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Blue Monday is a myth but winter blues are real — how to cope in the cold months

In 2005, psychologist Cliff Arnall coined the term “Blue Monday” as part of a marketing campaign for a British travel agency to encourage people to...

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Joanna Pozzulo

Retaining employees as they age is possible with more flexibility

Many businesses say they’re suffering from labour shortages, but what are their management practices and what measures could be put in place to...

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Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Blue Monday is a myth but the winter blues are real — how to cope in the cold months

In 2005, psychologist Cliff Arnall coined the term “Blue Monday” as part of a marketing campaign for a British travel agency to encourage people to...

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Joanna Pozzulo

Dry January, T-breaks and the myth of willpower: An alternative reset in the New Year

Many Canadians start the new year with attempts to abstain from alcohol and cannabis for the month of January. However, this all-or-nothing...

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Eric Andrew Collins

How online communities are helping women stay in the skilled trades

Canada is facing a significant demographic challenge. Between 2019 and 2028, approximately 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire,...

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Daniela Gatti

Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences

Canadian cultural resource management archeologists — professional consultants involved in environmental assessment and compliance processes — are...

wednesday 10

Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer

Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

In the summer of 2025, the federal government quietly pulled national strike and lockout data from public view. The move followed a complaint from...

wednesday 10

Larry Savage

Canada risks missing out on Africa’s trade boom under Mark Carney

At the G20 summit in South Africa in November, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several new initiatives, including talks toward a Foreign...

wednesday 9

Isaac Odoom

Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble,’ according to a historian

The United States military recently carried out a covert operation to capture and then remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife,...

wednesday 10

Jacob Blanc

What the New Year’s fire at a Swiss bar tells us about fire prevention

In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026, a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 people and injuring 116,...

06.01.2026 2

Brodie Ramin

Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal order

The American invasion of Venezuela — along with fresh threats to annex Greenland — provide the world with a unique opportunity to perform a post-...

06.01.2026 10

Jorge H. Sanchez-Perez

Digital payments can expand financial inclusion — but only under the right conditions

Digital payments are often presented as a way to bring more people into the financial system. Mobile wallets, online transfers and app-based...

06.01.2026 10

Mesbah Sharaf

2025 was the year protein ‘jumped the shark’

Thirty years ago, when I began studying protein metabolism, I would never have guessed that 2025 would be spent explaining why more protein is not...

06.01.2026 10

Stuart Phillips

As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations?

Italy is preparing to host the 25th Winter Olympic Games next month — from Feb. 6 to the 22nd, followed by the Paralympic Games from March 6 to the...

05.01.2026 2

Alizée Pillod

How low can you go (and still build muscle)? Why strength training matters at any age

Getting out of a chair shouldn’t be a struggle. Yet for many older adults, simple everyday movements like this become increasingly difficult as our...

05.01.2026 20

Tom Janssen

From Kathmandu to Casablanca, a generation under surveillance is rising up

In 2025, youth-led protests erupted everywhere from Morocco to Nepal, Madagascar and Europe. A generation refused to remain silent in the face of...

05.01.2026 3

Amani Braa

A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector

Following Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Caracas by United States military forces, active planning for political transition in Venezuela has...

05.01.2026 5

Philippe Le Billon

Dyslexic students have the right to read — and Manitoba has joined other provinces to address this

Disabled students continue to face barriers constructed and enforced by our schools. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

05.01.2026 1

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Blue Monday is a myth but winter blues are real — how to cope in the cold months

Joanna Pozzulo

Retaining employees as they age is possible with more flexibility

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Blue Monday is a myth but the winter blues are real — how to cope in the cold months

Joanna Pozzulo

Dry January, T-breaks and the myth of willpower: An alternative reset in the New Year

Eric Andrew Collins

How online communities are helping women stay in the skilled trades

Daniela Gatti

Canada has too few professional archeologists, and that has economic consequences

Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer

Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

Larry Savage

Canada risks missing out on Africa’s trade boom under Mark Carney

Isaac Odoom

Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble,’ according to a historian

Jacob Blanc

What the New Year’s fire at a Swiss bar tells us about fire prevention

Brodie Ramin

Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal order

Jorge H. Sanchez-Perez

Digital payments can expand financial inclusion — but only under the right conditions

Mesbah Sharaf

2025 was the year protein ‘jumped the shark’

Stuart Phillips

As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations?

Alizée Pillod

How low can you go (and still build muscle)? Why strength training matters at any age

Tom Janssen

From Kathmandu to Casablanca, a generation under surveillance is rising up

Amani Braa

A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector

Philippe Le Billon

Dyslexic students have the right to read — and Manitoba has joined other provinces to address this

Michael Baker