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Supervised consumption sites have real shortcomings. But the government’s case for closing them relies on a narrow definition of success and...
Supervised consumption sites have real shortcomings. But the government’s case for closing them relies on a narrow definition of success and...
A proposed change to football’s offside rule will be tested in Canada from 2026, as FIFA looks for ways to reduce controversy in the VAR (video...
Canada’s sport system requires meaningful change that will depend less on identifying problems (which are already well-known) and more on whether...
In the Prairie Pothole Region, millions of wetlands fill, spill and connect in ways that defy prediction. Combining hydrology with AI offers a path...
The expansion of technologies has increased the documentation of violence. But it doesn’t always lead to justice since courts often exclude...
The Pakistani strike on a drug addiction hospital raises serious concerns about the enforcement of international humanitarian law.
The way we manage forests can undermine their ability to retain water, leading to excess runoff.
Efficient immigration procedures depend on strong procedural rights and access to counsel for migrants and adjudicators.
Cut off from the world’s main financial messaging system, Russia turned to a domestic alternative. But research shows it fell far short of replacing...
Studying the economics of war reveals how some democracies start wars and commit human rights abuses while corporations profit.
The word misinformation is loaded, and overused. The difficulty of assessing evidence is partly to blame.
The High Seas Treaty requires a secretariat to co-ordinate between parties, service meetings, manage information and keep the machinery running.
Shingles can cause severe and long-lasting complications, yet vaccination rates in Canada remain low despite the availability of a highly effective...
Gender inequity is still framed primarily as a problem of access and representation. It is also a governance problem.
Can we recommend replacement books for Thomas King on Indigenous reading lists? No, but we can recommend some of the many Indigenous authors whose...
Many claims to Cherokee identity are unsubstantiated, and this actively harms Indigenous sovereignty, distorts understandings of Indigeneity and...
Researchers have discovered raccoons to be intrinsically motivated to solve multiple puzzles, even without a food reward.
In the face of the energy transition, producing energy will be much more expensive than energy efficiency, which is still largely under-exploited.
Queen bees typically imported from regions with warmer climates are not well-suited to cold Canadian winters and exhibit higher rates of diseases like...
Co-sleeping with your pet produces a paradox: it feels beneficial — enhancing connection, comfort and emotional safety — but it objectively...
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
Canada remains one of the few high-income countries without a national oversight body focused on the well-being of children and youth.
Research has found that older adults who experience persistent difficulties in daily activities like preparing meals, shopping or driving face a...
TikTok deal with Canada leaves critical gaps in ownership, data movement and security safeguards
By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading...
Surgeons are often judged by their technical skill. But new research shows that how they lead their teams can make a critical difference to patient...
Even when courts are provided with race-informed clinical assessments designed to contextualize trauma and systemic vulnerability, Black youth are...
A Russian state whose leadership denies the existence of a separate Ukrainian identity will not be satisfied with mere territorial concessions in any...
Women’s sport has never been stronger or more visible. But even as the performance gap narrows, it remains. The reason lies less in effort and more...
As delegates gather in Brazil for COP15, the fate of Arctic caribou migrations should serve as both a warning and a test.
American voters, even those aligned with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, usually shift course when they see they didn’t get what they voted for....
Long before today’s decline in alcohol consumption, rum played a central role in Canada’s economy, shaping labour relations in the fisheries and...
Interviews with people studying to become teachers in Ontario point to the need for systemic changes in schools to better reflect cultural and...
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has proposed building a nuclear waste repository at a site in northern Ontario. But nearby First Nations say...
Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far...
Since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, damage to cultural heritage has raised legal concerns—and may undermine the campaign’s strategic aims.
If SpaceX launches one million new satellites, it will increase atmospheric pollution and risk of falling debris. And we will see more satellites than...
ADHD isn’t just hyperactive boys. In girls and women, it looks different and can become more complex across the lifespan. Here’s how it shows up...
Amid a masculinity crisis driven by status anxiety and socioeconomic shifts, young men and boys are turning to physical transformations to assert...
Recent geopolitical events have raised concerns about international travel, leaving many uncertain about the safety of visiting some countries.
With municipal elections on the horizon this year in several Canadian provinces and territories, local councils have the opportunity to show that...
For more than a century, Iran has occupied a powerful place in the western imagination, characterized as a volatile region that sits atop vast oil...
The rom-com Pillion traces a tender shift in how kinky gay men are represented on screen.
Track and field’s combined events may offer a blueprint to rethink early specialization and keep more kids in sport.
What Canada’s response to AI protocols in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy gets wrong, and what durable governance actually requires.
Rhetoric about Donald Trump being divinely anointed and about to cause Armageddon indicate that U.S. policy is being promoted with violent religious...
Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects are growing quickly in Canada. New research suggests they could enable widespread acceptance of energy...
When religious belief shapes the politics of rivals, it is labelled dangerous theology; but when it appears in Washington, it is cast as divine...
To ensure the safety of Canada’s aging infrastructure, policymakers must be proactive instead of reactive.