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Why haven’t people gotten upset about how our social distancing signs are fostering innumeracy?
Eating disorders are often misunderstood, but earlier treatment improves outcomes. Let’s dispel some myths, learn how to recognize eating disorders and what to do if someone you love is struggling.
A papal apology, if done in ‘a good way,’ could help remove barriers to transforming harmful relationships between Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church.
An infectious diseases doctor reviews the evidence, discusses hesitancy and concerns about side-effects and explains the overwhelming case for vaccinating five-to-11-year-olds, including his own son.
More than 40 per cent of natural wetlands in the Canadian Prairies have been lost due to drainage, and the impacts associated with this are largely unmitigated.
When schools honour and learn from immigrant parents’ knowledge, they support more opportunities to enhance young children’s linguistic, cultural and social experiences.
Universities can ensure students in all disciplines are learning how to contribute to a world that they and future generations want to live in.
There is an urgent need to combat historically fuelled vaccine hesitancy within Indigenous communities. The best way to do this is through evidence-based knowledge and community-led work.
The aim of transitional justice is to usher in a peaceful society after mass atrocity, periods of systemic human rights violations and violent authoritarian regimes. It should be a Canadian priority.
When politicians disregard public health directives, new research shows it causes the public to distrust governments’ handling of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many communities in Canada currently lack intercity and regional transportation. A national public transportation system would improve connectedness between cities and access to essential services.
Des centaines de milliers de Canadiens ont reçu une injection du vaccin d’AstraZeneca en première dose. Ils ont maintenant le choix pour leur deuxième dose : AstraZeneca à nouveau, ou Pfizer/Moderna ?
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians got a shot of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for their first dose. They now have a choice for their second dose: AstraZeneca again, or Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccine?
Pandemic viruses arise from raising, harvesting and eating animals. Policy strategy for averting the next pandemic should include supporting those already seeking to make plant-based dietary changes.
If work doesn’t need to be done in Ottawa-area offices, does it need to be done in Ottawa at all?
Public officials are telling us simultaneously to move swiftly on vaccination and also to make thoughtful, reasoned choices about which vaccine we get. These messages are confusing and frustrating.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
Misconceptions of rural realities can have serious implications. Better use of data can help avoid this and lead to policies that will help rural communities recover in the post-pandemic.
With changing recommendations about AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, many people have questions about its use.
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Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor and Research Chair in One Health & Wellness, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Coordinator, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan
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Research assistant, PAWSitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan
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Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Educational Technology & Design, University of Saskatchewan
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Public Policy Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan
