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With their jewel-like colours, Colombia's poison frogs are coveted by collectors. Does naming their species help protect them or make them a target for trophy hunters?
The ruling against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline project doesn't mean the end of the oil and gas industry in Canada. Other projects and approaches could go forward.
A systematic embrace of parents' untapped knowledge by schools could revolutionize education systems in Canada and globally.
Research shows that young adults who don't exercise can expect an average eight kilograms of extra fat on their body by 28 years of age.
African countries need to urgently develop coherent and strategic policies around water, land and agriculture.
Removing statues of historical figures may be important symbolic statements when it comes to reconciliation, but action on important Indigenous issues like land claims and education are needed more.
Once associated with mind-control experiments and counter-cultural defiance, psychedelics now show great promise for mental health treatments and may prompt a re-evaluation of the scientific method.
Should statues of historical figures be removed or replaced? That debate has been rekindled in Canada after Victoria took down a statue of John A. Macdonald, the country's first prime minister.
Instructing farmers to keep their kids away from farm machinery doesn't work to reduce traumatic injury. A recent research project tried listening instead.
A recent ruling in an Ontario court fails to consider law governing the use of embryos.
Truck drivers in Canada are exposed to many health risks. The horrific Humboldt bus crash should be a wake-up call for new regulations and wellness programs within the industry.
The "dig and dump" approach to cleaning oil and gasoline from soil is destructive. Why not nudge the soil's natural cleaners to do the job?
Desertification is a problem of global proportions. If action isn't taken now, it will accelerate and fuel further migration and conflict.
Why are consumers so reluctant to embrace genetically modified foods? A new study suggests agricultural biotech companies are failing to show consumers a personal benefit to buying GM foods.
Historical gold mining at the Giant Mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T. released toxic arsenic into the environment. Snowshoe hares are showing signs of poisoning.
Canada wants to move towards a green economy and meet its Paris Agreement targets, but it has also just taken ownership of a pipeline. How can the federal government deal with this paradox?
The decision of the Canadian government to purchase the $4.5 billion Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project doesn't exactly instil confidence in Canada's investment climate.
Recent discoveries of ancient viruses are helping scientists understand their origins.
For more than a century, board games have provided children with some of their first exposure to Indigenous stereotypes — hidden behind ornate lithographs, painted cubes and punched cardboard.
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Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
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PhD, University of Saskatchewan
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Visiting professor, University of Saskatchewan
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Canada Research Chair in Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in the History of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
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PhD candidate with the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor Emeritus of History, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan
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PhD Student, University of Saskatchewan
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Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Assistant, University of Saskatchewan
