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A resilient food system requires connecting affordability, trade, food safety, biosecurity, regional infrastructure and preparedness before the next...
There’s a widening divide between two Canadas: one marked by working-class misery and homelessness; the other by the unprecedented prosperity of the...
When parents stop a medication they need or interrupt breastfeeding earlier than intended, the impact affects both mother and child. We need better...
High temperatures raise the risk of everyday workplace injuries, yet Canada still has no common standard to protect workers from extreme heat.
Researchers found that neighbourhoods with more children, older adults and racialized people were usually further away from bike infrastructure.
As AI climbs on the shoulders of many mathematicians before it, humans are also able to reach further due to advances by AI.
A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track...
Grassroots activists and marginalized communities are ‘flipping the script’ on surveillance by watching, documenting and gathering information...
Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.
Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the...
Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.
Shooters are becoming freelance contractors. Their target’s ideology is entirely irrelevant to them and their involvement is purely transactional.
Violence toward animals and people often occur together. Understanding these connections can improve safety and outcomes for both.
Acting students uncovered hidden elements in a musical score, while bringing a new Canadian musical to life on stage and in a live cast album...
Provincial alcohol bans have drawn presidential notice. Ontario and Québec should now sell their U.S. inventories as a goodwill gesture while...
The one-sidedness of human-AI relationships is a problem. There’s a lot we can receive from an AI companion; there is less we can give.
A new report shows Canada’s $10-a-day child care has generated real returns, but unlocking more benefits depends partly on bolstering the child-care...
While such commentary can be described as semi-serious soccer banter, it speaks to the broader religious shifts taking place in Latin America.
Québec’s Bill 9 demands the public sphere be free of visible religion, even when expressions of religion take are obligations its adherents cannot...
Seismic lines fragment forests and alter their ability to act as habitats and provide climate change mitigation benefits.
Public safety workers face rising rates of psychological injury and suicide. Research suggests employers are focusing on the wrong solutions.
A speedy response to wildfires is essential when a fire is moving fast, but speed becomes a hollow metric when First Nations aren’t involved in...
Eighty-five per cent of teens have seen gore online, but only seven per cent searched for it. Current content moderation and safety features aren’t...
If political agendas hijack the global HIV/AIDs response, it will devastate the 40 million people living with the disease worldwide, especially the...
Using government developed criteria for marketing to kids, none of the child-targeted cereals examined would be permitted to be advertised to...
Researchers found that some bodies of water have become highly acidic within only a few years.
Reform needs to address liscencing regulation, curriculum frameworks, standards of practice for early childhood educators and post-secondary...
The language of burnout turns up in agricultural records from more than 200 years ago, long before the term entered popular use.
Using government developed criteria for marketing to kids, none of the child-targeted cereals examined would be permitted to be advertised to...
Two overturned World Cup goals, in Argentina-Egypt and Norway-England, show that replay can reveal a foul, but only a referee can decide how far back...
Pedestrianized spaces can help support local businesses, give public spaces back to people and retrieve them from cars.
When runners ‘hit the wall,’ they experience sudden debilitating fatigue, difficulty keeping pace, and often, a shift away from their goal pace...
Toronto was both where Hemingway deepened his journalism and where he began honing the literary techniques that would shape his fiction.
The AI industry is dominated by young, male tech workers. It runs the risk of developing apps and tools that reproduce these gender and age-biases.
As climate-related hazards become more frequent and severe, protecting our health will require moving beyond warnings toward prevention.
New research shows that corporate concentration, the agricultural treadmill and export-driven policy have turned farm expansion into a survival...
Researchers are working to engineer bacteria that can kill cancerous tumours while reducing harm to healthy cells and tissue.
Research from Ghana, Mozambique and the United States sheds light on what a safe, healthy and nurturing environment looks like for children to grow...
As the 2026 World Cup draws to a close, the focus has been on packed stadiums — but in an Ontario city, connection grows on informal fields, where...
Unhoused people face the risk of contracting disease from wild animals, while animals can be displaced by human presence.
Counting Black representation is important. Understanding the diversity within Black Canada is the next step.
Pride Nights have always drawn both celebration and backlash. The latest flashpoint featuring the San Francisco Giants shows how unsettled that...
Allegations of racist conduct among police forces have led to numerous calls for reform, most of which fail to address the core issues.
GLP-1 disclosure in dating is fraught and inconsistent largely due to the stigma around losing weight the “right way.”
Although it may seem strange to westerners, soccer and esoteric rituals go hand in hand in Africa.
New research suggests Canadian companies that disclose their climate risks are winning over European investors.
Concern about the viability of ongoing economic growth offers a chance to spotlight accessible reading about fairer economies.
Jenni Gibbons will be lead capsule communicator for NASA’s Artemis III mission, Gordon Osinski is on the science team and Canada also contributes a...
The World Cup brought many visitors to Canada, which put public health authorities on alert for contagious illnesses. It’s crucial that Canada...