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A recent jury examining murders of women urged the federal government to add the term femicide and its definition to the Criminal Code.
Last week, a young woman died after being set fire on a Toronto bus. Police are investigating it as a hate-motivated act. Why is violence against women not treated more often as a hate crime?
Technologies being developed for growing food in space have contributed to advances in agriculture and crops on Earth.
Decision-making in the Canadian Supreme Court appears to be more fundamentally rooted in the law, not politics, than it is in the United States. Here’s why.
There is a need for better innovations and policies to help improve the fisheries sector in this region.
After the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, will more Americans travel for abortions? Inequalities created by this controversial decision will be revealed at border points.
British Columbia’s bold experiment provides an opportunity to implement more balance in Canadian drug policy, and a more principled withdrawal from the war on drugs.
Moms in Proteomics hopes to ensure a sustainable and productive international community of expertly trained scientists, coupled with the necessary resources and tools to balance motherhood.
Industry seeks to capitalize on regenerative agriculture, but standards that focus only on carbon or other select environmental metrics will undermine its transformative potential
The government needs to implement its proposed action plan. The families of the missing and murdered put their trust in a federal inquiry process, but have yet to receive that justice.
Roe v. Wade demonstrates that reproductive rights are fragile, often insufficient and in need of protection everywhere.
Avian influenza virus — or bird flu — can infect domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys, as well as wild birds. The H5N1 strain has been identified in Canada.
Over the past two years, labour restrictions, climate change and violent conflict have contributed to the record-breaking high prices of vegetable oil around the world.
Nuclear isomers are rare versions of elements with properties that mystified physicists when first discovered. Isomers are now used in medicine and astronomy, and researchers are set to discover thousands more of them.
The world is facing one of the century’s biggest challenges: How to nutritiously feed the growing population, address climate change and not destroy the ecosystems on which we all depend for life.
Laboratory mice used in medical research are often kept in housing conditions that cause them to be overweight and stressed, with shorter lifespans.
Rising food prices are not an easy fix and we shouldn’t be pretending otherwise.
‘Living with COVID-19’ has much higher risks for Nunatsiavut Inuit communities than many other areas. Recognizing those risks is crucial as mining operations resume in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canada’s health system does not include dental coverage, leaving a large gap in care that’s existed since its beginning. It’s time to ensure access to oral care.
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PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Guelph
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Post-doctoral Fellow, EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission, Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph
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Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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LSE Fellow, Department of Gender Studies, University of Guelph
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Guelph
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PhD Student in Sport Management, University of Guelph
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PhD Candidate & Registered Dietitian, Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph
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Associate Dean Academic, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Lang School of Business, University of Guelph
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PhD Student, Social Practice and Transformational Change, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing Consumer Studies, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Professor, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, University of Guelph
