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Earlier this year, doctored pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift that were widely circulated online drew attention to the growing phenomenon...
Human activity has already warmed the planet by more than one degree Celsius, fuelling forest fires, exacerbating floods, super-powering storms and...
If you’re in a relationship with someone who believes in a conspiracy theory, you might find yourself feeling like you don’t know the person...
Despite Canada’s commitment to gender equity through human rights legislation and policies, the country ranked eighth in gender pay disparity among...
A well-known saying in politics is to never let a good crisis go to waste. The governing Liberals have embraced this idea, calling a snap election...
Up to one-third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to the harmful air pollutants that are emitted by gas-powered automobiles. To...
This story contains spoilers about the Netflix series ‘Adolescence.’ In the Netflix series Adolescence, we have no idea why Jamie Miller (Owen...
In 1948, the founder of information theory, Claude Shannon, proposed modelling language in terms of the probability of the next word in a sentence...
During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the United States lurched from the absurdity of his lies to the use of his office for personal...
Young adults love TikTok. In 2024, the app had nearly 2.5 billion active users, 60 per cent of them under 35 years old. Increasingly, young people...
Recent reports of European and Canadian tourists being detained at the United States border have many questioning whether travel to the U.S. is...
Nearly one in three workers in Canada is covered by a union contract, making union members a potentially powerful voting bloc at election time. It...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing fierce criticism for using taxpayer money to meet American far-right pundit Ben Shapiro in Florida as part...
This story contains spoilers about the Netflix series ‘Adolescence.’ In the Netflix series Adolescence, we have no idea why Jamie Miller (Owen...
When United States President Donald Trump first floated the idea of annexing Canada, many observers rolled their eyes. The common assumption was...
There has been a succession of spectacular acts of public violence and terrorism over the last few months, including the murder of the CEO of the...
What does it mean for a city to be accommodating to all its citizens? This requires understanding how individuals feel included and valued in the...
Ever since recreational cannabis was legalized across Canada in 2018, researchers have been studying what that decision changed for Canadians....
Mounting threats to Canadian sovereignty, particularly — but not exclusively — from United States President Donald Trump, have sparked renewed...
In his very first act as prime minister, Mark Carney did what critics had long demanded — he axed the federal carbon tax. Yet while Carney was the...
Mainstream public discourse in the first months of 2025 have been dominated by tensions between Canada and United States. These include references...
Singer Elisapie’s fourth album, Inuktitut, was nominated for adult alternative album of the year and album of the year at the 2025 Juno Awards, and...
A 25-year-old woman recently attempted to set a Muslim woman on fire in Ajax, Ont. Afterwards, the survivor provided a statement, which was read...
April 1 marks National Caregivers Day in Canada. The day is meant to recognize the carers who provide vital care and support to those in need. We...
Mainstream public discourse in the first months of 2025 have been dominated by tensions between Canada and United States. These include references...
Public access to research generates new ideas, informs policy decisions and fuels innovation and technological development. Open access to...
Election interference is a much broader phenomenon than is often assumed. Once limited to intimidation, voter fraud or hacking, election...
“For Eid we have to call in sick and I don’t like that. You should have the day off school. And everybody gets a holiday….Not everybody...
The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 million in the USA. This...
The first months of Donald Trump’s presidency have been defined by a single word: tariffs. He has framed tariffs as a panacea to the woes of the...
This story contains spoilers about ‘Adolescence.’ Adolescence is a turbulent time. And the transition to adulthood from youth is complicated. The...
It is common to talk about democracy as a certain type of political regime — namely, as a way of organizing the state with specific operating...
As Canada moves toward stronger AI regulation with the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), its southern neighbour appears to be...