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Canada halts new parent immigration sponsorships, keeping families apart

Canada halts new parent immigration sponsorships, keeping families apart

The Canadian government recently announced it is indefinitely pausing new permanent residency sponsorship applications for parents and...

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Yue Qian

How virtual reality technologies are shaping an inclusive future for architecture

How virtual reality technologies are shaping an inclusive future for architecture

Imagine stepping into your dream home before it is even built. Virtual reality (VR) technologies are revolutionizing architecture by allowing...

thursday 9

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Farzam Sepanta

Attempting to annex Canada would spell disaster for the U.S. at home and abroad

Attempting to annex Canada would spell disaster for the U.S. at home and abroad

The notion that Canada could become the 51st state of the United States, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, is not only...

thursday 9

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George S. Rigakos

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread wildfires into several...

thursday 8

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Jon Keeley

The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s climate policies and the carbon tax

The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s climate policies and the carbon tax

Canada’s climate policy stands at a crossroads. The carbon tax, a key policy achievement for the Liberals which was once heralded as a cornerstone...

thursday 4

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Andrew Heffernan

The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s carbon tax and climate policies

The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s carbon tax and climate policies

Canada’s climate policy stands at a crossroads. The carbon tax, a key policy achievement for the Liberals which was once heralded as a cornerstone...

thursday 6

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Andrew Heffernan

Canada-U .S. history provides lessons on how Canada can deal with a hostile Donald Trump

Canada-U .S. history provides lessons on how Canada can deal with a hostile Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s threat of 25 per cent tariffs against Canada — combined with his ongoing denigration of Canadian sovereignty, including his...

08.01.2025 1

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Blayne Haggart

How heat storage technologies could keep Canada’s roads and bridges ice-free all winter long

How heat storage technologies could keep Canada’s roads and bridges ice-free all winter long

For decades, Canadian cities and towns have combated ice and snow with salt and plows. This approach, however, comes at a steep cost. Traditional...

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Mohammadamin Ahmadfard

Access to care: 5 principles for action on primary health-care teams

Access to care: 5 principles for action on primary health-care teams

Primary care is in crisis. Recent estimates indicate 6.5 million Canadians, including 2.5 million Ontarians, do not have a primary care provider....

08.01.2025 3

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Catherine Donnelly

Government investments in failed tech ventures aren’t a waste of taxpayer money

Government investments in failed tech ventures aren’t a waste of taxpayer money

A common government strategy to increase prosperity in economically lagging regions is to provide financial assistance to technology-based...

08.01.2025 1

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Colin Mason

The Dominican Republic’s expulsion of thousands of Haitians shows the brutality of mass deportations

The Dominican Republic’s expulsion of thousands of Haitians shows the brutality of mass deportations

United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of undocumented migrants once his second term begins. As he prepares to...

07.01.2025 5

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Masaya Llavaneras Blanco

Canada, the 51st state? Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could ward off Donald Trump

Canada, the 51st state? Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could ward off Donald Trump

Donald Trump is threatening to use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st American state. While his comments may be reckless, they are in part...

07.01.2025 2

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Walid Hejazi

Parental leave paradox: Why women who take longer leaves face career penalties in men-dominated fields

Parental leave paradox: Why women who take longer leaves face career penalties in men-dominated fields

A significant barrier women face in men-dominated fields, like science and engineering, is balancing work and family responsibilities. While work-...

07.01.2025 3

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Ivona Hideg

Through hip-hop , Black youth are teaching their communities about their rights, justice and the law

Through hip-hop , Black youth are teaching their communities about their rights, justice and the law

Hip-hop has a story to tell — from early works like Grandmaster Flash’s The Message to Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer-winning album DAMN. and beyond....

07.01.2025 1

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Anna Lippman

Parental leave paradox: Why women that take longer leaves face career penalties in men-dominated fields

Parental leave paradox: Why women that take longer leaves face career penalties in men-dominated fields

A significant barrier women face in men-dominated fields, like science and engineering, is balancing work and family responsibilities. While work-...

07.01.2025 1

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Ivona Hideg

Justin Trudeau quits: What Canada’s Liberal Party can learn from the fall of Rome

Justin Trudeau quits: What Canada’s Liberal Party can learn from the fall of Rome

Canada finds itself at a moment of reckoning. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as recent polls place his governing...

06.01.2025 7

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Theodore Christou

Justin Trudeau quits: How his focus on social policy will be his legacy

Justin Trudeau quits: How his focus on social policy will be his legacy

Justin Trudeau has resigned after more than nine years as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Parliament will be prorogued and will resume sitting on...

06.01.2025 3

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Thomas Klassen

‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is a dystopian reflection of capitalism’s dark side

‘Squid Game’ Season 2 is a dystopian reflection of capitalism’s dark side

The second season of Squid Game , Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, has been eagerly awaited by many. The first season featured players...

06.01.2025 5

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Dirk Matten

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist...

06.01.2025 4

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Sara Harmouch

Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election

Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election

Since his re-election, Donald Trump has drawn plenty of attention for neo-annexationist propositions made on social media about the Panama Canal,...

06.01.2025 3

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Aaron Ettinger

With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics

With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics

More than 2.1 million Canadians today work in temporary, part-time or otherwise unstable jobs. For these workers, the ideal of a “standard...

06.01.2025 1

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Natalie Adamyk

What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief

What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief

When a celebrity dies, there is often an outpouring of grief from their fans. This sense of grief can often be even stronger when the person dies...

06.01.2025 1

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Susan Cadell

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