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Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
Studying lifespan and mortality trends reveals that people are increasingly dying at similar ages.
The term DEI has increasingly been co-opted to attack and undermine the positions, qualifications and abilities of racialized people.
The Himalayas are a beautiful and fragile ecosystem that both humans and non-humans have relied upon for millennia. Protecting them will require careful conservation efforts.
Rather than reducing international student permits, Ottawa should actively promote the advantages of studying in less populous provinces.
The PWHL, like the NHL, does not adhere to any rule for the mandatory usage of neck guards and leaves the decision up to the discretion of each player.
Having asymptomatic flat feet is not a problem and does not require treatment. It’s important to debunk this common myth.
Substantial economic growth in the psychedelic drugs market has drawn interest from corporations and start-ups. While this may accelerate research, it also sparks concerns about conflicts of interest.
The rise of generative AI and its effect on war-gaming will fundamentally transform how senior military and political leaders plan and prepare for war.
Truly fostering accessible educational opportunities for deaf students can only happen with ongoing political and financial support.
New Brunswick’s proposed Compassion Intervention Act could motivate the Supreme Court of Canada to impose restrictions on the notwithstanding clause.
In 2015, I saw Jewish and Muslim students forge a set of group agreements so they could dialogue on the Middle East conflict. Initiatives like this or a ‘Semester in Dialogue’ program are promising.
Our society needs to talk more openly about suicide. However, public discussion of suicide carries risks, and it’s crucial that such discussion be informed, sensitive and alert to potential harm.
Food waste is a serious emergency in Canada and around the world. Here are four practical steps we can take this Earth Day to eat more healthily, reduce food waste and save the planet.
Israel’s latest missile strike on Iran may be more a face-saving exercise aimed at satisfying members of its coalition government than a true escalation of hostilities.
Type 2 diabetes is not uniform; it’s a mosaic of conditions, each with its own characteristics. Understanding these subtypes may improve treatment plans and help people manage their condition better.
Sparking global momentum and energy in young people through climate education can go a long way to addressing climate change now and in the near future.
While governments are often blamed for a perceived ‘unjust transition,’ it is actually the industry itself which poses the biggest threat to the future of oil and gas workers.
Expanding the circulation of our comedic content and continuing to invest in the production of stand-up specials — which is relatively low cost — could hugely boost the careers of Canadian comedians.
In the lead-up to the 2024 federal budget, there was hope for investments in water management and water-related infrastructure. Those hopes were misplaced.
Experts say mainstream media coverage of the war in Gaza is severely skewed — with Palestinian voices getting stifled.
The ideological war waged by Smith will only endanger high-quality research void of political interference from the government.
Bird flu in U.S. dairy cows has Canadian public health experts on high alert. With one human case identified in Texas, what is the likelihood of H5N1 influenza moving from birds to mammals to people?
For more than 100 years, international sport organizations have executed monopolistic power. Now, one has resurrected the founder of the modern Olympics to promote its controversial politics.