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Smouldering fire in a drained peatland near Fort McMurray, Alta. produces smoke from underground. These ecosystems are affected by rising temperatures, drought, wildfire and various human actions including drainage. (Leyland Cecco)

Up in smoke: Human activities are fuelling wildfires that burn essential carbon-sequestering peatlands

New research shows that northern peatlands may not help regulate our climate by the end of the century.
A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher on the frontline in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Libkos)

Bakhmut is increasingly a quagmire that works to Russia’s advantage

Bakhmut initially appeared to be a Ukrainian strategic victory as it depleted Russian armed forces. But that looming victory risks becoming a major defeat. Here’s how Russia has outplayed Ukraine.
L’ex-président Donald Trump avec ses avocats dans un tribunal de Manhattan. Premier président américain inculpé au criminel, il est accusé d’avoir falsifié des registres d’entreprise dans le cadre d’une enquête sur des pots-de-vin. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Oubliez Stormy Daniels et Michael Cohen – ce sont les comptables qui auront la tête de Donald Trump

Les comptables ont provoqué la chute d’Al Capone et le scandale du Watergate a été révélé lorsque les journalistes ont « suivi l’argent ». Vont-ils aussi faire tomber Donald Trump ?
The Online Streaming Act aims to level the playing field between streaming giants and legacy Canadian radio and television broadcasters. (Shutterstock)

How the Online Streaming Act will support Canadian content

The Online Streaming Act is set to soon become law in Canada. The act is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to support BIPOC content.
Former president Donald Trump sits at the defence table with his legal team in a Manhattan court. He’s facing charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first U.S. president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Forget Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen — it’s accountants who could seal Trump’s fate

Accountants spurred Al Capone’s downfall and the Watergate scandal was revealed when reporters ‘followed the money.’ Will they also bring down Donald Trump?
Rogers’ takeover of Shaw has been approved by the Canadian government, but the deal comes with stringent conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Here’s how the Rogers-Shaw merger could benefit Canadian customers

The new conditions that have been heaped onto Rogers as a result of the Rogers-Shaw merger could end up benefiting Canadian consumers and the economy at large.
Une femme enveloppée d'un drapeau ukrainien crie dans un mégaphone lors d'une manifestation devant la Cour pénale internationale à La Haye, aux Pays-Bas, en mars 2022. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

L’inculpation de Poutine par la Cour pénale internationale est symbolique. Mais les symboles ont aussi leur importance

Même s’il est peu probable que Poutine soit un jour jugé par un tribunal, le mandat d’arrêt de la CPI a une réelle valeur. Les actions symboliques peuvent avoir un effet profond sur les États.
A woman wrapped in the Ukrainian flag shouts through a megaphone during a demonstration in front of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, in March 2022. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

Why the International Criminal Court’s indictment of Putin has symbolic importance

The International Criminal Court’s charges against Vladimir Putin are likely to have a minimal impact on him, but it does signal that wartime atrocities have consequences — and the world is watching.
Michelle Yeoh recibe el premio a la mejor interpretación de actriz protagonista por Todo a la vez en todas partes en los Óscar el 12 de marzo de 2023, en el Dolby Theatre de Los Ángeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Los Óscar de 2023 demuestran que Hollywood cada vez habla más idiomas

A pesar de que el creciente uso de lenguas no inglesas demuestra una mayor aceptación de la diversidad lingüística en un mundo globalizado, las películas a veces sugieren asociaciones entre “extranjería” y villanía.
Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ at the Oscars on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and other Oscars 2023 films show a trend towards linguistic realism in Hollywood

Despite increasing use of non-English languages demonstrating broader acceptance of linguistic diversity in a globalized world, films sometimes suggest associations between ‘foreignness’ and villainy.
Ukrainian soldiers in a trench under Russian shelling on the frontline close to Ukraine’s Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, on March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

The Battle of Bakhmut exposes Russia’s fault lines

The Battle of Bakhmut embodies Russia’s ill-planned war in Ukraine. Even if it succeeds in taking the city, the divisions it’s created within its armed forces will erode Russia’s ultimate aims.
Le Canada connaît une pénurie de médecins. Voilà pourquoi le fait de rendre difficile la pratique des médecins formés à l'étranger est incompréhensible. Shutterstock

Pratiquer la médecine au Canada lorsque formé à l’étranger : un – incompréhensible – parcours du combattant

Le Canada met sur la touche des médecins qualifiés alors que de nombreux citoyens n’en ont pas. Voici ce que nous pouvons et devons faire pour améliorer l’intégration des médecins formés à l’étranger.
Canada has a shortage of doctors. That’s why making it difficult for internationally trained doctors to practise here is so mystifying. (Francisco Venancio, Unsplash)

Why is Canada snubbing internationally trained doctors during a health-care crisis?

Canada is sidelining qualified doctors while many Canadians struggle to find health care. Here’s what we can and must do better for internationally trained physicians.
Residents watch a burning infrastructure project hit during a massive Russian drone night strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia is using drones to target Ukrainian electricity and erode morale

With electricity in Ukraine constantly disrupted by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian population faces a difficult choice — to remain in the country under such conditions, or flee abroad.

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