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Less frequent mowing and pesticide use can create environments that are more welcoming for pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Elbows up might work for hockey, but we desperately need to retain and expand our capacity to be an independent, democratic nation, and for this,...
AI can save physicians time, but time saved is not the same as burnout prevented. The fix is organizational.
Drinking is partly a brain-regulated behaviour: the brain detects changes in the body’s fluid balance, generates thirst and helps translate that...
Orbital data centre proposals involve thousands of satellites, each one twice the size of the International Space Station.
The problem isn’t just that women at the gym were called ‘whores’ recently by a comic, it’s also that ‘whore’ still works as an insult.
Youth described wanting a politicized form of climate education rooted in emotion and relationality. They also want conversations in their immediate...
Assessing the legitimacy of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts should include the values at stake, reasonable trade-offs, and what governments...
Automatic accounts can help close savings gaps, but Canada risks taking back education funds from the low-income young adults who may need them most.
Adapting to a changing climate will require greater co-operation and co-ordination across various orders of government.
Following their resouding referendum loss, Alberta separatists must now choose between fighting within the UCP or through new parties.
It’s important to be aware of the need to discuss disappointing results honestly and constructively without making it personal or turning it into a...
Protection must also mean building the conditions young people need like stable relationships with adults who stay and real involvement in decisions...
The response to a mass-casualty event does not play out in an otherwise empty health-care system. It competes with everyday care for staff, beds,...
The Alberta and Québec independence referendums, motivated by vastly different concerns, are nonetheless creating uncertainties for both provinces.
Canada’s new Responsible Data Centre Development Principles fail to address computer hardware alongside water and electricity usage.
Sex toys can help people whose sex lives have been changed by illness, disease or disability, move past traditional sex scripts.
While technology may set the boundaries of warfare, human choices ultimately determine how effective the technology is.
Little evidence exists to support the argument that reducing the length of teacher education will increase teacher recruitment.
Many of the excess nutrients causing algal blooms in Lake Erie come from nearby farms, and the challenge is keeping them out of waterways.
A University of Alberta political science expert weighs in on the province’s ]eferendum.
When wild animals are illegally imported to Canada, the law is clear about what happens to perpretrators. It fails to address how they are cared for...
To figure out what AI may be understood as replacing, we need to examine intelligence as a historical and dangerous idea — rather than as a...
The question is not whether Canada builds more data centres, but what it asks of them before they draw on public systems and local landscapes.
A University of Alberta political science expert weighs in on the province’s ]eferendum.
The Alberta and Québec independence referendums, motivated by vastly different concerns, will nonetheless create uncertainties for both provinces.
Disabled job seekers bring valuable skills to work. Here’s how to recognize those strengths, assess employers and advocate for accessible workplaces.
As we are bombarded with apocalyptic headlines about the future of artificial intelligence, the writer, farmer and environmentalist Wendell Berry can...
A University of Alberta political science expert weighs in on the province’s ]eferendum.
As climate change and human disturbance accelerate, delays in implementing protections can have irreversible consequences for wildlife.
Support after a pregnancy or infant loss varies widely. Without better evidence, policy reforms may fall short of the needs of Canadian families.
A national, open-source operating system could help reduce Canada’s dependence on the U.S. while improving security and saving a surprising amount...
Botanists and ecologists have noticed changes in the northern Appalachian Mountains. More trees and small shrubs are growing in the alpine zones. Will...
As Ottawa seeks billions in international investment in advanced technology, bias cannot be a moral footnote.
Technology that predicts when someone might experience intimate partner violence can undermine a survivor’s control over whether, when and how they...
Teens use AI every day to help them learn, but new data shows they are falling years behind. Governments cannot afford to wait to regulate AI.
Ontario’s alcohol market overhaul has cut LCBO earnings, while a ban on selling U.S. liquor has left taxpayers paying millions to store unsold stock.
Orbital space management organizations could help ensure that future generations live with stars above their heads, rather than constellations of...
David Eby has gambled his government in a bid to capitalize on the right’s infighting. Instead, he may have united his opponents behind the...
Why have cities had so little success in reducing rat numbers? It’s usually because they’re failing to address the larger social services issues...
Canada should restrict sexualized gambling ads the way it restricts alcohol ads that promise social success.
A scan of publicly documented AI initiatives at research-intensive universities suggests universities may need to invest more in teaching.
As autumn brings shorter days and new routines, creative activities can support well-being, connection and curiosity in families, schools and...
Given names have shifted from inherited collective identity to personal expression.
Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates a writer whose work returns to antiquity as an unfinished reservoir of images, voices and fragments...
The medical community and governments can no longer ignore the consequences of the promotion of medicines on prescribing.
While this sighting is unusual and exciting, it also serves as a reminder that our oceans are rapidly changing and we need to adapt to these changes.
AI can improve access to settlement services in Canada, but human expertise must remain central to complex, legal and sensitive newcomer needs.
Growing plants indoors means replacing free sunlight with expensive, energy-intensive systems.
The Cornell case illustrates several aspects of rape culture that still prevail.
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