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Play will be essential to give children space to work out anxieties, and will also provide many other social and cognitive benefits. (Shutterstock)

This back-to-school during COVID-19, bolster children’s mental and emotional well-being through play

Anne Burke, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Kristiina Kumpulainen, Simon Fraser University

Communicating clearly with children and providing space for them to play will be vital during back-to-school and beyond as children manage stressors associated with COVID-19.
Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau enlève son masque alors qu'il se prépare à prendre la parole lors d'une conférence de presse à Ottawa où il annonçait que les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes le 20 septembre. La Presse Canadienne/Justin Tang

Élections fédérales 2021 : les électeurs iront aux urnes sur fond de pandémie et de changement climatique

Stewart Prest, Simon Fraser University

Depuis les «voies ensoleillées», beaucoup de choses ont changé depuis 2015. Justin Trudeau doit convaincre qu’il est le meilleur choix pour lutter à la fois contre la Covid et le changement climatique.
Pre-pandemic research about courses offered online and in-person found students took online courses selectively and strategically. (Shutterstock)

Do university students want more online learning, post-pandemic? Here’s what some chose before COVID-19

Kevin O'Neill, Simon Fraser University

Some promoters of educational technology see COVID-19 as a ‘tech reckoning’ for professors who refused to accept progress. But before the pandemic, many students also preferred in-person classes.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his mask as he prepares to speak at a news conference in Ottawa where he announced Canadians will go to the polls on Sept. 20. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canadian election 2021: Voters head to the polls with the pandemic, climate change top of mind

Stewart Prest, Simon Fraser University

From sunny ways to heat domes, much has changed since 2015. Justin Trudeau must convince voters he’s their best bet for pandemic and economic security, and to deal with climate change.
Les responsables fédéraux ont maintes fois vanté les mesures prises par le Canada aux frontières pendant Covid-19 comme étant parmi les plus strictes au monde. La Presse Canadienne/Ryan Remiorz

Le Canada doit corriger sa gestion des frontières pour éviter une quatrième vague de Covid-19

Julianne Piper, Simon Fraser University; Benoît Gomis, Simon Fraser University, and Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser University

La pression monte pour la réouverture de la frontière canado-américaine, mais il y a des risques. La façon dont ils sont gérés peut faire la différence entre une reprise de la pandémie ou pas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the connections between science and policy need to be reconsidered. (Shutterstock)

Canadian ethicists recognize the critical importance of science and research

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia; Bartha Knoppers, McGill University; Eric M. Meslin, University of Toronto; Jennifer Chandler, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Ross Upshur, University of Toronto; Steven J. Hoffman, York University, Canada; Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University, and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

A new standing committee will ensure that Canadian federal policy is based on science. The committee should consider critical ethical thinking, scholarship and action, as well as legal frameworks and sociocultural values.
Federal officials have repeatedly touted Canada’s border measures during COVID-19 as among the most stringent in the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada needs to fix its border management now to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19

Julianne Piper, Simon Fraser University; Benoît Gomis, Simon Fraser University, and Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser University

Pressure is mounting to reopen the Canada-U.S. border, but there are risks. How well those risks are managed may be the difference between pandemic recovery or a fourth wave of COVID-19.
Colonial Pipeline storage tanks. On May 7, 2021, the company experienced a ransomware cyberattack. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The increase in ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a new internet

Michael Parent, Simon Fraser University and David R. Beatty, University of Toronto

The amount of online data and transactions are growing exponentially. Related is the increasing possibility of cyberattacks — one way to address these is by regulating parts of the internet.
Schools are facing accelerated COVID-19 pressures to integrate technology into children’s education, and how they do has far-reaching implications. (Shutterstock)

Machines can’t ‘personalize’ education, only people can

Michael Maser, Simon Fraser University

Insights of neuroscientist Ian McGilchrist, philosopher Nel Noddings and physicist Ursula Franklin help centre students and our collective future in debates about education and technology.

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