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Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists

Shortly before COP30 talks begin in Brazil, tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has launched a “narrative grenade” into the discourse of...

thursday 8

Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers

Canada’s ongoing trade dispute with the United States has increased consumer awareness of domestic food products, with some experts arguing that...

thursday 3

Susanna Klassen

Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too

Why is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget pressing the pause button on early learning and child care? Carney believes he is “protecting” the...

thursday 2

Gordon Cleveland

Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion

In a marathon Game 7 of the 2025 World Series at the Rogers Centre, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 11 innings. It was a...

thursday 2

Michael Kehler

Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target

With more than 85 million people naming it their top choice, Canada has become one of the most desired migration destinations in the world over the...

thursday 2

Omid Asayesh

Canadian universities must do more to ensure their branded clothing isn’t made in sweatshops

From hoodies and T-shirts to baseball caps, apparel with university and collegiate names and logos is a booming business in Canada and the United...

05.11.2025 10

Judy Fudge

From nerve-racking to welcome: How mindfulness helps people engage with feedback to improve

Imagine you’re awaiting important feedback. For professionals, this could be a performance appraisal from your boss. For students, it could be...

05.11.2025 1

Erin Isings

An innovative tool coating could improve the way products — from aerospace to medical devices — are made

Have you ever wondered how airplanes, cars, oil and gas pipelines or medical devices are made? It’s not just the materials they’re composed of...

05.11.2025 2

Qianxi He

Why Canada must transform its long-term care system

With Canadians now living longer than ever, the question of who will care for them — and under what conditions — when they can no longer care for...

05.11.2025 1

Denise Suzanne Cloutier

How AI is challenging the credibility of some online courses

Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to...

04.11.2025 1

Mohammed Estaiteyeh

Taylor Swift and the performative ambiguity of The Life of a Showgirl

On Oct. 3, pop superstar and cultural icon Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, to much public anticipation. But...

04.11.2025 10

Jessalynn Keller

I’m a criminologist and grieving aunt. Here’s why Ottawa’s bail reform won’t make Canada safer

The federal government has announced it’s introducing legislation to make bail more difficult to secure, along with lengthening sentences for...

04.11.2025 1

Amy Fitzgerald

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why

Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists. For...

04.11.2025 2

Steve Lorteau

Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump: Far from ‘elbows up,’ it seems Canada has no elbows at all

Canadians have learned in recent days that Prime Minister Mark Carney did indeed apologize for an Ontario advertisement that used Ronald Reagan’s...

03.11.2025 1

Stewart Prest

Can a pro-federation win in Northern Cyprus revive the island’s stalled reunification?

In the recent Northern Cyprus presidential election, an overwhelming majority of the Turkish Cypriot electorate rejected incumbent Ersin Tatar,...

03.11.2025 1

Spyros A. Sofos

The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier

The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization — released for review a new draft standard on the “Selection, Use, and Care of...

03.11.2025 1

Dick Zoutman

Robert Munsch has prepared for the eventual end of his story, but his letters and books keep speaking

In April 1996, I was 11 years old. I wrote letters to authors on the topic of “becoming a writer,” enclosing a short questionnaire. To my...

03.11.2025 2

Erin Spring

How the physics of baseball explains Blue Jay Kevin Gausman’s signature pitch

There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics. From gravity to...

02.11.2025 2

Patrick Clancy

Why DEI needs depth, not death

The Conservative Party of Canada and leader Pierre Poilievre have begun circulating a petition calling for the elimination of diversity, equity and...

02.11.2025 2

Marycarmen Lara Villanueva

What’s the No. 1 MBA? Why business deans invest in rankings, knowing they miss a lot

When Harvard Business School tumbled to sixth place in the U.S. News MBA rankings in 2020, the reaction was swift. Critics questioned the...

02.11.2025 2

Catherine Heggerud

Lasting peace and recovery in Gaza depends on local participation, not just ceasefires

Two years into the Israeli war in Gaza, world leaders recently gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to deliberate on a long-awaited peace plan to...

02.11.2025 2

Mahmood Fayazi

The anguish of losing: The Blue Jay fan’s guide to dealing with feelings of despair

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. This tidy maxim has been used for years to describe sports outcomes. This polarized expression,...

02.11.2025 6

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Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists

Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

Canada’s food sovereignty depends on better jobs for farmworkers

Susanna Klassen

Federal budget: Mr. Prime Minister, child care is infrastructure too

Gordon Cleveland

Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion

Michael Kehler

Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target

Omid Asayesh

Canadian universities must do more to ensure their branded clothing isn’t made in sweatshops

Judy Fudge

From nerve-racking to welcome: How mindfulness helps people engage with feedback to improve

Erin Isings

An innovative tool coating could improve the way products — from aerospace to medical devices — are made

Qianxi He

Why Canada must transform its long-term care system

Denise Suzanne Cloutier

How AI is challenging the credibility of some online courses

Mohammed Estaiteyeh

Taylor Swift and the performative ambiguity of The Life of a Showgirl

Jessalynn Keller

I’m a criminologist and grieving aunt. Here’s why Ottawa’s bail reform won’t make Canada safer

Amy Fitzgerald

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why

Steve Lorteau

Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump: Far from ‘elbows up,’ it seems Canada has no elbows at all

Stewart Prest

Can a pro-federation win in Northern Cyprus revive the island’s stalled reunification?

Spyros A. Sofos

The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier

Dick Zoutman

Robert Munsch has prepared for the eventual end of his story, but his letters and books keep speaking

Erin Spring

How the physics of baseball explains Blue Jay Kevin Gausman’s signature pitch

Patrick Clancy

Why DEI needs depth, not death

Marycarmen Lara Villanueva

What’s the No. 1 MBA? Why business deans invest in rankings, knowing they miss a lot

Catherine Heggerud

Lasting peace and recovery in Gaza depends on local participation, not just ceasefires

Mahmood Fayazi

The anguish of losing: The Blue Jay fan’s guide to dealing with feelings of despair

Craig Greenham