Cancer screening and other routine primary care can help address inequities if we choose to leave the unfair status quo behind.
Manitoba Premier-elect Wab Kinew walks to the premier’s office to meet with outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson in Winnipeg.
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Past and present election campaigns suggest Canadians will only tolerate negative campaigns if they aren’t overly mean-spirited.
Many countries adopt legislation to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities. Yet, many still face challenges finding work.
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Communities and employers miss out when they don’t embrace disabled employees. Companies must be supportive and proactive about including and accommodating people with disabilities.
Cannabis plants grow inside a production facility in Simcoe, Ont. in April 2021.
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There were concerns about changes that cannabis legalization might bring. But some trends that were already underway beforehand mostly carried on afterward.
A convoy of cars of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh flee the enclave for Armenia in September 2023 after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region.
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The bloody ground attacks by Hamas in Israel caused the biggest shock. But the unprecedented scale of rocketry and successful use of armed drones contributed to the surprise.
Polygon fields evolve and change overtime reflecting the flow of water at different stages in planetary history. Axel Heiberg Island, Qikiqtani Region, Nvt.
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While a seemingly remote and unfamiliar landscape, the Arctic shares many surprising similarities with contemporary Canadian cityscapes.
Spain’s Alexia Putellas, Jennifer Hermoso and Irene Paredes, from left, celebrate with the trophy at the end of the Women’s World Cup final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 20, 2023.
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The Women’s World Cup is emerging from the shadow of its male counterpart, breaking attendance records and drawing a global audience.This surge in popularity is a win for gender equality.
Microscopic view of a cell infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles.
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Ontario almost joined Manitoba and Québec in eliminating the under-18 minimum wage 30 years ago. Then Bob Rae reneged on an election promise.
Social media sites have given many the potential to reach millions of people instantly. With that reach, the risks and impacts of defamation can be far greater.
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Social media groups have emerged designed to protect women from bad dating experiences. Those who use them could be liable to being sued for defamation.
Artist concept of Gravity Probe B orbiting the Earth to measure space-time, a four-dimensional description of the universe including height, width, length, and time.
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The gravitational field can affect space and time: the stronger gravity is, the slower time moves. This prediction of General Relativity can be used to reveal hidden forces acting on dark matter.
Imaginative fulfilment with Barbie as a toy need not rely on parents investing in an entire Barbie world of branded objects.
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Children can transform ordinary items into extraordinary play scenes with Barbie and Barbie-like dolls.
Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew delivers his victory speech and wishes his mother, Kathi Avery Kinew, a happy birthday, after winning the Manitoba provincial election in Winnipeg.
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The election of Wab Kinew’s NDP in 2023 represents a powerful rejection of the racial politics of recent Conservative governments led by Heather Stefanson and her predecessor, Brian Pallister.
Mourners carry the casket of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar during day-long funeral services for him in Surrey, B.C., in June 2023.
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As oceans warm, Canada’s marine protections system looks woefully inadequate. New monitoring systems and flexible governance can help Canada protect the areas most likely to have the greatest impact.
A person walks along a path in Iqaluit on March 6, 2019.
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Contrary to stereotypes, relationships between older and younger men were not all about money or sex, but rather mentorship and support.
Understanding the difference between searching the internet and doing evidence-based research is one part of addressing AI misinformation.
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Teaching students how to assess digital content can involve looking for clues about text origins, understanding the process of gathering and assessing evidence and grasping how content is generated.