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Canada’s zero-emissions vehicle sales target will need hundreds of thousands of EV charging points to be installed in homes, workplaces, retail spaces and along highway corridors in the coming years.
Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations fail to address the power imbalances at the heart of the temporary foreign worker program.
East Africa is one of the fastest urbanising regions in the world, but it’s still in the early phases. There’s a big opportunity to get the region’s cities right.
Pengguna media sosial dan platform penerbitan telah menghasilkan data dalam jumlah besar. Data ini bersifat online setelah platform telah lama berhenti digunakan dan dapat memengaruhi kehidupan orang.
Social media and publishing platform users have generated vast amounts of data. This data remains online long after people have stopped using the platforms, and can impact people’s lives.
While most journalists don’t develop PTSD or depression, many will struggle with the stress of their work. Knowing the warning signs can help deal with trauma.
The relationship between Princes William and Harry is fractured, and can be explained by what’s known as the ‘family systems’ theory. Repairing it will require the Royal Family to change.
There are concerns about how health data are used, but research shows support for uses with public benefits by health-care providers, governments, health-system planners and university-based researchers.
It’s not in Canada’s interest, nor even in Ukraine’s, to risk nuclear Armageddon by pushing for Russian regime change.
Survival rates for cardiac arrest outside of hospitals is very low. The fast response to Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during an NFL game shows the value of access to CPR and emergency defibrillators.
The 1859 book ‘Self-Help’ by Scottish journalist and physician Samuel Smiles was written in bite-sized pieces reminiscent of today’s wellness and lifestyle New Year tips.
The proposed new university would be called Adelaide University and open in 2026, with the aim of becoming Australia’s biggest university for domestic students.
The next step in HIV prevention — long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) — is not yet available in Canada, a year after its approval in the U.S.
Canada’s planned expansion of MAID to mental illness is based on ignorance — if not outright disregard — of fundamental suicide prevention principles.
Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
As Canada explores how technology can help streamline and improve the immigration process, migrant-centred design should be at the forefront of their planning.
The key to understanding online conspiracy theorists is to understand how the line between fantasy and reality can become blurred.
Big Tobacco’s efforts to rehabilitate its image should not go unchallenged because the tobacco industry’s goal remains advancing corporate profit at the expense of public health.
Alternative working arrangements like gig platforms might help immigrant workers find temporary work, but many care professionals are still unable to find permanent jobs in their industry.
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Emergency Medicine Physician and Lecturer, University of Toronto
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Lecturer, Political Science, University of Toronto
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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Clinician-Scientist, St. Michael’s Hospital; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, University of Toronto
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Gavin Moodie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Critical Digital Humanities Initiative, University of Toronto
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PhD Candidate in Victorian Literature and English Instructor, University of Toronto
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Global Journalism Fellow, University of Toronto
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Professor (adjunct) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Employment Relations, Director of Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto
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Professor, Social Work, University of Toronto
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Doctoral Candidate, Medical Anthropology, University of Toronto
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Professor in Public Policy and Society, University of Toronto
