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Many parents are struggling with burnout, loneliness and mental health problems during the pandemic. (Pexels/Alexander Dummer)

Screaming into the void? Us too. Coping tips for stressed-out families in the COVID-19 pandemic

The science of stress explains why parenting during the pandemic feels so hard. Here are strategies from psychologists for taking back control when you dread yet another challenging day ahead.
The Canadian flag has been at half-mast on government buildings since the end of May, after unmarked graves were identified at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Remembrance Day: Flag-raising discussions in Canada pose questions about residential schools and what we remember

Remembrance Day has typically focused on commemorating the costs of military conflict. It is time to reconsider what and we remember and how.
Rally participants hold up signs and wear orange shirts as they march in support of residential school survivors and the families of missing and murdered Indigenous children in Winnipeg on. July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma

Ignore debaters and denialists, Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples fits the definition of genocide

A better understanding of what most genocide scholars believe can help people understand how Canada’s Indian Residential School system fits with the definition of genocide.
A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland

Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action

Here’s what the education system needs to do to help teachers address, repair and heal education towards and beyond reconciliation.
Cette boîte en bois cintré de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation, sculptée par Luke Marston, artiste salish de la côte, est un hommage aux survivants. (Eyesplash/Flickr)

La vérité avant la réconciliation : 8 façons de confronter les négationnistes des pensionnats pour autochtones

Le négationnisme des pensionnats pour autochtones est le rejet ou la déformation des faits fondamentaux les concernant afin de saper les efforts de vérité et de réconciliation.
Des feux de forêt brûlent sur l'île d'Evia, au nord d'Athènes, en Grèce, le 3 août 2021, alors que le pays fait face à la pire vague de chaleur depuis des décennies. Les températures ont atteint 41°C dans certaines parties d'Athènes. (AP Photo/Michael Pappas)

Cinq points à surveiller dans le rapport du GIEC sur le climat

Le dernier rapport sur la science du climat aidera les décideurs politiques à agir sur les plans de réduction des émissions ou d’adaptation au changement climatique.
Incendios forestales en la isla de Evia, al norte de Atenas (Grecia), el 3 de agosto de 2021, mientras el país se enfrenta a la peor ola de calor en décadas. Las temperaturas alcanzaron los 41 °C en algunas partes de Atenas. (AP Photo/Michael Pappas)

Cinco claves a tener en cuenta en el último informe del IPCC sobre la ciencia del clima

El último informe sobre la ciencia del clima llega tras las olas de calor, los incendios forestales, las inundaciones y las tormentas. Ayudará a los responsables políticos a actuar para frenar las emisiones y adaptarnos al cambio climático.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s bentwood box, carved by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston, is a tribute to survivors. (Eyesplash/Flickr)

Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

Residential school denialism is the rejection or misrepresentation of basic facts about residential schools to undermine truth and reconciliation efforts.
Wildfires burn on the island of Evia, north of Athens, Greece, on Aug. 3, 2021, as the country dealt with the worst heat wave in decades. Temperatures reached 41 C in parts of Athens. (AP Photo/Michael Pappas)

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science

The latest report on climate science comes on the heels of heatwaves, wildfires, flooding and storms. It will help policy-makers act on plans to curb emissions or adapt to climate change.
L'émergence de variants préoccupants à la fin de 2020 a marqué un changement dans la pandémie de Covid-19. Shutterstock

Variant Delta au Canada : ses origines, ses points chauds et sa résistance aux vaccins

Qu’est-ce que le variant Delta ? D’où vient-il ? Qu’est-ce qui fait sa différence avec les autres variants préoccupants et quel est son niveau de résistance face aux vaccins contre la Covid-19 ?
The feeling of desertion by Nigeria’s federal government has not left the region that was defined as Biafra during the country’s civil war. Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Getty Images

Nigeria: a deleted tweet, a Twitter ban and Biafran wounds that have never healed

Until the conditions that led to the Nigeria-Biafra war are resolved, the debate on the viability of one Nigeria will continue to arise.
People embrace in front of the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill at a memorial for the 215 children whose remains were found at the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools and ongoing racism in today’s health care

A commitment to eliminating racism must be reflected in accountability mechanisms that focus on the impacts of coordinated and consistent anti-racist action.

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