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Is university worth it? Yes, for both students and society

As we enter the holiday season many young people are no doubt beginning to consider their future options. With a range of paths to pursue, a high...

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Rhonda Lenton

Beyond birth statistics: Why measuring caesarean rates misses the mark

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has updated its interactive tool, “Your Health System,” which reviews health-care data across...

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Erin A. Brennand

Walking into stress in 2025? Take steps now to prepare

Five years ago, I began a research project into emotional labour, compassion fatigue and burnout in Alberta’s educational workers. The results...

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Astrid H. Kendrick

Changing the narrative about athlete mothers’ comeback stories

Being an athlete while also being a mother often comes with challenges. On top of their professional and parental duties, athlete mothers often...

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Jill Moffatt

Businesses must stop caving to political pressure and abandoning their EDI commitments

Over the past year, several major corporations have scaled back their equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives amid shifting political...

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Simon Blanchette

Women having surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse don’t always need a hysterectomy

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85....

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Erin A. Brennand

Australia is banning social media for teens. Should Canada do the same?

The Australian government recently passed legislation that bans social media for anyone under 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the...

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Christopher Dietzel

The year ahead in the Middle East: A weakened Iran has big implications for China

The wheels of history have been turning rapidly in the Middle East over the last year. For a significant period of time, Iran’s status as a...

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Daniel Lincoln

Increased surveillance at the Canada-U .S. border means more asylum seekers could die

At a press conference on Dec. 17, the Canadian federal government announced proposed new measures to expand its management of Canada’s border with...

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Petra Molnar

The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains

The collapse of the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 marked a historic moment in the Middle East. It still remains to be...

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Hassan Wafai

Palestinian Christians call on western churches to ‘humanize’ the children of Gaza

The human rights group, Amnesty International, recently issued a report concluding that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide. The war...

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Jane Barter

The carbon tax needs fixing, not axing — Canada needs a progressive carbon tax

Carbon taxes are a key tool in humanity’s efforts to avoid global warming above 2 C. The idea of a carbon tax is simple: it works by making...

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Peter Dietsch

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who...

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Mark Turin

Change management shows us how we all can become climate leaders

’Tis the season for resolutions, and if yours are all about reducing your impact on the planet then you may find yourself at loggerheads this...

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Crystal Chokshi

Password sharing is common for older adults — but it can open the door to financial abuse

Are you helping an elderly parent with some holiday shopping and need to get reimbursed? Have they asked you to pay some bills or e-transfer funds...

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Celine Latulipe

Reactions to the UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying reveal American divides on crime and punishment

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while a stark reflection of frustration with the American health insurance industry, also...

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Steven Downing

How Canada and the country’s premiers must respond to Trump’s trade and energy policies

Canada’s trade and economic policies have been thrown into a state of chaos in the weeks following United States President-elect Donald Trump’s...

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Mark Winfield

How the science of child development can help parents stress less this holiday season

A recent advisory from the United States Surgeon General has made it clear — parents and caregivers are burned out. In a 2023 poll of more than...

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Nina Sokolovic

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