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Universities are making different choices about AI. How will they fit with their public missions?

Universities are making different choices about AI. How will they fit with their public missions?

A scan of publicly documented AI initiatives at research-intensive universities suggests universities may need to invest more in teaching.

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Nadia Delanoy

As the school year settles in, making room for the arts can support everyday well‑being

As the school year settles in, making room for the arts can support everyday well‑being

As autumn brings shorter days and new routines, creative activities can support well-being, connection and curiosity in families, schools and...

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Heather McLaughlin

Is your name still common? What Canadian baby names reveal about how we’ve changed

Is your name still common? What Canadian baby names reveal about how we’ve changed

Given names have shifted from inherited collective identity to personal expression.

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Neil Guppy

Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize: Where the ancient world meets postmodern literature

Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize: Where the ancient world meets postmodern literature

Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates a writer whose work returns to antiquity as an unfinished reservoir of images, voices and fragments...

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Christophe Premat

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review

Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review

The medical community and governments can no longer ignore the consequences of the promotion of medicines on prescribing.

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Joel Lexchin

What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia’s coast says about our changing oceans

What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia’s coast says about our changing oceans

While this sighting is unusual and exciting, it also serves as a reminder that our oceans are rapidly changing and we need to adapt to these changes.

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Isabella Morgante

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them

AI can improve access to settlement services in Canada, but human expertise must remain central to complex, legal and sensitive newcomer needs.

08.10.2026 4

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Hamed Kazemzadeh

Why ‘vertical farming’ is not a fix for our food system

Why ‘vertical farming’ is not a fix for our food system

Growing plants indoors means replacing free sunlight with expensive, energy-intensive systems.

08.10.2026 6

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Richard Bloomfield

The Cornell 7 case proves we’re still trapped in a rape culture déjà vu

The Cornell 7 case proves we’re still trapped in a rape culture déjà vu

The Cornell case illustrates several aspects of rape culture that still prevail.

08.10.2026 4

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Meredith Ralston

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize: How Canadian writers land on the international stage

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize: How Canadian writers land on the international stage

As readers turn their eyes to nominees for the Nobel Prize in literature and Canada’s Giller Prize, how does Canadian literary recognition translate...

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Christophe Premat

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize: How Canadian writers find different routes to the international stage

Anne Carson wins the Nobel Prize: How Canadian writers find different routes to the international stage

As readers turn their eyes to nominees for the Nobel Prize in literature and Canada’s Giller Prize, how does Canadian literary recognition translate...

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Christophe Premat

Eight ways to feed ourselves if rogue AI destroys modern agriculture

Eight ways to feed ourselves if rogue AI destroys modern agriculture

if AI shut down the electricity grid, it would swiftly shut down agriculture. Without fuel, refrigeration, irrigation and fertilizers, we would all...

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Joshua M. Pearce

We need stronger sexual health education — the ‘Cornell 7’ case shows why

We need stronger sexual health education — the ‘Cornell 7’ case shows why

Allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University, and the public response to them, reveal persistent misunderstandings about consent, bystander...

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Shannon D. M. Moore

Canada recruits internationally educated health professionals. Credential recognition is only part of the challenge

Canada recruits internationally educated health professionals. Credential recognition is only part of the challenge

Canada is recruiting internationally educated health professionals, but recognizing their credentials is only one step toward professional...

07.10.2026 7

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Sheri Adekola

Rising seas threaten the world’s migratory shorebirds

Rising seas threaten the world’s migratory shorebirds

Shorebirds undertake some of the world’s most impressive migrations — but as sea levels rise, the habitats that they depend on are expected to shrink.

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Jennifer M.t. Magel

Playful satire or weaponized play? Why White House video games are so problematic

Playful satire or weaponized play? Why White House video games are so problematic

If the White House wanted to teach the public about ongoing social issues, it could have built video games for its website that consider the various...

07.10.2026 8

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Scott Dejong

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes

Water levels in the Great Lakes swing from one extreme to the other. An analysis using artificial intelligence reveals how (and why) weather causes...

06.10.2026 10

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Rahim Barzegar

Remittances can help African countries adapt to climate change

Remittances can help African countries adapt to climate change

Governments and international organizations should develop policy that incorporates remittances into how we respond to climate change.

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Zack Ahmed

How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion

How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion

Beyond Donald Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric, there are many material and geo-strategic reasons why Canada must take his threats to Canadian...

06.10.2026 6

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Aisha Ahmad

What a Chinese pollution crackdown can teach Canada about carbon pricing

What a Chinese pollution crackdown can teach Canada about carbon pricing

Canada has lowered its planned industrial carbon price. Research from China shows why the effects of environmental rules depend on firms’ ability to...

06.10.2026 9

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Longzhou Wang

Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, too

Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, too

Some separatist organizers in Alberta have distanced themselves from Donald Trump as the independence referendum approaches. Our research explains...

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Steven Nuss

Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available

Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available

More than half of students had missed at least part of a school day because of their period. When asked why, about one-third said they had been...

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Kamilla Bonnesen

An iced coffee won’t predict job performance — but it might reveal hiring bias

An iced coffee won’t predict job performance — but it might reveal hiring bias

A recruiter’s advice that candidates should leave their iced coffee at home has sparked a familiar Gen Z workplace debate.

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Eddy Ng

Canadian writers find different routes to the international stage, including, potentially, the Nobel

Canadian writers find different routes to the international stage, including, potentially, the Nobel

As readers turn their eyes to nominees for both Canada’s Giller Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, how does Canadian literary recognition...

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Christophe Premat

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent‑child connections

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent‑child connections

A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s...

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Gizem Keskin

Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths

Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths

Growing older does not necessarily mean “disappearing from public life.” It can mean continuing to live fully, in a different way, feeling in...

04.10.2026 10

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Sébastien Lord

Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses

Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses

Generating up to 100 times more antiviral drug candidates than was previously practical — in weeks rather than months or years — could improve the...

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Robert Britton

The ‘dream job’ myth: Why a fulfilling career does not have to define your life

The ‘dream job’ myth: Why a fulfilling career does not have to define your life

A more sustainable approach sees careers as one part of a meaningful life, not the entire foundation of it.

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Valerie Onyia Babatope

Protecting endangered species must include supporting habitats and nearby human settlements

Protecting endangered species must include supporting habitats and nearby human settlements

The Barbary macaque is legally protected in Algeria; however, crop losses could increase hostility toward the species if farmers lack practical ways...

04.10.2026 10

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Rassim Khelifa

Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?

Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?

Prediction markets are becoming mainstream, bringing gambling risks and a novel source of political information to public life.

01.10.2026 9

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Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven

Does Jordan’s Principle need reform, or just reliable funding?

Does Jordan’s Principle need reform, or just reliable funding?

The controversy over the misuse of Jordan’s Principle has been used to justify cuts to services, when the real problem is a deep, systemic gap in...

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Mikaela Kassar

Bike‑sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion

Bike‑sharing programs can help cities reduce emissions and congestion

The environmental value of bike sharing depends partly on how often bikes are used to replace trips that would otherwise have been made by car.

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Vahid Hosseini

Attacks on cultural heritage are unfolding with authoritarian politics in the U.S. and beyond

Attacks on cultural heritage are unfolding with authoritarian politics in the U.S. and beyond

In recent years, several governments have placed the very heritage they are charged to protect at risk.

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Evan Freeman

Standardized tests needed to boost student achievement? Saskatchewan begs to differ

Until recently, the Prairie province has been an outlier with no provincewide mandated testing.

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Marc Spooner

Why some Ukrainian refugees struggle to rebuild their careers after arriving in Canada

New research on Ukrainian refugees’ employment outcomes reveals that higher education does not always translate into better employment recovery...

30.09.2026 8

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Nita Chhinzer

Scientists predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday.’ Should you be worried?

An article published in Science in 1960 predicted that, thanks to ever-increasing growth, in the year 2026 the human population would approach...

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Alan Maceachern

Canada promised a new citizenship guide that better addresses reconciliation a decade ago. It still hasn’t arrived

Ottawa has left the outdated 2009 Discover Canada booklet in place, pushing the work of teaching reconciliation to newcomers onto underfunded...

30.09.2026 8

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Lisa Ruth Brunner

Canada’s Indigenous health obligations can’t be separated from rights and reconciliation

Commitments to Indigenous health research cannot be clawed back as part of proposed dismantling of equity, diversity and inclusion criteria for...

29.09.2026 10

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Jamaica Cass

The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 invites people across Canada to learn about the history and impacts of the residential...

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Pauline Wakeham

Alien life? Why the possibility of exoplanet LHS 1140b emitting helium gas is so exciting

The exoplanet LHS 1140b may have a temperature that could allow for liquid water on its surface. Just possibly, it could support the existence of...

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Jon Willis

The cycle of hate: How Canada and the U.S. entered a cycle of hostility and how they can break it

The psychology of hate helps explain how threats, poliitcal rhetoric and historical narratives can transform a displomatic dispute into lasting...

29.09.2026 10

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Victoria Esses

Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do

Among primates, reconciliation quickly follows conflict. Among humans, the ego gets in the way: protecting one’s image often takes precedence over...

29.09.2026 10

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Jean Poitras

How does a bird virus infect a person? Surprising findings from B.C.’s human case of H5N1 avian flu

The human avian flu case in B.C. demonstrates there is much to learn about the complex factors that may result in a virus developing the ability to...

28.09.2026 10

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John Ni

How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leaders

Section 141 of the act was used to surveil and intimidate Indigenous leaders and weaken Indigenous political organizing.

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Amy Swiffen

How NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way

From supernovae in distant galaxies to the packed centre of the Milky Way, the new Roman telescope will help us see and understand the ever-changing...

28.09.2026 10

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Samantha Lambier

Why universities must tread carefully when validating Onkwehón:we identity

Requirements for documentation such as citizenship and status cards can disadvantage people whose relationships with their respective nations have...

28.09.2026 10

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Frank Deer

The invisible performance of ‘masking’ ADHD symptoms is exhausting

ADHD isn’t just about experiencing fidgeting, distractibility, forgetfulness or restlessness; it’s also about the hidden work adults do to hide...

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Grace Iarocci

The ICJ prepares a landmark ruling on the Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

The International Court of Justice is expected to deliver its ruling in the genocide case against Myanmar next month.

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San Beauchemin

One of Canada’s worst invasive species may have arrived naturally

Researchers have discovered the spiny water flea may have existed in North America far longer than previously thought.

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Andrew J Tanentzap

From Fear Factor to Beast Games: Why watching people suffer for money still makes compelling TV

Reality competitions once used money to motivate the game. MrBeast puts the money itself at the centre of the spectacle.

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Tiara Sukhan