Best, and James Collip (Trinity alum)
- CBC News (Dec. 6, 2023): Trinity alum and Honorary Fellow Adrienne Clarkson to be inducted into CBC News Hall of Fame
- Ottawa Citizen (Dec. 4, 2023): How Henry Kissinger got Canada a seat at the G7 table – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
November 2023
- Globe & Mail (Nov. 29, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: The authenticity trap: 2023′s word of the year speaks to our complex cravings for real experiences
- CBC News (Nov. 28, 2023): 2 new COVID-19 variants now dominant in N.B. – Associate Prof. Colin Furness explains
- CTV News (Nov. 26, 2023): Israel-Hamas truce (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the release of Israeli and foreign nationals
- CHML Radio (Nov. 23 and 21, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the Gaza 4 day-pause (audio: starts at 44:47 min mark) and Gaza truce and what this means for the war in general (audio: starts at 58 min mark)
- QR 107FM Calgary (Nov. 20 , 2023): Is Hamas benefiting from Western aid money (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Global News (Nov. 19, 2023): Weather forecasts may soon get better – with the help of AI – Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook explains
- CTV News (Nov. 19, 2023): International Security Form gets underway (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the Israel-Hamas War and Ukraine
- Various CTV News (Nov. 18, 2023): Israeli forces move into Gaza (CTV News: video) and Biden and Xi Jinping meeting and its impact on Ukraine (Studio Wschod – Polish national television: video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the latest developments and Biden’s post-war vision for Gaza
- CHML Radio (Nov. 17, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Justin Trudeau’s latest comments on the Israel-Hamas war (audio: starts at 49:26 minute mark)
- National Post (Nov. 17, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun co-authors this op-ed: Opinion: Hamas massacres funded by western aid money
- CTV News (Nov. 11, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest developments in the Gaza-Israel war (video)
- Globe & Mail (Nov. 10, 2023): Secret Canada: Redacted and out of reach: Canada’s access laws keep the country’s history locked away (paywall) – International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle explains; Prof. Sayles comments also included in the paper’s Nov. 15 editorial board op-ed – Secret Canada: Don’t hide our history (paywall)
- Globe & Mail (Nov. 6, 2023): Op-ed by Honorary Fellow Prof. John Polanyi: We cannot give up on the dream of nuclear disarmament
- CTV News Channel (Nov. 5, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the on-going negotiations to get Canadians out of Gaza (video)
- CBC News (Nov. 4, 2023): How Gaza’s refugee camps became targets in Israel’s war with Hamas – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
October 2023
- New York Times (October 27, 2023): Book Review by alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda: ‘The Reformatory’ Turns the Lingering Impact of Racism Into Literal Ghosts
- CBC Radio – Here & Now (October 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham shared the latest on diplomatic relations between India and Canada (audio)
- Toronto Star (October 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Deirdre Baker provides Young Reader recommendations: These 8 new books will keep kids inspired, entertained and occupied
- CGTN TV (October 17, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses China’s third Belt and Road summit (video: starts at 7:10 minute mark)
- CBC News (October 15, 2023): University of Manitoba Professor stands by attending controversial Russian conference – Associate Prof. Andres Kasekamp weighs in
- New York Times (October 14, 2023): The Unique Ability of Canadian Governments to Set Aside Rights – Fellow Nathalie Des Rosiers explains
- Yahoo News (October 5, 2023): Deadly history of Canada’s Speaker: What’s really behind the ‘dragging’ tradition? – Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
- Bloomberg News (October 5, 2023): Fellow Prof. John Kirton comments on the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Aftermath of an Assassination: Inside the India-Canada Crisis
- CHML Radio (October 5, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Canadian relations with India (audio: starts at 44:20 minute mark)
- CBC Radio Ideas (October 3, 2023): The dark side of charisma in politics – the podcast features Molly Worthen who delivered the 2023 Larkin-Stuart Lecture at Trinity College in March 2023.
- The Guardian (October 3, 2023): India orders Canada to remove 41 diplomats from Delhi embassy – Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
- CBC Radio The Current (October 2, 2023): Canada’s defence budget facing cuts of $1 billion (audio) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses this topic on The Current
Israel-Hamas War
- CTV News (October 26, 2023: Distinction between ceasefire, humanitarian pauses explained, amid Israel-Hamas war – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the UN’s role and humanitarian pauses
- CTV News Channel (October 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the latest in Gaza, the U.N. and humanitarian aid (video)
- Various (October 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discussed the latest in the Israel-Hamas War – CTV News (video) and CHML Radio (audio)
- CP24 (October 18, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Joe Biden’s visit to Israel (video)
- Global News (October 18, 2023): Trinity One Program Instructor Dr. Arne Kislenko explains the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
- CBC TV (October 17, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun analyzes the significance of President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East (video)
- CTV News (October 13, 2023): Minister Melanie Joly arrives in Israel (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the importance of the visit
- CTV News (October 13, 2023): Day 7 of the Israel-Hamas war – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham explains why Canada’s foreign minister felt the need to personally (video)
- CHML Radio (October 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun – discusses the nature of terrorism as the conflict continues in Israel and Gaza (audio)
- QR Calgary 109 FM (October 11, 2023): A closer look at Israel’s battle with Hamas (audio: starts at 2 minute mark) with Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun
- CHCH TV (October 11, 2023): U.N. calls on Israeli government to allow humanitarian corridor, as Gaza runs out of food, fuel (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in; also Trending Now (video)
- CBC Radio (October 10, 2023): Israel is declaring a “complete siege” of Gaza after militant Hamas carried out killings of hundreds of Israeli civilians (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides an update
- CBC News (October 10, 2023): Hamas-Israel conflict (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses how the situation is currently unravelling
- CHML Radio (October 10, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the world reaction on the conflict in Israel and Gaza Strip (audio: starts at 45:10 minute mark)
September 2023
- CBC News (September 30, 2023): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell on The Hunka affair has embarrassed Canada — how bad is it, historically speaking?
- CHML Radio (September 27, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Canada’s reputation around the world following the PM’s apology in the House of Commons (audio)
- CGTN Ameria (September 27, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun is among panelists to discuss the latest on the fraying relations between Canada and India (video)
- AP News (September 26, 2023): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell comments on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota’s resignation following the invitation of a Nazi vet to the Canadian Parliament
- Anglican Journal (September 25, 2023): Former metropolitan of Canada remembered for soft-spoken integrity – Trinity alumnus Archbishop Alexander Bruce Stavert
- News Talk 1010 (September 21, 2023): India suspends visa services in Canada as diplomatic fight grows (audio: starts at 3:30 minute mark) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- Various (September 21, 2023): Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian (ABC News / AP) and Why Canada lacks allies’ support on claim India killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar (Al Jazeera) – Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell explains
- DNA of the News (September 21, 2023): Rusia y el factor Putin (video: dubbed into Spanish) with Trinity Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun
- CHML Radio (September 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s charges against the Indian government (audio)
- CHML Radio (September 13, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Canada’s military spending and the Prime Minister’s visit to the G20 (audio: start at the 22:30 minute mark)
- CBC News (September 12, 2023): Narendra Modi got what he wanted from the G20. Did anyone else? – Fellow Prof. John Kirton analyzes the G20 summit in New Delhi
- CBC News (September 12, 2023): A spike in N.B. heart and stroke deaths in 2021 cited as COVID’s handiwork – alum & Associate Prof. Colin Furness links COVID-19 to cardiovascular deaths
- CP24 (September 10, 2023): G20 Summit comes to an end (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses key issues from the summit
- Globe & Mail (September 9 & 10, 2023): Fellow Prof. John Kirton of the G20 Research Group analyzes the latest G20 leaders’ summit: Globe & Mail, Hindustan Times and Radio-Canada online
- Various (September 6, 2023): Xi’s no-show at the G20 is another sign of deepening divisions around the world via CBC News and Biden Heads to G20 Summit; Putin, Xi Not Expected to Attend via VOA News – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
- CTV News (September 4, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the Prime Minister’s trip to Asia (video)
- Canadian Press (September 3, 2023): Climate change, trade ties top agenda as Trudeau attends summits in Asia – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
Russia & Ukraine
- The DNA of the News (September 27, 2023): Russia 25 years under Putin’s leadership (video) with Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun
- Yahoo News (September 26, 2023): Why Canada continues to fund Ukraine in ‘long slog’ war: ‘The stakes are very high’ – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham explains
- Various (September 22, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada: CTV News (video), CTV News (video), CHML (audio)
- CHML Radio (September 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the collaboration between Russia and China and their relationships with other countries (audio)
- Globe & Mail (September 13, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: Putin and Kim’s renewed collaboration is bad news for Asian democracies – and for Ukraine
- CTV News (September 13, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Kim Jong Un meeting with Putin (video)
- Trending Now (September 12, 2023): Kim Jong-un in Russia for expected meeting with Vladimir Putin (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the concerns in the west
- CTV News (September 11, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses international law and war crimes – Canadian aid worked killed by Russian attack (video – starts on 2nd segment)
- London Free Press (September 4, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: With the death of his main rival, will Putin the hunter become the hunted?
- Global News (September 4, 2023): Ukraine’s defence minister quits before being replaced (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
August 2023
- Toronto Star (August 25, 2023): Will return-to-office mandates be put on hold if a fall COVID wave hits us? – alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness comments on a new COVID-19 variant
- CBC Books (August 24, 2023): 46 works of Canadian nonfiction to read in fall 2023 includes By the Ghost Light by R.H. Thomson, a Trinity alumnus 1969 and recipient of an honorary doctor of sacred letters
- Globe & Mail (August 18, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by Trinity alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda: The CNE is a unifying tradition in a fractured world
- Globe & Mail (August 18, 2023): Tribute to the late Trinity alum Rose Murray: Award-winning cookbook author explored classic Canadian cuisine
- Forbes (August 9, 2023): Trinity alum Mark Ang, co-founder of GoBolt, is named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Toronto List
- Anglican Journal (August 8, 2023): Trinity alumna and honorary degree recipient the Rev. Canon Alice Medcof was pioneer for women in the church
- Anglican Communion News Service (August 8, 2023): Archbishop Michael Peers (Trinity alumnus): Former Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada dies, aged 88
- CTV News (August 6, 2023): Where does Canada stand after the coup in Niger? and video – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- CTV News (August 4, 2023): Niger revokes military deal with France (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the impacts of cutting ties
- Yahoo News (August 3, 2023): Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separation likely won’t impact prime minister’s image – Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell explains
- Globe & Mail (August 2, 2023: paywall): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun co-authors this op-ed: Israelis can sort out their legal reform issues on their own
- CHML 900 (August 1, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the attempted coup in Niger (audio: starts at 15:20)
- Anglican Journal (August 1, 2023): Profile on alum the Most Rev. Michael Peers: ‘He was a gift to us from God’: Former primate Michael Peers dead at 88
Russia & Ukraine:
- QR Radio Calgary (August 28, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin (audio)
- CBC News (August 26, 2023): More drones appear in Moscow, providing Russians a more open window into Ukraine war – Associate Prof. Andres Kasekamp weighs in
- 980 CKNW Radio (August 26, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the implications of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death (audio)
- The Conversation (August 24, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: Vladimir Putin’s suspected elimination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: The hunter to become the hunted?; The Conversation – French
- CHML Radio (August 23, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death (audio: starts at the 24:25 min. mark)
- CBC News Network (August 23, 2023): Russian aviation officials say mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on board crashed plan (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the Russia jet crash
- CNA Singapore (August 23, 2023): Putin might find himself ‘hunted’ in the longer term after death of Wagner chief Prigozhin (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides an analysis
- Busan English Broadcasting (August 23, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest developments on Ukraine’s Ongoing War (video)
- CHML Radio (August 21, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Russia’s reaction to the arrival of planes to support Ukraine (audio)
- CHML Radio (August 18, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the decision by the U.S. to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine (audio: starts 23 minute mark)
- Trending Now (August 17, 2023): NATO official apologizes after suggesting Ukraine give up land for membership (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- CHML 900 (August 1, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides his insights on the latest in the war in Ukraine (audio)
July 2023
- CHML 900 (July 27, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle and impacts on international relations (audio)
- CBC News (July 25, 2023): Silence from N.B. on COVID-19 fall boosters ‘disappointing,’ epidemiologist says – alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness explains
- CP24 (July 21, 2023): Alum John Tory is in Ukraine supporting documentary on children’s mental health
- Global News (July 20, 2023): Got COVID with no symptoms? A mutated gene may explain why – alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness explains
- CTV News (July 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses North Korea’s first deployment in 40 years: North Korean fires missiles into the sea (video)
- Walrus (July 12, 2023):One year ago, Pope Francis visited Canada to apologize for residential schools. What difference did the trip actually make? – Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda writes: When the Pope Came to Canada
- New York Times (July 11, 2023): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda reviews a new transhistorical novel: Not Even the Dead
- CBC News (July 6, 2023): COVID-19 long-hauler now on long-term disability warns others about the ‘invisible disease’ – Trinity alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness weighs in
NATO & Ukraine:
- CHML 900 (July 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the implications of Russia’s membership in global alliances and international affairs (audio: starts at 1:35 minute mark)
- Global News (July 16, 2023): Black Sea grain deal set to expire as Ukraine, Russia threaten use of cluster bombs (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- Globe & Mail (July 17, 2023): Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle explains the history and tension between NATO and Russia and what more countries joining the alliance tells us about the current state of global affairs: Why NATO is back to Cold War strength (audio)
- CTV News (July 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in Ukraine: last grain ship leaves Odesa as deal deadline looms; Canada-Ukraine VISA program to expire (video)
- CHML 900 (July 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides an analysis and update on the Wagner Group (audio)
- Global News (July 13, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO: what is standing in the way of Ukraine’s membership into NATO (video)
- CHML 900 (July 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the latest on NATO (audio: interview starts at 35:40 min mark)
- Global News (July 12, 2023): As NATO grows, why some Russian allies are likely backing away – Fellow Prof. John Kirton explains
- CHML 900 (July 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest developments on NATO and Ukraine (audio: starts 16:20 minute mark)
- CTV News (July 11, 2023): NATO to invite Ukraine when allies agree & conditions (video) – Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle explains
- Various (July 11, 2023): Latest on the NATO Summit with Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: CTV News (video); CHML 900 (audio); and Busan English Broadcasting (video)
- Canadian Press (July 11, 2023): Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle talks about NATO, politics and procurement: Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets – Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, CP24 and iHeart Radio
- QR Calgary (July 10, 2023): Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle explains Canada’s role at the NATO summit in Lithuania (audio)
- Global News (July 10, 2023): NATO summit gets underway (audio: starts at 15:35 minute mark) – Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle talks about the latest NATO developments
- CTV Your Morning (July 10, 2023): Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle discusses the NATO summit in Lithuania and the Prime Minister’s trip (video: starts at 49:36 minute mark)
- Reuters (July 10, 2023): Bucharest declaration: NATO’s Ukraine debate still haunted by 2008 summit – Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle explains
- CTV News (July 9, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the implications of Ukraine receiving cluster bombs and the upcoming NATO summit (video – see link on right column)
- CTV News (July 9, 2023): Canada’s PM’s agenda, Ukraine and cluster munitions – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham talks about the latest issues as NATO leaders meet in Lithuania (video)
- Various (July 9, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the Russia-Ukraine conflict, cluster munitions as NATO leaders meet in Lithuania – CTV News (video) and Global News (video)
- Canadian Press (July 9, 2023): Prime Minister Trudeau heads to NATO summit as Canada expected to play key role in discussions – Trinity’s Director, International Relations Program Prof. Timothy Sayle explains: Globe & Mail and CTV News
- CGTN America (July 6, 2023): Heat Waves & Holidays Affecting Global Oil Prices (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the state of global oil and how a European heat wave and 4th of July could affect oil and energy prices
- CHML 900 Radio (July 5, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine (audio: starts at 30:06 minute mark)
- The Economist (July 2, 2023: paywall): NATO is drafting new plans to defend Europe – Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle weighs in
- CTV News (July 1 & 2, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the Russian troops advancing in Eastern Ukraine (video) and the Wagner revolt plunges Russia into uncertainty (video)
June 2023
- CHML 900 Radio (June 30, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the push for Ukraine to join NATO (audio)
- Globe & Mail (June 28, 2023): Trinity’s Professors Timothy Sayle, Robert Bothwell and Margaret MacMillan write a letter to the Globe & Mail in response to its article “Opposition MPs united in call for overhaul of access to information system”
- CHML 900 Radio (June 28, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the latest with the Wagner Group and Putin’s response (audio: starts at 35:09 min mark)
- TVO (June 27, 2023): Alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan is among panelists to discuss Canadian identity: Is Canada Getting Lost in the Shuffle? (video)
- Globe & Mail (June 26, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: The Wagner mutiny shows Putin’s war isn’t just a tragedy for Ukraine – it’s a disaster for Russia; also published in Fizuras (Spanish)
- Various (June 24-28): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the Wagner Group mutiny: Morning Wave in Busan: video; CGTN America: video; CNA Asia First: video; CHML 900 Radio: audio; Channel News Asia: video; CHML 900 Radio: audio; 630 CHED AM: audio; CBC News: video
- Globe & Mail (June 23, 2023): Fellow Prof. Sali Tagliamonte comments on the history of language: The TikTok voice is female, youthful and unquestionably happy. That says a lot about the current moment
- Trending Now (June 22, 2023): Zelenskyy says Russia is planning to sabotage Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- CTV News (June 19, 2023): Trinity graduates twins Maryam and Nivaal Rehman reflect on their successes in activism and storytelling (video)
- Globe & Mail (June 19, 2023): Op-ed by The Rev. Dr. Christopher Brittain, Trinity’s Dean of the Faculty of Divinity and Margaret E. Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies: New Brunswick’s Policy 713 is not an attack on parents’ rights
- CTV News (June 18, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the meeting of the U.S. Secretary of State in China (video)
- New York Times (June 18, 2023: paywall): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda reviews a new story collection: Black Experience, Past and Present, Made Haunting and Surreal
- CTV News (June 17, 2023): Putin meets with African leaders (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the expectations from this visit
- CBC Radio – Ideas (June 16, 2023): When we kill history (audio): Trinity’s Prof. Cindy Ewing (Fellow & International Relations Program) is among panelists to discuss the growing culture war over history
- CHML Radio (June 15 & 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the Russian cargo plane in Canada and international law, and the latest in Russia’s invasion in Ukraine – clip 1 (audio) and clip 1 (audio)
- ABC Religion & Ethics (June 15, 2023): Op-ed by The Rev. Dr. Christopher Brittain, Trinity’s Dean of the Faculty of Divinity and Margaret E. Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies: “There’s no more time for hope”: Why promoting action in opposition to thought and deliberation can backfire
- Toronto Star (June 13, 2023: paywall): Fellow Prof. Deidre Baker writes about 7 new books to keep young readers edified and entertained
- CHML Radio (June 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus (audio: starts at 34:16 minute mark)
- Policy Magazine (June 11, 2023): Book review: Isaiah Berlin: A Life by alumnus Michael Ignatieff: Ignatieff Returns to the Great Intellectual Love of His Life: Big Ideas
- Globe & Mail (June 10, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Whither AI’s potential to create a bright and hopeful future?
- CHML Radio (June 9 & 8, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Russian’s reaction to the war in Ukraine (audio) and the state of Canada’s international affairs and diplomacy (audio)
- Busan English Broadcasting (June 6, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun on the latest developments on Ukraine-Russia War (audio)
- CHML Radio (June 7, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the destruction of the Khakova dam in Ukraine (audio: starts at the 22:48 minute mark)
- Anglican Journal (June 1, 2023): General Synod to meet for first time in COVID-19 era – The Rev. Christopher Brittain, Dean of Divinity, comments on meeting discussions on strategic planning, funding for Indigenous church
- Busan English Broadcasting (June 1, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the Turkish elections and the international impact (video)
May 2023
- Anglican News Service (May 30, 2023): Divinity alum French Chang-Him: Archbishop Emeritus of the Indian Ocean, French Kitchener Chang Him, has died aged 85; also Seychelles’ beloved Anglican Archbishop French Chang Him passes away (Seychelles News)
- Saltwire (May 30, 2023): Alum Michael Ignatieff named 23rd Symons Medal recipient
- CHML 900 Radio (May 29 & 30, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest on Russia’s attack in Ukraine: May 29, 2023: audio and May 30, 2023: audio
- Global News (May 28, 2023): Canada’s banks are guarding against bad loans. What this means for your money – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth explains
- Royal Gazette (May 27, 2023): Alum Nicholas Dill marks ten years as Bishop of Bermuda
- BNN News (May 26, 2023): Wealthsimple starts offering deposit protections of up to $300k – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth comments on Wealthsimple’s new insurance for clients
- CityNews (May 26, 2023): Along with Frederick Banting, Charles Best and John Macleod, alum James Collip receives a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame for their discovery of insulin (with video)
- Globe & Mail (May 26, 2023): U of T’s Acceleration Consortium is changing the way we do science – Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, director of the Acceleration Consortium, discusses the new initiative
- CHML Radio (May 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Putin’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.(audio: starts at 14:09 minute mark)
- 630 CHED (Edmonton) & QR 770 (Calgary) Radio (May 24, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides insights on the Wagner Group and Russia’s war in Ukraine (audio)
- China Daily (May 23, 2023): G7 summit becomes club for unloved leaders – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
- Globe & Mail (May 22, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by Honorary Fellow Prof. John Polanyi: We owe a debt to scientists who are willing to warn us
- Global News (May 22, 2023): How a private militia has grown to shape the war in Ukraine – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Globe & Mail (May 21, 2023): G7 takes a tough line on China even as it leaves room open for economic engagement – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
- CTV News Channel (May 20, 2023): Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Japan for G7 Summit (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham provides an analysis
- Various (May 19 to 20, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the G7 summit – (CTV News Channel) G7 Summit underway in Hiroshima (video), (Channel News Asia) ‘Great need’ for G7 leaders to show unity, says analyst (video), (CP24) Canada at G7 summit in Tokyo (video), (Channel News Asia) China is always the ‘elephant in the room’ at G7 (video)
- Various (May 18, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun of explains the impacts the G7 summit may have on the crisis in Ukraine – (Global News) As Ukraine war continues, can the G7 summit amp up pressure on Russia? and (Trending Now: Ukraine and China will dominate G7 Summit talks (video: starts at the 3:50 minute mark)
- Globe & Mail (May 18, 2023): Op-ed by alum Tina Park: Trudeau’s Seoul visit marks a growing coziness between Canada and South Korea (paywall)
- CHML Radio (May 15, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the G7 leaders’ meeting in Japan (audio: at 35:50 minute mark)
- CGTN (May 15, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Turkey’s presidential election (video)
- Canadian Press (May 15, 2023): Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit – Fellow Prof. John Kirton comments on the G7 summit in Japan
- Toronto Star (May 15, 2023): Trudeau in South Korea to talk global and energy security, youth mobility program – alum Tina Park weighs in
- CBC Radio (May 15, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Trudeau’s trip to South Korea and the G7 summit in Japan: CBC audio clip 1 and CBC audio clip 2
- Everything GP (May 15, 2023): Global, economic security top priorities as Trudeau heads to South Korea, G7 summit – Fellow Prof. John Kirton discusses the summit
- The Logic (May 12, 2023): Acceleration Consortium director Alán Aspuru-Guzik (Associate of the College) shares his vision for the future of AI research in Toronto following a recent $200-million federal investment (paywall)
- Globe & Mail (May 13, 2023): Book review by the Globe & Mail’s architecture critic Alex Bozikovic (alum of the College): Building an architecture of disability (paywall)
- Globe & Mail (May 5, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Reflections on a life of drinking (paywall)
- France 24 (May 10, 2023): G7 finance chiefs tackle crises from Ukraine to banking – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in
- Toronto Star (May 6, 2023): Alum Teresa Toten is featured in the new book On Class by the Star’s books editor: I went to the guidance office at school and dropped out. No one tried to dissuade me
- Globe & Mail (May 5, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Lautens: For the good of the country, we must pay graduate student researchers a living wage
- CBC News (May 4, 2023): N.B. move to monthly COVID-19 updates ‘wrong thing to do,’ says epidemiologist Prof. Colin Furness (alum and Associate of the College)
- CHML Radio (May 3, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in the war in Ukraine and the drone attack on the Kremlin (audio) and comments on the video of the drone attack on the Kremlin and political reactions (audio)
April 2023
- Toronto Star (Apr. 28, 2023): U of T’s Acceleration Consortium receives nearly $200M federal grant to automate research – Director of the Consortium is Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik discusses the research; also CP24 (video) and Global News
- CHML Radio (Apr. 26, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the meeting of the Chinese and Ukrainian presidents (audio)
- Global News (Apr. 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Kate Neville co-leads a carbon conversion and clean energy research initiative with a $24 million investment from the federal government: Clean energy group targets Hamilton for development of carbon conversion technologies
- CBC Radio (Apr. 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the escalating violence in Sudan and the Canadians trapped in the country: CBC (audio) and CBC (audio)
- CBC Radio (Apr. 22, 2023): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda talks about the value of exploring the Sistine Chapel with his students (audio)
- CTV News (Apr. 22, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest in Ukraine as the U.S. to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tanks (video)
- Toronto Observer (Apr. 20, 2023): Earth Month in Toronto: What’s being done for the environment? Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper explains
- Toronto Star (Apr. 19, 2023): Does Justin Trudeau need a way to ‘declassify’ election meddling secrets? His top aide is intrigued – Trinity’s International Relations Program Director Prof. Timothy Sayle weights in
- CHML Radio (Apr. 18, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Chinese-operated “police stations” in Canada (audio)
- CTV News Channel (Apr. 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham on the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Japan (video)
- Various (Apr. 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun comments on a recent G7 meeting in Japan: CTV News (video) and CP24 (video)
- CBC Radio: Writers and Company (Apr. 14, 2023): Alum Malcolm Gladwell on his Jamaican roots, growing up in rural Ontario and why ‘being first’ is overrated (with audio)
- CHML 900 Radio (Apr. 12, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Canada’s role in global affairs in light of recent international issues (audio)
- CBC Radio (Apr. 11, 2023): Epidemiologist alum and Associate Prof. Colin Furness says COVID-19 booster shots are still important (audio)
- Toronto Star (Apr. 11, 2023): Cherry blossom season is around the corner. Here’s the best time to see them and some less crowded Toronto locations – article features a photo of people enjoying the bloom of cherry blossoms at Trinity College
- CTV News Channel (Apr. 9, 2023): Chinese military drills around Taiwan (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the Taiwan-China tensions
- CBC Radio (Apr. 8, 2023): A new project – led by Fellow Prof. Alexandra Gillespie – is studying ancient books and the stories that books can tell – that aren’t in the words they contain (audio)
- Global News (Apr. 3, 2023): Renewed calls to make Toronto’s High Park car-free (with video) – Trinity’s Director of Sustainability Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper says Toronto should take after Central Park in New York City.
- CHCH TV Trending Now (Apr. 4, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses how Finland’s addition to NATO impacts Russia (video)
- CHML Radio (Apr. 3, 2023): Finland to join NATO (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the country’s role in NATO as Russia’s war rages on in Ukraine
- CBC News (Apr. 1, 2023): Alum & Associate Prof. Colin Furness is among experts to weigh in as N.B. changes COVID-19 PCR testing policy to require medical referrals
- CTV News (Apr. 1, 2023): Russia takes on UN Security Council Presidency – commentary by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun (video) and Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham (video)
March 2023
- CHCH TV Trending Now (Mar. 30, 2023): The Vatican has formally denounced the Doctrine of Discovery (video) – Associate Prof. Mairi Cowan explains
- Globe & Mail (Mar. 27, 2023): Making waves – Fellow Prof. Kate Neville writes about her academic focus on the politics of energy transitions and transformations
- Toronto Star (Mar. 27, 2023: paywall): Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman on the scientific advances that offer hope, and the big worries that keep them up at night: We know there will be another pandemic. Here’s what four leading Canadian scientists are doing about it
- Global News (Mar. 26, 2023): Ukraine says Belarus is a “nuclear hostage” to Russia (video: clip starts at 2:45 min mark) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides an analysis
- CTV News (Mar. 26, 2023): Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the dangers of Russia’s nuclear rhetoric
- BBC News (Mar. 23, 2023): Immigration fuels Canada’s largest population growth of over 1 million – Fellow Prof. Randall Hansen comments on immigration’s contribution to the growing population in Canada
- Fox News (Mar. 23, 2023): Biden, Trudeau set to meet in shadow of Chinese influence accusations – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- TVO The Agenda (Mar. 22, 2023): Will the Silicon Valley Bank collapse hurt Canada? (video) – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth discusses the impact on Canada’s banking system
- CHML Radio (Mar. 21, 2023) Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses China’s position in the war in Ukraine and the meeting between the leaders of China and Russia (audio: starts at the 2:20 minute mark)
- Various (Mar. 20, 2023): AI develops cancer treatment in 30 days, predicts survival rate: New York Post, KRON TV San Francisco (video) and KFBK radio Sacramento (audio) – Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik co-led the study that fast-tracked drug formulation
- Trending Now (Mar. 20, 2023): China’s Xi Jinping makes diplomatic trip to Moscow in message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses this visit
- Globe & Mail (Mar. 20, 2023: paywall): Credit Suisse wiping out holders of bail-in bonds – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth explains why this matters
- Newstalk 1010 (Mar. 20, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham explains what it means that the International Criminal Court has laid war crimes charges on Russian President Vladimir Putin (audio)
- CTV News (Mar. 19, 2023): Putin to host China’s Xi (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides insights on holding Russia accountable
- CTV News (Mar. 19, 2023): Xi to meet Putin in Russia (video) – Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the politics of the meeting
- CBC TV (Mar. 16, 2023): Poland answers call to send fighter jets to Ukraine (video: starts at 41:30 min mark) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses why the news from Poland is significant
- CHML Radio (Mar. 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the Black Sea drone incident (starts at the 24:30 minute mark)
- BNN Bloomberg (Mar. 15, 2023): What would happen if a Canadian bank failed? – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth discusses the Silicon Valley Bank collapse
- CBC News (Mar. 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman, Co-director of the Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence & Innovation in Infectious Diseases, explains its proactive approach: University of Windsor joins research group on tackling future pandemics
- NY Times (Mar. 14, 2023: paywall): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda reviews the novel Heart Sutra – Yan Lianke’s latest satire takes aim at religion in China
- CHML Radio (Mar. 14, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the significance of the Russian fighter jet collision with a U.S. drone (audio)
- CityNews (Mar. 14, 2023): Silicon Valley Bank collapse and fears something similar could happen in Canada – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth weighs in
- Global News (Mar. 13, 2023): Russians seeing minimal gains in Bakhmut (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Toronto Observer (Mar. 11, 2023): War, repetition and progress – alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan shares her thoughts on the war in Ukraine and more
- CP24 (Mar. 7, 2023): President of the European Commission visits Canada (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun offers expertise on global issues
- CTV News (Mar. 4, 2023) Chinese interference; Nord Stream Investigation (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun provides insights
- Globe & Mail (Mar. 3, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by alum Adrienne Clarkson: If Canada loses its citizenship ceremonies, we risk losing ourselves
- CTV News (Mar. 1, 2023) Ethics, Society & Law Program Instructor Kathleen Wynne discusses on Power Play the investigation of Chinese intervention in Canada’s 2021 election (video)
- Niagara Now (Mar. 1, 2023): The Monuments Men: Part 37: ‘Death due to service’: profile of alumnus William Archer (1883-1931)
February 2023
- Global News (Feb. 28, 2023): Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions – Director of the International Relations Program Prof. Timothy Sayle comments on the investigation of a COVID-19 lab leak hypothesis
- Globe & Mail ROB (Feb. 24, 2023): Alum Jennie Coleman is named among 50 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business
- Amsterdam News (Feb. 23, 2023): Black Civil War surgeons get recognition in Canada – article profiles alumnus Dr. Alexander Augusta and the recent Heritage Toronto plaque unveiling at Trinity
- Globe & Mail (Feb. 18, 2023): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Why are we so afraid of being displaced by machines? It’s only human nature
- Toronto Star (Feb. 16, 2023): ‘They can read your license plate from space’: A guide to everything that’s watching you from the sky – Trinity Instructor Dr. Arne Kislenko comments on spy balloons and other forms of surveillance technology
- America magazine (Feb. 16, 2023): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda‘s books Original Prin and Dante’s Indiana are reviewed: From paradise to inferno in a world of spectacle
- CHML Radio (Feb. 16, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the unidentified objects in North American air space (audio: starts at 35:45 min mark)
- Globe & Mail (Feb. 14, 2023): Canada’s leaders know the value of applied history. So why won’t they set it free? (paywall) – Op-ed co-authors include Prof. Timothy Sayle (International Relations Program Director) and alumni Dr. Susan Colbourn and Dr. Simon Miles
- Now Toronto (Feb. 10, 2023): Toronto unveils new plaques in honour of city’s first Black doctors – Trinity alumnus Dr. Alexander Augusta
- Various (Feb. 9, 2023): Trinity alumnus Dr. Alexander Augusta (Class of 1860) is honoured with a Heritage Toronto commemorative plaque: Plaques unveiled for Canada’s first Black doctors (Toronto Star), Honouring Toronto’s first black doctors (CityNews Toronto: video) and Pair of new Heritage Toronto plaques are celebrating the lives of Dr. Anderson Abbott and Dr. Alexander Augusta (CBC Toronto video: February 9 at 6 pm broadcast at 59:55 mark)
- Seattle Times (Feb. 8, 2023): Why U.S. odds are stacked against a promising new COVID drug – Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish weighs in; also New York Times (paywall)
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CHML Radio (Feb. 3, 2023): Fellow Prof.
Aurel Braun discusses the
suspected Chinese spy balloon seen flying over the U.S. (audio)
- CTV News (Feb. 2, 2023: video). Ethics, Society & Law Instructor Kathleen Wynne joins the Power Play Front Bench panel to discuss Canada’s crime data as a clear and honest indicator that bail systems is in need of (video) reform (video)
- Toronto Star (Feb. 1, 2023): Historian Margaret MacMillan (alum and former provost of the college) on the shift in global power (audio)
The Latest in Ukraine
- The Zoomer TV (Feb. 25, 2023): The War in Ukraine: One Year Later – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun is on a panel to discuss: how War in Ukraine ends on one-year anniversary (video); practical, military realities of victory for Ukraine (video); and Russia-China partnership and the threat of nuclear escalation (video)
- Calgary 107 FM (Feb. 24, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (audio)
- CBC The Current (Feb. 24, 2023): Alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan discusses the Russia-Ukraine war’s long-term geopolitics
- Trending Now (Feb. 24, 2023): 365 days into Russia’s invasion in Ukraine – what comes next? (video) – Associate Prof. Andres Kasekamp talks about this somber anniversary
- CBC Radio (Feb. 24, 2023): On the anniversary of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine (audio) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun is among guests on Ontario Today
- Global News (Feb. 23, 2023): One year into Russia’s war against Ukraine (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest on the conflict, including Russia’s apparent deepening ties with China
- CHML Radio (Feb. 22, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Russia’s change in its involvement in the New START treaty
- Toronto Star (Feb. 21, 2023): Right out of the KGB playbook: What to make of Putin suspending nuclear pact with U.S. – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- The Hill (Feb. 21, 2023): What Putin’s speech reveals about his plans in Ukraine – Associate Prof. Andres Kasekamp explains
- Trending Now (Feb. 20, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the importance of Biden’s visit to Ukraine ahead of the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion (video)
- CHML Radio (Feb. 20, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses the latest issues as the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine approaches (audio)
- Trending Now (Feb. 11, 2023): Moldova facing alleged pressure from Russia amidst war in Ukraine (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the complicated situation in Moldova
- CP24 (Feb. 9, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the significance of the audience with EU for Zelensky as the anniversary of the invasion approaches (video)
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CBC Radio (Feb. 3, 2023): Fellow Prof.
Aurel Braun discusses the
Russian offensive as the war anniversary nears (audio)
January 2023
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 31, 2023: paywall): ChatGPT prompting some professors to rethink how they grade students – alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda says the university takes the matter seriously but it’s still early days
- The Walrus (Jan. 30, 2023): Fellow Prof. Peter Loewen discusses with the current state of disinformation and journalism in this Editor’s Letter: The Fight for Good Journalism
- Episcopal News Service (Jan. 30, 2023): Alumna the Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French elected bishop of New Jersey
- Hamilton Spectator (Jan. 27, 2023): ‘Maybe the war could end sooner’: Hamilton’s Ukrainian community hopeful Canadian tanks will help end Russian war – Instructor Dr. Arne Kislenko weighs in
- Toronto Star (Jan. 26, 2023): Fellow Prof. Deirdre Baker writes on 5 new books for young readers, sure to entertain and educate
- CHML Radio (Jan. 26, 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Canada’s supplying four tanks to Ukraine (audio: 40 min mark)
- Catholic Register (Jan. 26, 2023): The good, the true and the beautiful… of horror – alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda discusses the popularity of horror movies
- Simcoe.com (Jan. 26, 2023): Alum (Arts & Science and Divnity) Louise Dightam is the new minister ordained at Prince of Peace Anglican Church in Wasaga Beach
- New York Times (Jan. 25, 2023: paywall): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell recalls the Diefenbunker: Inside a Nuclear War Bunker Built to Save Canada’s Leaders
- 630 CHED/ 770 CHQR Radio (Jan. 25, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talks about the latest developments to support Ukraine (audio: starts at 1:45 mark)
- CityNews (Jan. 25, 2023): A Canadian team used AI to make a cancer drug. Is this a game-changer? (with podcast) – Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik discusses his team’s new research
- CHML Radio (Jan. 24, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest on Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and Germany’s agreement for Poland and allies to send tanks to Ukraine (audio)
- iHeart Radio (Jan. 20, 2023): Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik discusses his lab discovering a potential new cancer drug — in less than a month — using AI (audio)
- Toronto Star (Jan. 19, 2023: paywall): Associate Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik discusses his research that demonstrates the “revolutionary” potential of AI in medical research: U of T researchers used AI to discover a potential new cancer drug — in less than a month
- Various (Jan. 19, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses the latest on Russia’s invasion on Ukraine CHML Radio (audio) and Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand’s PM (Trending Now: video-Instagram)
- Global News (Jan. 19,. 2023): The U.S. has hit its debt ceiling. How could Canada be impacted if a deal isn’t reached? – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth weighs in
- CTV News (Jan. 17, 2023): Plan to invest in private care (story starts at 19:22 mark) – Fellow and Director, Independent Studies & Comprehensive Paper and Instructor Leslie Boehm discusses how Canada can move to a healthier health care system
- Toronto Life (Jan .16, 2023). Q&A with Associate and alum Prof. Colin Furness on the myth of immunity debt and the real reason everyone’s getting sick
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 13, 2023: paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Emeriti Prof. Robert Bothwell and Prof. John English: Thanks to Canada’s broken access-to-information system, we have to look abroad to understand our own history
- CBC Metro Morning (Jan. 11, 2023): ‘The Last Eight Years Were the Hottest on Record’ (audio) – Fellow Prof. Steve Easterbrook explains the data
- CHML Radio (Jan. 10. 2023): Fellow Prof. Jack Cunningham discusses Canada’s fighter jet purchase (audio: starts at the 55 minute mark)
- Various (Jan. 10, 2023): Insights by Fellow Emeritus Prof. Robert Bothwell on: Biden defends his immigration policy as summit in Mexico wraps up (New York Times: paywall) and Biden to make first official visit to Canada in March (Globe and Mail: paywall)
- Trending Now (Jan. 7, 2023) Is there any end in sight to Russia’s war in Ukraine? (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- CHML Radio (Jan. 6, 2023): Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun discusses Concerns facing the Canadian military in 2023 – are they ready? (audio) and says Putin’s call for a cease-fire is largely lip service (audio)
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 4, 2023): Op-ed by alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda: Benedict was a believer, but he made a virtue of doubt
- CBC News (Jan. 4, 2023): Ontario cabinet minister calls Russia a ‘terrorist state’ – the comment is symbolically important, says Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun
- Global News (Jan. 2, 2023): Russia confirms troops killed in deadly Ukrainian airstrike (video) – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
- CTV News (Jan. 1, 2023): Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions for air travellers from China questioned by experts – Associate Prof. Colin Furness weighs in