Growing interest in psychedelics has spurred new research decades after hallucinogenics were tested in Saskatchewan in the 1950s. And an unassuming common fish is proving a useful test subject.
A recent study found oilsands producers could be four times more likely to default on loans by 2050 if global temperatures stay within 2 C of warming.
(Jennifer Grant/Pembina Institute)
Oilsands producers can expect banks to do extensive reviews of their creditworthiness over the next several months.
A Ukrainian serviceman, seen through a camouflage mesh, stands at a frontline position in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, in January 2022.
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The risk to Ukraine’s democracy currently lies with the politicians who have offshore assets that can be massaged and altered from Moscow or elsewhere. Preventing this is essential.
People sing O Canada during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill on Jan. 30, 2022.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The so-called freedom convoy has torn off the protective tissue on what it means to “be a Canadian” to expose an ugly truth.
A woman stops to take a photo of signs attached to the fence around Parliament as the trucker protest continues in Ottawa.
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GoFundMe claims it won’t fund campaigns that promote hate or misinformation. So why is it backing the so-called freedom convoy that’s currently causing so much incendiary disruption in Ottawa?
Some studies have demonstrated that a significant number of obese people are metabolically healthy, leading to the contention that one could be healthy at any size.
(Julia Kubow)
Some obese people lack the classic metabolic risk factors of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar linked with obesity. But are they still at risk for heart disease and diabetes?
Even when much course instruction moved online due to COVID-19, some wet lab courses have continued in-person since summer 2020.
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A medical genomics professor reflects on how lab simulations offer some advantages for student learning, but developing the muscle memory of performing hands-on lab work is important.
A sign reads ‘Assassin Trudeau’ but the letters S in assassin are replaced with SS, abbreviation of Schutzstaffel, the black-uniformed self-described “political soldiers” of the Nazi Party.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
At a time when the nation should be fighting against structural violence, resources and attention are being given to a cause that doesn’t deserve it.
Our healthcare system needs to respond in a more just, inclusive, caring and timely way to allow in-person final goodbyes.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Our health-care system needs to respond in a more just, inclusive, caring and timely way to allow in-person final goodbyes from those who matter most to those at the end of life.
Health-care workers watch from a window as demonstrators gather outside Toronto General Hospital in September 2021 to protest against COVID-19 vaccines, mandates and restrictions.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The antagonism driven by political interference in COVID-19 vaccination is fuelling hesitancy. Mass vaccination campaigns require public buy-in via trusted health-care providers and community leaders.
Interior green walls can improve air quality and reduce noise levels, improving the health and well-being of those who work there.
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Young people have a right to be engaged, and a right to be heard in research. When young people’s voices are included in the research process, the result is richer and more relevant research evidence.
Classroom noise and students’ inability to hear can be a barrier to teaching and learing.
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Teachers wearing wireless microphones that amplify their voices could be one solution to ensuring children can hear — and saving teachers’ voices from strain, particularly in the pandemic.
People hold signs during a singing of O Canada during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
When the ‘freedom convoy’ heads home, governments will be keen to avoid similar events. Angry protest movements are volatile and have lasting consequences, as the rise of Trumpism shows.
This year, Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 1 and welcomes in the year of the water tiger.
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As we ring in Lunar New Year, we need to celebrate Asian communities, their fierceness and courage; and demand bold changes for combatting anti-Asian racism and supporting well-being.
Sweat contains information on the condition of our bodies.
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Sensors that measure sweat could be coming to the market soon, but for them to be useful, we’ll need to understand more about this fluid that our body produces.
Most South Asian people with dementia and their care partners did not know the signs and symptoms of dementia before their diagnosis.
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People living with dementia in the South Asian community often face challenges accessing care because of a lack of culturally appropriate services, language barriers or perceived stigma about dementia
An artist reconstruction of a baby oviraptorid in its egg.
(Julius Csotonyi)
Baby Yingliang is a perfectly preserved oviraptorosaur embryo, a species where findings reveal the connections between dinosaurs and birds.
Cities that have vibrant cultural and public services tend to withstand mass plant closures and layoffs better than communities lacking them, and young people either move to them after plant closures or remain living in them.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Preliminary research suggests cultural and social services retain or attract employees hard hit by plant closures in other communities. Preserving them may help cities withstand future crises.
When we think of sports, we often think of them at the elite level, like professional or Olympic athletes.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A strong sport system allows for coordinated policy implementation, evaluation and outcomes related to health, citizenship and community development that are accessible and realized for all Canadians.
A family lights candles at a vigil held in Moncton, N.B., on January 30, 2017, for the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
How can scientific literature on interpersonal trauma help us better understand the impact of tragedy, especially on children who are still developing?
Police officers speak to a health-care professional outside the emergency department at Toronto General Hospital during a protest against COVID-19 measures in September 2021.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Although demanding, disruptive and violent patients are a major contributor to physician burnout, solutions to address this increasing problem are not a priority.
Children need information that both acknowledges the troubling realities we’re facing and that also equips them to take action.
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In order to track the pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada has been using location data without explicit and informed consent. Transparency is key to building and maintaining trust.
Cynthia Nixon reprises her role as Miranda on the ‘Sex and The City’ reboot ‘And Just Like That.’
(Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max)
Miranda’s role as the anxious, fumbling white woman is disappointing. Some might find that Miranda is a reflection of the anxiety and fear that white women experience.