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A wider shift is taking place in which the Quebec government is pushing responsibility for social infrastructure off itself and onto community...
Artificial intelligence is attracting attention for its potential to deepen our understanding of climate risks and inform our responses.
If we want to teach writing students to engage with AI chatbots ethically and responsibly, we need to first consider what we mean by “ethical.”
While Below may have some things wrong — giant squid probably aren’t vindictive, for example — a Newfoundland ocean sciences expert praises the...
Atlantic Canada’s experiences show that reducing international student numbers is not enough to judge whether a policy works. Its impacts on...
A compelling imitation, Aristotle argues, is delightful because we love to learn, and imitation teaches us. Is this why droves of people are going to...
When it comes to Canada’s progress on poverty alleviation, the 2026 federal Budget isn’t helping. It privileges corporate welfare over the needs...
When it comes to Canada’s progress on poverty alleviation, the 2026 federal Budget isn’t helping. It privileges corporate welfare over the needs...
Budget 2026 offers targeted relief to low-income households, but its biggest tax incentive rewards business investment in the hope of future growth.
For communities encountering silencing in the wake of forced famine or mass atrocity, the ongoing battles over Holodomor recognition and remembrance...
Albert Einstein declared time to be an illusion. Modern cosmologists disagree.
After a decade of rage politics, voters in very different countries seem to be reaching again for competence and something closer to normal.
Aging in place means more than asking older adults where they want to live. Communities and governments must provide supports as needs change.
For communities encountering silencing in the wake of forced famine or mass atrocity, the ongoing battles over Holodomor recognition and remembrance...
Canada’s manufacturing revival depends on skilled immigrant workers, yet tariff-related layoffs and policy gaps are pushing many out of the sector.
Post-referendum, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems focused on a united Canada and attempting to stop the NDP’s surge in popularity. But attempts...
How the ‘super’ El Niño could trigger a polycrisis: interconnected failures that neither the energy system nor the health-care system can prepare...
The ‘tears of womenfolk’ in Punjab became the biggest hurdle to military recruitment by December 1924, according to colonial officials.
Ending paywalls for Canadian research is a public win. But until funders cap commercial publishing fees, taxpayer money will keep fuelling publisher...
New research suggests Canadian opposition to the carbon tax was based on misinformation, partisan politics and serious misconceptions about how much...
Kant called Indigenous Peoples of the Americas ‘incapable of any culture.’ The source he cited tells a different story, questioning how we read...
There’s material in Cohen’s contemporary psalms for every human experience, including lament, complaint, joy, doubt, adoration and desperation.
The sociological concept of ‘risk positions’ helps explain why those who profit from risky technologies often aren’t the ones who bear its...
‘World models’ are an emerging technology that could help AI systems anticipate what might happen and use that to act. This is not the same as...
The Art Gallery of Ontario’s ‘Sunday Best’ gathers a century of Black style, from churches to ballrooms, and reveals dressing well as an ethic...
The recent Parti Québecois victory is more akin to detecting a faint pulse in a terminally ill patient than a spectacular jolt back to life.
Democrats and independents flooded the polls in the U.S. midterm elections, while Republicans stayed home or voted Democrat. A look at what happened...
Maintaining the immune system is about maintaining balance — not about supercharging its functions and abilities.
The link between between this transition and mental health is real but more complicated than the ‘meno-boom’ suggests.
While there is much to enjoy in the new ‘Sense and Sensibility’ film, a Jane Austen scholar finds some important elements of the novel are lost.
Democrats and independents flooded the polls in the U.S. midterm elections, while Republicans stayed home or voted Democrat. A look at what happened...
People who rely on EDs the most report the poorest care experiences, and often leave without their care completed, which creates a cycle of worsening...
Urban diversity losses may be stemmed by greener urban planning.
Intervening to interrupt acts of violence begins with noticing the event, interpreting it as an emergency where help is needed and assuming...
Urban diversity losses may be stemmed by greener urban planning.
Anti-bullying work overlooks racialized bullying, and racialized bullying requires a different response. Reacting to incidents isn’t enough.
Research shows that ‘sniffer dogs’ have a high rate of false alerts. They are also impacted by the unconscious racial biases of their handlers.
Allegations against Thomas Markle expose how the British media turned a father-daughter estrangement into a narrative in which the silence of Meghan,...
Beyond conducting one-on-one assessments for students, the expertise of school psychologists could be better used to support teachers’ professional...
New research estimates how climate change will influence the economic costs of Canadian wildfires.
New research suggests people whose views closely mirror those around them are less likely to vote than those whose views differ moderately.
No matter what you think of Wab Kinew’s call to end the Indian Act – bold, presumptuous, a distraction, an academic exercise – it’s an...
Fourteen modifiable risk factors that contribute to dementia have been identified. These can be mitigated by adopting healthier lifestyles.
A new study compares the songs of 367 bird species with song and speech from 52 human languages to reveal shared acoustic patterns.
Effective environmental policy requires early relationship-building, trust, shared goals, clear communication and long-term funding.
We may know accent bias, but how should we respond to it?
The current stall in negotiations follows the government’s indication that it wants greater control over negotiating issues such as staffing...
From the microscopic structure of particles and atoms, to the fate of black holes and the large-scale structure of the universe, the quantum...
A simple blood test to detect cancer before symptoms even appear: that’s the promise of liquid biopsy, a rapidly developing technology that could...
Granting anonymity to the Israeli intelligence and military insiders in the documentary film is ethically defensible, even though they describe taking...
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