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Your high school friends may shape whether you become an entrepreneur decades later

Your high school friends may shape whether you become an entrepreneur decades later

Entrepreneurship is usually treated as an adult pursuit, but new research suggests the social influences that help shape who becomes an entrepreneur...

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Seok-Woo Kwon

France’s nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on

France’s nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on

As Canada develops new nuclear projects, some might worry that hotter weather could undermine nuclear reliability. However, France’s experience this...

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Michael Tadrous

What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world

What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world

In an early childhood program, everyday encounters remind participants that acknowledging land is something we live through relationships and...

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Louise Zimanyi

Book Talk: Q&A with a scholar on how everyday objects help fight gender‑based violence

Book Talk: Q&A with a scholar on how everyday objects help fight gender‑based violence

In her new book, media and technology academic Nicolette Little examines the impact of five Canadian grassroots multi-media projects.

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What cannabis use really tells us about university students’ eating habits

What cannabis use really tells us about university students’ eating habits

Researchers surveyed more than 1,500 students at a large Canadian university to better understand the relationship between cannabis use and diet...

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Jamie Seabrook

Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize

Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize

Clearer information about energy costs could help home buyers make lower-carbon choices without requiring them to compromise on affordability, space...

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Burak Gunay

Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so

Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if so

Being seen as an effective crisis manager is central to Mark Carney’s political brand, but an emphasis on communication and symbolism in support of...

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Richard Nimijean

How we found a new transmissible cancer in bullhead catfish

How we found a new transmissible cancer in bullhead catfish

Researchers found that tumours on different catfish were genetically similar, indicating the fish were catching the cancer from each other.

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Julie Dragon

Why is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand waning? Because brand politics is perilous

Why is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand waning? Because brand politics is perilous

Being seen as an effective crisis manager is central to Mark Carney’s political brand, but an emphasis on communication and symbolism in support of...

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Richard Nimijean

Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand may be waning: Why brand politics can be so perilous

Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand may be waning: Why brand politics can be so perilous

Being seen as an effective crisis manager is central to Mark Carney’s political brand, but an emphasis on communication and symbolism in support of...

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Richard Nimijean

Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

Often, when people talk about their pets, they are also talking about themselves — about the things they value and the experiences that shape who...

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Renata Roma

Street dogs: Why India can’t — and shouldn’t — evict its canines

Street dogs: Why India can’t — and shouldn’t — evict its canines

India’s street dogs — like urban coyotes in Canada — reveal how deeply human and animal worlds are intertwined.

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Mitu Sengupta

Students need more than AI skills — they need accountable AI literacy

Students need more than AI skills — they need accountable AI literacy

Beyond technical fluency, Canadian students need judgment to decide how to use AI and when it should not be used at all.

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Sibo Chen

Canada’s AI strategy needs educators who feel prepared, not just trained

Canada’s AI strategy needs educators who feel prepared, not just trained

A survey and workshop project is designed to help educators reflect on their comfort with genAI, assessment and educational practices and their fears...

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Lydia Scholle-Cotton

Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals the intense skepticism Black scholars face

Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals the intense skepticism Black scholars face

Black academics can mourn a young colleague while also anticipating the burden his case may place on scholars who may find their own qualifications...

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Cornel Grey

How we found Haida Gwaii’s first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years

How we found Haida Gwaii’s first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years

Facing pressures in both marine and terrestrial environments, the marbled murrelet is listed as threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.

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Sonya Pastran

Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Hint: It’s not just morbid curiosity

Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Hint: It’s not just morbid curiosity

True crime’s popularity can be explained by human psychological mechanisms and social needs.

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Michael Arntfield

What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope

What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope

The Cockroach Janta Party protests are significant not just as a reaction to one judge’s insult, but because the way the movement has organized...

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Alka Kumar

Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70‑year peacekeeping legacy

Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70‑year peacekeeping legacy

The Canadian Defence Department’s recent announcement that it’s scaling back peacekeeping missions marks the final step in the triumph of one...

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Eugene Lang

Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration

Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration

Why is a European border located on African soil? And why has the dispute about Ceuta and Spanish colonization remained unresolved for so long?

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Khaoula El Khalil

Can science museums help us talk about mental health?

Can science museums help us talk about mental health?

Across the world, science museums are beginning to join conversations and develop work about mental health.

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Ana Maria Navas Iannini

How weaving helped invent modern computing — and is shaping its future

How weaving helped invent modern computing — and is shaping its future

Weaving is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, but its patterns helped inspire early computing. Today, textile makers are using conductive yarns and...

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Sara Nabil

When can your child stay home alone? Neuroscience suggests we’re asking the wrong question

When can your child stay home alone? Neuroscience suggests we’re asking the wrong question

Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness...

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Codie C. Lavoie

How naming shared values is an effective approach to leading through a crisis

How naming shared values is an effective approach to leading through a crisis

If your organization is in crisis, your values are your lifeline. Identifying them collaboratively helps build consensus and guide action.

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Mel Rutherford

Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon shows how AI could threaten a crucial safeguard of democracy

Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon shows how AI could threaten a crucial safeguard of democracy

What happens to democracy when the independent people capable of resisting abuses of power are replaced by systems designed to make those abuses...

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David Silver

A new ‘NATO of the East?’ Why the Mecca pact isn’t quite what it seems

A new ‘NATO of the East?’ Why the Mecca pact isn’t quite what it seems

The Mecca agreeement is best understood as a form of strategic insurance for three governments seeking greater protection and political influence...

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Saira Bano

I lived through the first Taliban girls’ school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking

I lived through the first Taliban girls’ school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking

The author was banned from school by the Taliban as a girl in 1996. Years after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, she asks why the international...

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Ghazaal Habibyar

I lived through the first Taliban girls’ school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking

I lived through the first Taliban girls’ school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking

The author was banned from school by the Taliban as a girl in 1996. Years after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, she asks why the international...

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Ghazaal Habibyar

The FIFA World Cup should belong to fans, not super‑rich investors

The FIFA World Cup should belong to fans, not super‑rich investors

An institution that belongs to everyone and to no one is a fragile thing. It survives on a shared conviction that some goods are not for sale and...

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Jordan Zalis

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

For older employees already experiencing burnout, poorly designed or poorly timed training can become an additional job demand rather than a solution.

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Judah Adeniyi

Sunlight is alive — and through play with it, artists reflect on climate change

Sunlight is alive — and through play with it, artists reflect on climate change

Montréal-area performances have seen artists explore our human connections to light and ecological forces, and reflect on grief related to climate...

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Meghan Moe Beitiks

The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight

The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlight

Frequent travellers of a Guyanese ferry that sunk in July allege routine overloading, unsecured cargo and engine failures.

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Janette Bulkan

Learned, not broken: Why we need to fix the pleasure gap, not women’s libido

Learned, not broken: Why we need to fix the pleasure gap, not women’s libido

Women’s changing libido has been treated as biological fact — the product of evolution or hormonal destiny. But differences in sexual experience...

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Emily Impett

Alberta’s disability benefit overhaul shifts more economic risk onto people with disabilities

Alberta’s disability benefit overhaul shifts more economic risk onto people with disabilities

Alberta’s move to shift disability recipients onto a lower-paying, employment-focused benefit assumes people can make up the difference through...

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Michelle Maroto

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

A study of more than 750,000 student records from four Toronto universities finds that living in residence is linked to better grades and higher...

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Kiana Basiri

We built a $10 soil test, then a virtual reality platform to take it around the world

We built a $10 soil test, then a virtual reality platform to take it around the world

The advantage of virtual reality training is scalability. The same experience can be delivered in many countries simultaneously, without need for...

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Mohammed Elmorsy

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

The success of protest movements in India hinges on two main factors: the strategic importance of the movement’s voting base to the ruling BJP, and...

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Shivaji Mukherjee

A social media ban for Canadian kids sounds simple, but Bill C‑34 has major limitations

A social media ban for Canadian kids sounds simple, but Bill C‑34 has major limitations

Like many other countries, Canada wants to restrict young people’s access to social media. Can Bill C-34 achieve its intended goals?

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Laurence Grondin-Robillard

As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’

As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’

Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.

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Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development

Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development

Teachers should capitalize on opportunities for oral language development through play in French immersion instruction.

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Nathalie Rothschild

Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.

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André Gagné

Why Canadian airline strikes shut down the whole system — and how other countries avoid it

Why Canadian airline strikes shut down the whole system — and how other countries avoid it

Canada’s approach to airline strikes pits the need for reliable air travel against the constitutionally protected right to strike. Other countries...

10.08.2026 10

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John Gradek

6 ways that restorative justice could benefit survivors of intimate partner violence

6 ways that restorative justice could benefit survivors of intimate partner violence

Restorative justice isn’t appropriate in every case of intimate partner violence. But it could bring justice to some survivors if it adheres to six...

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Laura Macdiarmid

Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?

Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?

People around the world are gathering in wilderness settings with the intention to initiate contact with UFOs using various techniques.

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Shayne A. P. Dahl

Beyond the 15‑minute city: What really makes people want to walk

Beyond the 15‑minute city: What really makes people want to walk

A sedentary lifestyle lurks in every neighbourhood. So what motivates people to walk?

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Paula Negron-Poblete

Move over longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing

Move over longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing

Research has moved past the question of whether we can live longer. The new question is whether we’re willing to invest — seriously, equitably and...

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Stuart Phillips

New research estimates around 20 million insect species on Earth — doubling those facing extinction

New research estimates around 20 million insect species on Earth — doubling those facing extinction

When we lose insect species without even knowing they existed, we will never know where they lived, what they looked like, how they interacted with...

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Dirk Steinke

Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms

Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms

AI policy guiding university learning and teacher education must address how technology changes the social and emotional conditions of teaching and...

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Johanathan Woodworth

Independence from Canada could cost Albertans a lot more than it saves them

Independence from Canada could cost Albertans a lot more than it saves them

Secession, the formal withdrawal of a region from a country, involves trade-offs. Preliminary research shows those trade-offs would be significant for...

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Constantin Colonescu

How Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie expands the book and TV series for today

By providing a more expansive ‘Little House’ world, the show respects Wilder’s writing while redressing racist depictions.

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Miranda Green-Barteet