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Inflation is slowing, but the cost of living story is more complicated

Inflation is slowing, but the cost of living story is more complicated

Lower inflation does not mean prices will return to where they were before. Inflation measures the average change in prices over time, not which...

yesterday 2

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Colin Mang

Children and adults cope with extreme heat differently, but are kids really at greater risk?

Children and adults cope with extreme heat differently, but are kids really at greater risk?

Although children sweat less than adults, they are able to regulate body heat in other ways.

yesterday 10

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Bareket Falk

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature

In the age of AI we are once again hearing about Luddites, the 19th-century textile workers who sought to protect their livelihoods in early...

yesterday 10

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Brian Lewis

Math gaps between Ontario kids start in kindergarten — and often persist through Grade 9

Math gaps between Ontario kids start in kindergarten — and often persist through Grade 9

Math achievement gaps begin in kindergarten and persist through Grade 9, highlighting the importance of investing in children’s early development.

yesterday 10

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Fatemeh Ameli

Children and adults cope with extreme heat differently, but are kids really are greater risk?

Children and adults cope with extreme heat differently, but are kids really are greater risk?

Although children sweat less than adults, they are able to regulate body heat in other ways.

yesterday 10

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Bareket Falk

Why being born helpless may be one of humanity’s greatest strengths

Why being born helpless may be one of humanity’s greatest strengths

Human infant helplessness is not a weakness to be outgrown. It is an evolved trait that may be central to our ability to care for others.

yesterday 7

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Stuart I. Hammond

Extreme heat: Could hot baths help older adults better adapt?

Extreme heat: Could hot baths help older adults better adapt?

Heat waves pose a threat to older adults, but a recent study suggests that they retain an unexpected ability to adapt to high temperatures.

previous day 1

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Daniel Gagnon

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulate

Countries that sign deals with the Trump administration are quickly finding out that the stability and certainty they hoped to purchase was an...

previous day 1

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Eric van Rythoven

5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada

5 ways to improve gynecologic care and women’s health outcomes in Canada

Canada can significantly improve women’s health, in both the short- and long-term, by focusing on five attainable and affordable immediate actions.

previous day 3

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Pauline McDonagh Hull

Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from — and imagining new ones

Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from — and imagining new ones

Calls to decolonize economics challenge the discipline’s foundational assumptions about development, markets and inequality.

previous day 6

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Junaid B. Jahangir

Is Canada finally investing in its rural communities? What funding for rural transit reveals

Is Canada finally investing in its rural communities? What funding for rural transit reveals

While transit programs are often focused on urban places, it’s just as important to rural communities to maintain transportation links.

previous day 8

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Sarah-Patricia Breen

Extreme heat: How a promising new discovery could help older adults adapt

Extreme heat: How a promising new discovery could help older adults adapt

Heat waves pose a threat to older adults, but a recent study suggests that they retain an unexpected ability to adapt to high temperatures.

previous day 10

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Daniel Gagnon

Canada’s energy transition needs a more diverse workforce

Canada’s energy transition needs a more diverse workforce

As long as women and other equity-seeking groups are underrepresented, Canada’s clean energy workforce remains inequitable.

monday 20

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Christina E. Hoicka

Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high‑protein diet?

Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high‑protein diet?

Heliconius butterflies eat high-protein pollen and seem to age well.

monday 20

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Jayme Lewthwaite

China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth

China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth

China’s new ethnic unity law reaches across borders. The danger is not that it does so. It is what it criminalizes, whom it targets, and how it...

monday 20

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Reza Hasmath

Dealing with difficult customers? Taking a few minutes to reflect on your day may help

Dealing with difficult customers? Taking a few minutes to reflect on your day may help

Front-line workers have little control over how customers treat them. New research on taxi drivers points to a simple coping habit.

monday 20

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Su Kyung Kim

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey disappoints in its portrayal of Homer’s women

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey disappoints in its portrayal of Homer’s women

The women of Homer’s Odyssey were cunning, desiring and powerful. Nolan’s adaptation turns them into figures of suffering, sacrifice and regret.

monday 20

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Allison Glazebrook

Canada’s new food security strategy invests in technology but overlooks the people who help farmers use it

Canada’s new food security strategy invests in technology but overlooks the people who help farmers use it

Ottawa’s $3-billion National Food Security Strategy funds greenhouses, food terminals and processing plants, but not the advisors who help farmers...

30.07.2026 4

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Khondokar Humayun Kabir

Ontario adjusted its return‑to‑office rules for FIFA World Cup traffic. Why are disability accommodations treated differently?

Ontario adjusted its return‑to‑office rules for FIFA World Cup traffic. Why are disability accommodations treated differently?

The province’s World Cup exemptions show that remote work can be accommodated when governments decide it matters.

30.07.2026 5

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Megan Ingram

Canada’s government needs a better role in disaster preparedness

Canada’s government needs a better role in disaster preparedness

The federal government’s role in disaster management has been to provide some funding. However, that limited role can lead to poor co-ordinaton.

30.07.2026 9

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Russell Goulet

Work‑integrated learning: 3 insights for effective policy from Alberta

Work‑integrated learning: 3 insights for effective policy from Alberta

Announcing ambitious education policy goals is easier than ensuring institutions, employers and educators have the resources necessary to achieve...

30.07.2026 3

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Kashif Raza

How an OpenAI safety test became a real‑world cyberattack on the Hugging Face platform

How an OpenAI safety test became a real‑world cyberattack on the Hugging Face platform

OpenAI’s models were told to find and exploit vulnerabilities. They did — on a company that was never part of the exercise.

29.07.2026 10

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Simon Blanchette

What Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey reveals about the adaptable nature of myth

What Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey reveals about the adaptable nature of myth

Judging this version against an apparent ‘original’ misunderstands both the ancient poem and how myth actually works.

29.07.2026 6

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Kathryn Mattison

Canada’s infrastructure projects could damage Pacific salmon habitats

Canada’s infrastructure projects could damage Pacific salmon habitats

Biodiversity policies fail because governments lack the safeguards, accountability mechanisms and political commitment needed to implement them...

29.07.2026 5

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Michael Price

Canada’s gender‑based violence laws are improving. Frontline worker conditions are not

Canada’s gender‑based violence laws are improving. Frontline worker conditions are not

Canada has a promising gender-based violence legal and policy framework, but none of it accounts for the people actually delivering frontline...

29.07.2026 4

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Alice Mũrage

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Despite successful Ukrainian drone strikes, it’s unlikely either Vladimir Putin’s regime or the Russia-Ukraine war will end any time soon.

29.07.2026 4

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Oleksa Drachewych

The Commonwealth Games celebrate integrated para sport, but they also expose inequalities

The Commonwealth Games celebrate integrated para sport, but they also expose inequalities

If the Commonwealth Games showcase sporting excellence, they also expose profound differences in who has the opportunity to reach the starting line.

28.07.2026 3

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Laura Misener

AI is transforming health care, but not everyone will share the benefits

AI is transforming health care, but not everyone will share the benefits

AI is transforming Canadian health care, using datasets that underrepresent Black, Indigenous and racialized Canadians.

28.07.2026 8

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Kannin Osei-Tutu

Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice

Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire dice

Wildfire smoke does not carry a passport. Canada cannot thin, log, rake or prescribe-burn its way out of a planetary crisis.

28.07.2026 10

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Andrew Weaver

Canada backs the International Criminal Court — but U.S. threats require a delicate balancing act

Canada backs the International Criminal Court — but U.S. threats require a delicate balancing act

Here’s why Canada is in a tricky spot when it comes to saying more to counter the many inaccurate claims made about the ICC by the United States.

28.07.2026 7

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Laszlo Sarkany

No, the Supreme Court didn’t declare unilingual Canadians ‘inferior’

No, the Supreme Court didn’t declare unilingual Canadians ‘inferior’

New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province. That’s why a recent Supreme Court decision on whether the province’s...

28.07.2026 10

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François Larocque

The future is scrappy: Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival hints at what’s next in media

The future is scrappy: Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival hints at what’s next in media

From a Cyberpunk stunt team to a Japanese superhero, Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival reveals that media evolutions can start with scrappy ideas...

27.07.2026 10

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Deepro Roy

Bird‑safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings

Bird‑safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings

In Canada, tens of millions of birds are killed annually by crashing into glass on buildings.

27.07.2026 6

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Brendon Samuels

Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy

When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to...

27.07.2026 10

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Kari Pahlman

My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants

My grandfather kept his rejected degree for 50 years. Decades later, Canada still deskills immigrants

As Canada continues to welcome newcomers, we should remember that behind every immigration policy are people whose knowledge, experiences and...

27.07.2026 10

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Kaya M. Anderson

Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?

Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?

A resilient food system requires connecting affordability, trade, food safety, biosecurity, regional infrastructure and preparedness before the next...

26.07.2026 20

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Guillaume Lhermie

The homelessness scourge in cities like London, Ont., exposes the evils of wealth inequality

The homelessness scourge in cities like London, Ont., exposes the evils of wealth inequality

There’s a widening divide between two Canadas: one marked by working-class misery and homelessness; the other by the unprecedented prosperity of the...

26.07.2026 20

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Farid Saberi

Most breastfeeding mothers take medication, but many are making decisions without good information

Most breastfeeding mothers take medication, but many are making decisions without good information

When parents stop a medication they need or interrupt breastfeeding earlier than intended, the impact affects both mother and child. We need better...

26.07.2026 20

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Christine Leong

Extreme heat increases the risk of workplace injuries across Canada

Extreme heat increases the risk of workplace injuries across Canada

High temperatures raise the risk of everyday workplace injuries, yet Canada still has no common standard to protect workers from extreme heat.

26.07.2026 20

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Nick Turner

Access to cycling is unfair across Canadian cities

Researchers found that neighbourhoods with more children, older adults and racialized people were usually further away from bike infrastructure.

23.07.2026 10

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Hiroshi Mamiya

A new ‘golden age’ of mathematics may be dawning — thanks to AI and human ingenuity

As AI climbs on the shoulders of many mathematicians before it, humans are also able to reach further due to advances by AI.

23.07.2026 10

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Trefor Bazett

Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline faces a high‑stakes economic test

A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track...

23.07.2026 10

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Eric Chi

As ICE’s tech‑enabled dragnet and surveillance expand, activists are fighting back with data of their own

Grassroots activists and marginalized communities are ‘flipping the script’ on surveillance by watching, documenting and gathering information...

23.07.2026 20

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Sarah Grant

How babywearing helps establish parent‑child bonds

Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.

23.07.2026 10

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Eszter Szekely

Canada’s aerial firefighting system is too slow, and front‑line communities are paying the price

Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.

22.07.2026 10

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John Gradek

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of two top defence officials highlights the role of morale in long wars

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the...

22.07.2026 20

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James Horncastle

Canada’s aerial firefighting system is too slow, and front‑line communities are paying the cost

Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.

22.07.2026 10

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John Gradek

Shooters for hire: What’s fuelling the Canadian increase in outsourced violence?

Shooters are becoming freelance contractors. Their target’s ideology is entirely irrelevant to them and their involvement is purely transactional.

22.07.2026 30

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Kawser Ahmed

The violence link: Animal maltreatment and family violence often happen together

Violence toward animals and people often occur together. Understanding these connections can improve safety and outcomes for both.

22.07.2026 10

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Shane Bateman

How music cues helped actors harness emotion in ‘Monoceros,’ a new Canadian musical

Acting students uncovered hidden elements in a musical score, while bringing a new Canadian musical to life on stage and in a live cast album...

22.07.2026 10

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Shawn Henry