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A person in a white coat and stethoscope writing, with a blister pack of medication in their other hand

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review

Joel Lexchin, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney; Alice Fabbri, University of Bath; Barbara Mintzes, University of Sydney, and Quinn Grundy, University of Toronto

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Why ‘vertical farming’ is not a fix for our food system

Richard Bloomfield, Western University; Evan Bowness, and Tony Weis, Western University

What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia’s coast says about our changing oceans

Isabella Morgante, University of British Columbia and William W. L. Cheung, University of British Columbia

Eight ways to feed ourselves if rogue AI destroys modern agriculture

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

A man leans on the side of a boat filled with fishing nets, on the ocean

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

Hamed Kazemzadeh, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A culturally diverse group of people using phones, sat on a bench in a row

A woman at a podium in glasses and a burgundy and pink scarf gazes to the side.

Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize: Where the ancient world meets postmodern literature

Christophe Premat, Stockholm University

Canadian Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature – how she discovered new possibilities within language

Laura Jansen, University of Bristol

Anne Carson and the covers of three of her books

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize: How Canadian writers land on the international stage

Christophe Premat, Stockholm University

A woman at a podium in front of many photographers in a brightly lit room under a chandelier.

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We need stronger sexual health education — the Cornell 7 case shows why

Shannon D. M. Moore, University of Manitoba and Jennifer Watt, University of Manitoba

A crowd of students hold up protest signs. One reads 'alcohol is not consent.'

The Cornell 7 case proves we’re still trapped in a rape culture déjà vu

Meredith Ralston, Mount Saint Vincent University

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How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion

Aisha Ahmad, University of Toronto and Jeremy Wildeman, Carleton University; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, too

Steven Nuss, Simon Fraser University; Clifton van der Linden, McMaster University, and Mark Pickup

A slender man with short grey hair points ahead of him as a rotund man with yellowish-white hair follows behind him.

Playful satire or weaponized play? Why White House video games are so problematic

Scott DeJong, Concordia University

A man sits with headphones on playing a game on a laptop.

A selection of tampons and pads on a shelf

Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available

Kamilla Bonnesen, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Olivia Cooke, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Tracy Vaillancourt, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

An iced coffee won’t predict job performance — but it might reveal hiring bias

Eddy Ng, Queen's University, Ontario

The ‘dream job’ myth: Why a fulfilling career does not have to define your life

Valerie Onyia Babatope, MacEwan University

A young woman typing at a computer, with a pensive look on her face

Canada recruits internationally educated health professionals. Credential recognition is only part of the challenge

Sheri Adekola, University of Guelph

(A Black doctor in scrubs with a stethoscope looking at a clipboard with other health-care professionals out of focus in background)

Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses

Robert Britton, Simon Fraser University and Matthew Anketell, Simon Fraser University

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Rising seas threaten the world’s migratory shorebirds

Jennifer M.T. Magel, University of British Columbia and Tara Martin, University of British Columbia

What a Chinese pollution crackdown can teach Canada about carbon pricing

Longzhou Wang, University of Alberta

Smoke billows from a factory against a greyish pink sky

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes

Rahim Barzegar, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT); Ehsan Raei, and Jan Franklin Adamowski, McGill University

Waves crash against the shore of a flooded beach

Protecting endangered species must include supporting habitats and nearby human settlements

Rassim Khelifa, Concordia University

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Remittances can help African countries adapt to climate change

Zack Ahmed, Balsillie School of International Affairs

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A crowd of humans, facing the camera, with a city street behind.

Scientists predicted ‘Friday 13 November 2026’ will be ‘doomsday.’ Should you be worried?

Alan MacEachern, Western University

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent-child connections

Gizem Keskin, University of Calgary; Penny Pexman, Western University, and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary

A father on his cellphone while a child plays with a toys on a carpet.

Why some Ukrainian refugees struggle to rebuild their careers after arriving in Canada

Nita Chhinzer, University of Guelph

A person holding a resume, sitting in front of two people

Canada promised a new citizenship guide that better addresses reconciliation a decade ago. It still hasn’t arrived

Lisa Ruth Brunner, University of British Columbia

A young girl holds a small flag in one hand as she applauds; an older woman stands beside her.

An advertisement of two men facing each other, with the words 'Okay trade' between them

Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?

Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University

Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion

Vahid Hosseini, Simon Fraser University and Seyed Ali Azimi, Simon Fraser University

Attacks on cultural heritage are unfolding with authoritarian politics in the U.S. and beyond

Evan Freeman, Simon Fraser University

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Three women standing at a podium with one in the center leading and speaking at a press conference.

Does Jordan’s Principle need reform, or just reliable funding?

Mikaela Kassar, McGill University and Phoebe Friesen, McGill University

The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Pauline Wakeham, Western University

a large group stands outside, many wearing orange and carrying signs. One carries the Mohawk warrior flag

Canada’s Indigenous health obligations can’t be separated from rights and reconciliation

Jamaica Cass, York University, Canada; Queen's University, Ontario

A person in an orange shirt smudging with Elders.

Why universities must tread carefully when validating Onkwehón:we identity

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

People in canoes with paddles lifted seen floating in water through the beams of a dock.

How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leaders

Amy Swiffen, Concordia University; Keith Cherry, University of Victoria, and Kris Millett, Mount Saint Vincent University

A group of people burn a document in an outdoor fire

Students' hands holding pencils and pens at desks writing an assigment.

Standardized tests needed to boost student achievement? Saskatchewan begs to differ

Marc Spooner, University of Regina

A Canadian flag and an American flag flying in the wind

The cycle of hate: How Canada and the U.S. entered a cycle of hostility and how they can break it

Victoria Esses, Western University; Allison Harell, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Hazel Rose Markus, Stanford University, and Prerna Singh, Brown University

Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do

Jean Poitras, HEC Montréal

Alien life? Why the possibility of exoplanet LHS 1140b emitting helium gas is so exciting

Jon Willis, University of Victoria

A large planet that looks like an orange fiery ball with a yellow rim, and a small planet in front.

How NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way

Samantha Lambier, Western University

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Two women sitting on the floor and crying as they hug each other at a remembrance site.

Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the alarming numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t done

Carson Phillips, Gratz College and Regan Lipes, MacEwan University

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Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them

Lilach Marom, Simon Fraser University

Should you cut off your friend? How to tell when a friendship needs repair, change or an ending

Gio Dolcecore, Mount Royal University

A young woman rests her head against her hand, looking distressed

From Fear Factor to Beast Games: Why watching people suffer for money still makes compelling TV

Tiara Sukhan, Western University

People in blue jumpsuits stand on platforms as they watch a countdown

How routines, rituals and rites of passage are foundations of an inclusive classroom

Cornelia Schneider, Mount Saint Vincent University

Children sitting in a circle, all making a hand pattern.

The invisible performance of ‘masking’ ADHD symptoms is exhausting

Grace Iarocci, Simon Fraser University

A distressed-looking man looks away while a woman in the background is sitting on a bed looking in the other direction.

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Science that makes you laugh? Canadian engineers win Ig Nobel Technology Prize for 3D ‘necroprinting’ with mosquitoes

Changhong Cao, McGill University and Justin Puma, McGill University

An white adult spiny water flea with a long tail

One of Canada’s worst invasive species may have arrived naturally

Andrew J Tanentzap, Trent University; University of Cambridge and Danai Kontou, University of Leeds

A long shot of a refugee camp where people are seen walking along a dusty road.

The ICJ prepares a landmark ruling on the Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

San Beauchemin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows

Argel Aguilar Valles, Carleton University

Three dried mushrooms with yellowish heads and grey stems.

What the U.S. Supreme Court’s pesticide ruling means for gardeners and farm workers

Bill Jeffery, Carleton University

Containers of Roundup sit on a store shelf

Snack names influence how filling we imagine they will be — new research

David Sidhu, Carleton University; Johanna Peetz, Carleton University, and Rachel Burns, Carleton University

Fresh snack counter in a store, with Grab and Go written above

two aged white men with greying hair sit in a gaudy room with gold finishes. they sit on gold coloured chairs leaning toward each other. a toy-like miniature of a passenger plane is on the table in front of them.

Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasion

Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba

4 steps Canada must take to get its own act together before an EU associate membership

Stéphane Dion, Université de Montréal

Emmanuel Macron holds Mark Carney’s hand on the airport tarmac.

Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Paco Milhiet, Institut catholique de Paris (ICP)

A man with short grey hair and a man with short dark hair clasp hands standing front of the Canadian and French flags on a sunny day.

What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved

Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

A slender man with short grey hair speaks at a lectern in front of the EU flag.

How Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’

Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia

A smiling man with short grey hair stands next to a woman with blonde hair. a canadian and EU flag are behind them

Older white man in a suit speaks from behind a podium with 'Canada Investment Summit' written across the front

Canada’s $1-trillion investment push promises growth — but raises questions about who benefits

Paul Calluzzo, Queen's University, Ontario; Dan Cohen, Queen's University, Ontario, and Evan Jo, Queen's University, Ontario

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Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change

H. Damon Matthews, Concordia University

A man speaks from a podium next to red flags. A NATO banner is behind him.

From east to west: Why Turkey is playing both sides

Spyros A. Sofos, Simon Fraser University

Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture

Gerard Di Trolio, McMaster University

People walk back and forth carrying signs that say 'Teamsters Rail'

Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes

Larry Savage, Brock University

A line of people holding protest signs walks past the entrance to an airport

Two figures on a stage in polka dot tall head coverings, one wearing a large fake nose, hold a record album.

Does fandom for the rock duo ‘Angine de Poitrine’ signal a prog rock renaissance?

Alexander Carpenter, University of Alberta

A woman sitting on a sofa rubbing her lower leg

Leg pain can warn of a serious condition: Why peripheral artery disease (PAD) needs more attention

Matthew Ades, McGill University; Anthony Sandre, McMaster University, and Sonia S Anand, McMaster University

Half of new parents have unwanted, intrusive thoughts of harming their infants. Research suggests most aren’t dangerous.

Nichole Fairbrother, University of British Columbia and Christine Ou, University of Victoria

Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can’t solve everything

Nick Turner, University of Calgary; Duygu Biricik Gulseren, York University, Canada, and Fırat K Sayın, Saint Mary’s University

A person sitting in an ergonomic chair, facing away from the camera toward a computer screen

Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?

Saskia Sivananthan, McGill University; Alexandra Whate, University of Waterloo, and Larry Chambers, McMaster University

A woman in a white coat shakes hands with another woman seated beside an older man

Making mental health chatbots more culturally sensitive won’t necessarily make them safer

Maya Low, McGill University

A woman in a green shirt resting her head on her hand as she looks at a laptop screen

A still from a TV show showing two hockey players during a face-off

How Heated Rivalry, Off Campus and Shoresy are challenging hockey’s old ideas

Clementine Oberst, McMaster University

A bright sun in the sky over a teepee and students in orange shirts are standing next to it.

5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom

Lindsay Gibson, University of British Columbia and James Miles, University of Alberta

The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are

Olabisi Oyelana, MacEwan University

Mawachihitotaak: For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories

Yvonne Poitras Pratt, University of Calgary; Madelaine McCracken, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Melanie Griffith Brice, University of Calgary

Family of people wearing early 20th century clothing like vests, overalls and long skirts stands in front of a cabin.

How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home

Ozlem Cankaya, MacEwan University

Adult and child hands seen atop a wooden game with the child's hands resting on round objects in a round hole.

A road lies between a forest and a soy field

Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge

Lucas Barros da Rosa, University of British Columbia

How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia

Rosie Simms, University of Victoria; Deana Machin, University of Victoria, and Oliver Brandes, University of Victoria

B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue

Tandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba; Amy Graham, University of Manitoba, and McKenzie Duguay, University of Manitoba

a wolf pack walking through a snowy wooded area

Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster

Sara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College

Buddhist monks sit on red tarps in a muddy expanse conducting death rituals

Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

Nicola S. Smith, Concordia University and William W. L. Cheung, University of British Columbia

OpenAI may have solved the Navier-Stokes equation — but mathematics is more than $1 million trophy hunts

Jason Bramburger, Concordia University

A human hand writes math equations in chalk on a classroom chalkboard.

How advertising turns our insecurities into profit — and how you can resist the manipulation

Mathieu Lajante, Toronto Metropolitan University

A young woman looks at a callphone while sitting on a couch

Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get

Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Hanken School of Economics; Broderick Turner, Virginia Tech; Erick M. Mas, University of South Florida, and Zeynep Arsel, Concordia University

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Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being

Lia M Daniels, University of Alberta

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Immunity & Society

A metal gate with signs reading 'STOP' 'No entry Strict bio-security in effect' and 'No trespassing Bio-security in effect' on the rail

How does a bird virus infect a person? Surprising findings from B.C.’s human case of H5N1 avian flu

John Ni, University of British Columbia and Sriram Subramaniam, University of British Columbia

A woman sitting on a sofa looking at a phone screen with a puzzled expression

Vaccine mis- and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

Kari Pahlman, University of Sydney and Diego S. Silva, University of Sydney

a red capsule split open to reveal a strand of DNA separating into two single strands, against a background of blue capsules

How nanomedicine gets inside your cells and treats you from the inside out

Suiyang Liao, University of British Columbia

How Canada’s vaccine infrastructure helped guard against infectious disease during the FIFA World Cup

Rose Weeks, Johns Hopkins University

A crowd of people, many wearing red and white and some waving Canada flags.

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Muhammad Haaris Tiwana, Simon Fraser University and Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University

A smiling man with a bandage on his upper arm that reads 'Fight flu'

Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

Julianne Piper, Simon Fraser University; Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser University, and Miranda Nonis, Simon Fraser University

People on a tarmac wearing protective suite, some orange and some white. A person in orange is spraying a person in white while another person in white waits beside an orange-suited person with a clipboard.

Why postal codes shouldn’t determine RSV protection in Canada

Sophie Webb, Simon Fraser University and Cora Constantinescu, University of Calgary

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How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage

Anthony Wong, University of British Columbia

From COVID to cancer: Why Canada’s RNA vaccine leadership matters more than ever

Anna Blakney, University of British Columbia and Pieter Cullis, University of British Columbia

More dialogue, less debate: At an ‘Ethics Bowl,’ students learn to handle tough conversations

Rackeb Tesfaye, Simon Fraser University and Nicolas Fillion, Simon Fraser University

A young man speaks into a microphone and two other young men are listening.

Why Canada’s next big infrastructure investment should be in biomanufacturing

Megan Levings, University of British Columbia and Robert A. Holt, Simon Fraser University

A dose of a vaccine sits beside a needle

The Grey Revolution

Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths

Sébastien Lord, Université de Montréal

The midlife clock is ticking: How we understand ‘time left’ can help us use it well

Gail Low, MacEwan University; Alexandra A. Deac, University of East London; Anila Naz AliSher, and Gloria Gutman, Simon Fraser University

A yellow balloon reading LIFE in a clear blue sky

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Rémi Lamontagne-Caron, Université Laval

Drawing of a human head with a labyrinth-like brain

Move over, longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing

Stuart Phillips, McMaster University

Two women doing stretching exercises outdoors

A woman with grey hair in a blue striped shirt protesting climate change holding a sign reading 'Don't fuel the fire'

Older adults are at risk in heat waves, but it’s not just age: How public systems and policies are failing them

Stephanie Hatzifilalithis, University of Toronto

Canada is getting old — and that’s our biggest advantage for 2067

Parminder Raina, McMaster University

Five older adults smiling in an outdoor setting

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions

Langis Michaud, Université de Montréal

How older racialized immigrants are lost in translation in Canadian cities

Shaila Jamal, University of Toronto

A group of people packed into a subway car with an older woman looking back.

Dementia care: Re-envisioning the role of music

(Reva) Laurel Young, Concordia University

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In case you missed it

Students wrapped in Pride flags standing outdoors.

Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden

Teresa Anne Fowler, University of Calgary

A Cree psychotherapist reflects on relationship, belonging and the illusion of a fixed self

Louis Busch, University of Toronto

Two men look out at a body of water while they have a conversation.

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

J. Thomas Beatty, University of British Columbia and Andrew S. Lang, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Daydreams, mind-wandering and rumination: What you think about can affect your feelings and mood

Julia Kam, University of Calgary; Caitlin Mills, University of Minnesota, and Jessica Andrews-Hanna, University of Arizona

A woman holding a white mug looking past a curtain

Canada’s fast delivery comes at a cost for migrant truck drivers

Émile Baril, Concordia University and Juliana Tinoco Sampedro, Concordia University

A sikh man in a turban in the cab of a truck

Cyber attacks? Bioterrorism? To ‘Pace the Frontier’ of AI effectively, we must improve our anticipatory thinking

Simon Blanchette, McGill University and Emmanuelle Vaast, McGill University

A man walks between humanoid robots with a billboard advertising AI behind.

AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts

Brian Fauteux, University of Alberta; Andrew deWaard, University of California, San Diego, and Brianne Selman, University of Winnipeg

A banner says 'SOCAN 100' and to the right a woman stands on a stage.

Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage

John R. Heckman, Brock University

A man walks through a harvested corn field with a rifle slung over this back and a destroyed drone hanging from his hand, as the field burns to his right

How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate students

Negar Valizadeh, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Three young people standing together indoors.

The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up

Adam Muller, University of Manitoba

Why the Iranian diaspora is so bitterly divided — in Canada and abroad

Jean-François Ratelle, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Parsa Makvandi, Queen's University, Ontario

People raise the middle finger at other protesters as police stand watch. Iranian, Israeli and American flags are visible.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada advanced the interests of both countries

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

Two white men, one middle-aged and one older with grey hair, stand in front of a Canadian flag and a Ukrainian one

A cardboard cutout of Donald Trump in an orange prison jumpsuit that reads 'liar'

Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them

Sarah Burton, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Michael Karanicolas, Dalhousie University; Institute for Humane Studies

Caught between culture and commerce: Canada’s high-stakes trade clash with the United States

Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, McMaster University

A man with short grey hair speaks at a podium as a man and woman stand beside him listening.

Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria, and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

A street sign that reads Trump Avenue with a house in the background.

Canadians distrust government-funded local news, but it might be the industry’s best bad option

Chris Arsenault, Western University

Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims

Emma Kondrup, McGill University; Anne Imouza; Catherine Régis, Université de Montréal, and Reihaneh Rabbany, McGill University

An image of a woman in a bra against a black background that has been manipulated.

How chronic absenteeism shifted in Canadian kindergarten after COVID-19

Caroline Reid-Westoby, McMaster University and Magdalena Janus, University of British Columbia

The backs of children holding adults' hands seen walking along a sidewalk under a leafy tree.

Canada’s new strategy won’t solve food insecurity or the health issues it creates

Karen Tang, University of Calgary; Lynn McIntyre, University of Calgary, and Sandra Berzins, University of Calgary

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a podium flanked by people, with a display of fresh produce behind him

Planting trees in the wrong places is not a climate solution

Joy Kehinde Adebisi, Western University

a lone tree in a grassland area illuminated by dawn sunlight

A chlid has their feet on the table while looking at a laptop and a parent is pointing at the feet.

Has gentle parenting gone too far?

Jean Clinton, McMaster University

Islamic economics has questioned endless growth for centuries. What can it teach us today?

Junaid B. Jahangir, MacEwan University

The sun sets behind the minaret of a mosque

He’s been in Canada for 27 years. Now a former refugee faces deportation over trips back home

Marika Jeziorek, Balsillie School of International Affairs

A departure sign on a road heading to Toronto's airport

Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys

Li-elle Rapaport, University of Manitoba

A woman looking pensive, sitting on a white sofa hugging her knees to her chest.

An invisible AI watermark is coming to your messages. Your relationships may pay the price

Med Kharbach, Mount Saint Vincent University and Johanathan Woodworth, Mount Saint Vincent University

Woman sits at an office desk typing on a laptop.

Children walk along a shore littered with waste.

How western consumption becomes the Global South’s environmental nightmare

Rachida Bouhid, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps

Sébastien Caquard, Concordia University

a map showing mercator's enlarged countries overlapped with smaller projections depicting their true size

Picking up garbage less often could help Canadians recycle more

Jonathan Wilansky, Concordia University

A blurred image of a person walks by recycling, organic waste and garbage bins

Streaming now: Kashmiri film ‘Saffron Kingdom’ offers a rare insider perspective

Shambhavi Siddhi, Western University

A brown woman will her hair pulled back looks into the mirror as she changes her earring.

From drought to floods in North Africa: What could the super El Niño do next?

Hossein Bonakdari, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Palm trees are reflected in a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert

A woman and a man in lab coats examine a piece of technology

We designed a new way to build miniature fluidic devices to enable personalized cancer treatment

Sara Hassanpour Tamrin, University of Calgary and Arindom Sen, University of Calgary

A woman wearing sensing equipment running on a treadmill

A big assumption has kept women out of health and fitness studies for years. What if it’s wrong?

Maureen MacDonald, McMaster University

a large white banner reading: 1.5 degrees Celsius under threat: time to act!

Yes, passing 1.5 C of global warming is cause for alarm, but not despair

Eric Galbraith, ICREA; McGill University

51st state of mind: As Alberta votes on independence, will Trump back separation?

Donald Barry, University of Calgary

Ontario’s cash bail requirements face a legal wall and are based on flawed logic

Carolyn Yule, University of Guelph and Kaitlin Humer, University of Guelph

A blurred figure walks past a stone building with the carved words Court House.

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Rémi Lamontagne-Caron, Université Laval

How high-quality friendship supports teen well-being

Ryan J. Persram, Toronto Metropolitan University

Three teen girls walk and talk and one has her eyes closed.

A woman in aviator sunglasses with a discerning look on her face in front of a sign that says ERA YES.

How Gloria Steinem shaped — and sometimes over-shadowed — global feminism

Rebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary

A woman standing is speaking to the other participants in a meeting—men and women—some of whom are seated at a conference table, while others are standing next to her

Women on corporate boards: More prestige means less power

Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University and Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University

a garden filled with different types of plants and flowers in front of a building.

How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding

Jennifer Drake, Carleton University and Ali Zoghi, Carleton University

Canada’s National Housing Strategy is failing Indigenous women and children

Katrina Milaney, University of Calgary

A bird's-eye view of a neighborhoud filled with houses.

Qualified but overlooked: How bias keeps Indigenous job seekers from getting hired

Andrew Stevens, University of Regina and Catherine E. Connelly, McMaster University

Clear-cut logging is making floods worse. But it’s not just about how many trees are cut

Kyle Bishop, University of British Columbia and Younes Alila, University of British Columbia

the trunk of a cut tree on its side...a logged mountainside can be seen in the background

Legs of people who are sitting in a circle in a shaded room.

The listening gap is real — how AI might help teachers bridge it

Crystena A. H. Parker-Shandal, University of Waterloo

Are schools ready for racialized and immigrant students? 4 factors shaping the classroom experience

Amina Yousaf, University of Guelph-Humber

An Asian child in a classroom writing in a notebook with a pencil and behind her is a teacher in blurred focus with a student.

Dispelling 6 myths about back-to-school readiness

Conor Barker, Mount Saint Vincent University

The private school market serving international secondary students in Ontario has grown

Olivia Johnston, Edith Cowan University; Laura Perry, Murdoch University; Roopa Desai Trilokekar, York University, Canada, and Sue Winton, York University, Canada

A silhouetted person in front of windows pulling a travel bag.

Why parent-child playful interactions mean so much more than fun and games

Ana Karen Espinosa Becerra, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Jean-François Bureau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A father cradles his child who is leaning back and laughing.

A rotund man in a white polo shirt in the back of a black SUV. An American flag hangs from a tree overhead.

Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world — should respond

Eric Cadesky, University of British Columbia

Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasure

Nicole Rosen, University of Manitoba

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Trump’s Lake Ontario bluster: Why treating his sovereignty threats as a joke is dangerous

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