For more than a year, viral immunologist Byram Bridle has faced backlash—as well as support—from the scientific community at large and from his colleagues at the University of Guelph for expressing his concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. Bridle alleged in a lawsuit announced Dec. 22 that some of his colleagues took their disapproval to the…

The University of Toronto is revoking its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other related policies after a human rights complaint was filed against the school. Effective May 1, the following measures will be paused: the requirement to complete a health screening prior to entering university premises, the requirement to be fully vaccinated for in-person activities on university…

A popular insecticide used on farms across Canada has been shown to have dire effects on ground-nesting bees, according to new research from the University of Guelph. Female hoary squash bees, workhorse pollinators on pumpkin and squash farms, dug 85 percent fewer nests when exposed to crops treated with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid, the research…