In a research study on the accessibility of French immersion, one parent was told she faced a three-year wait to access reading supports for her child.
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Parents in a study about the accessibility of French immersion programs discussed inadequate support for learning to read and feeling pressured to pay for expensive tutors.
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi, right, greets the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, at the start of their meeting at his office in Tehran in June 2023.
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Iran prefers to engage Israel through its proxies, but the risk of escalation makes this a dangerous strategy.
Catan experienced a revival over the pandemic. However, the most potent and painful relationship between Catan and our world today remains largely unexamined.
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The Settlers of Catan codified a certain kind of game play based on the history of settler colonialism.
Five hockey players have been granted leaves of absence from their teams and are facing charges related to an alleged sexual assault.
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Hockey Canada has a new board and CEO, but it won’t make a difference unless the systemic issues are addressed through our sport leadership and governance structures.
Poverty reduction has the potential to initiate a beneficial cascade that would improve the lives of children and youth.
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Over one million Canadian children live in poverty. Child poverty is a pernicious childhood adversity that has detrimental long-term impacts on health, development and well-being throughout life.
Impacts of excessive use of digital technologies range from physical problems to emotional concerns.
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The growing absence of non-digital alternatives to everyday tasks, like government services and health care, is contributing to digital dependence. This, in turn, affects people’s wellbeing.
A woman celebrates after the final result was announced in the Irish referendum to liberalize abortion laws in May 2018. The referendum followed an Irish citizens’ assembly on the issue.
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As Canada’s nearest neighbour grapples with serious attacks on democracy, a fresh approach to citizen engagement in Canada is an exciting prospect, worthy of serious consideration.
Pro-Palestinian activists wave flags during a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands on Jan. 26.
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The recent ruling by the International Court of Justice means Canada could be guilty of supporting genocide in Gaza by cutting aid funding and continuing military exports to Israel.
Deepfakes pose a profound social threat, and education along with technology and legislation matters for containing and addressing this.
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Youth in a study went from being passive deepfake bystanders to developing a sense of responsibility and readiness to help prevent deepfakes’ spread.
One of two digitally drawn murals that are part of the installation and exhibit ‘who claims abstraction?’ by Toronto-based Guatemalan artist Francisco-Fernando Granados.
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2024 is expected to be a year of elections around the world, and as often happens, anti-immigrant rhetoric is on the rise. Art can play a critical role in challenging that rhetoric.
While there are many benefits to sports participation, overstating those benefits can obscure systemic issues.
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In both mainstream and Indigenous communities across Canada, sport is neither inherently good nor bad. Rather, it is a tool that must be used responsibly.
Students walk towards a sign at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C.
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Who’s responsible for the factors that led to the federal government’s recently announced cap on international students, and what are the implications for those directly affected?
Women are still feeling the effects of COVID-19 , which resulted in job losses and reduced opportunities for women in the workforce.
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The most recent data from Statistics Canada shows that, while gender inequalities in the workplace remain fairly large between women and men, there are some notable exceptions.
A person walks past a child care centre in Toronto in April 2020.
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It makes good economic sense to lean on the neighbourhood public school in the push to expand early learning.
A fishing vessel is followed by flocks of seabirds in the Southern Ocean off the coast of the South Orkney Islands, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, on March 10, 2023.
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Canada is an outlier in its failure to hold buyers and retailers accountable for labour abuse in seafood supply chains.
An aerial photo of the Tuvaluan capital Funafuti. Low lying Pacific island nations like Tuvalu face an existential threat from rising sea levels.
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The climate migration deal has been dubbed as offering Tuvaluans a lifeline, but others say it is a neocolonial arrangement that does not tackle rising ocean levels.
During times of crisis, it is important to communicate clearly.
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Tailoring crisis communications strategies across the phases of the disaster management cycle is a more successful approach and can help co-ordinate disaster responses.
Supporters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement of Pakistan — a secular, socially liberal political party in Pakistan — attend an election campaign rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Jan. 21, 2024, ahead of the country’s Feb. 8 elections.
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Sustained political stability in Pakistan is imperative but remains elusive until the military restrains itself within its constitutional role and refrains from unwarranted interference in politics.
People watch COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber on a screen as he speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Beyond the international negotiations, COP serves as a critical venue for global civil societies to exchange knowledge, organize and build a better world.
Organizations are often the perfect breeding grounds for jealousy or fearing the loss of a valued relationship.
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When employees are able to reconceptualize jealousy as a motivating force, this opens up new venues to address, overcome, and even capitalize on the feeling.