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Some conventional vegetable farms in Canada are starting to use organic methods in their operations.
Wildlife hunts are supposed to be grounded in sound science, but new research casts doubt on this assumption.
Most Canadians are more than happy to support free speech, believing it to be the foundation of democracy. But for speech to be free it must be aligned to freedom itself.
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s famous novel, may be unfilmable – not because of its gruesome violent tale of U.S. imperialism in the Southwest, but because its religious vision is terrifying.
In the acquittal of Gerald Stanley we must remember how one-sided systematic remembering in Canada has been. We must remember how Canadian-state law created the myth of the homesteader as Wheat King.
Recently, 300 protest letters written by Japanese Canadians in the 1940s were reopened. The letters convey a deep sense of loss, injustice and outrage by Japanese Canadians who lost their homes.
It is the 20th aniversary of Carl Sagan's sci-fi film, Contact - and a great time to celebrate its legacy and revisit its main premise of Science vs. Religion.
Astronomers have detected what is believed to be the first interstellar object ever seen passing through our solar system.
As much as one-third of animal species in the tropics could be eradicated if their habitats continue to be converted for monoculture farming. We can all do something to make a difference.
Cities are realising that having great nightlife is not just about entertainment – it also means a 24-hour economy.
Thalidomide's manufacturer, Chemie Grünenthal, marketed the drug as safe for pregnant women despite reports it was causing malformations in newborns. Why such blatant denial?
New research shows the earthquake that struck central Nepal in April this year was only a partial rupture of the fault line, meaning another strong quake could be due in future.
The UN's peacekeeping efforts are all very well, but they take too long to mount and are unevenly spread across member states. It's time to build something less ad hoc.
The earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday was caused by the same forces that built the Himalayas, and science is helping predict where the next quake might strike.
Divers at the famed Cocos site off Costa Rica record declines in a number of shark species – a sign that marine preserves are limited protection against illegal fishing.
The 24th Ig Nobel prizes were announced on September 18. The prizes annually award scientific research that “first makes…
I have watched with fascination as successive UK and European governments have pledged to make cheap alcohol a thing of the past by introducing minimum unit pricing or MUP. David Cameron announced his…
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Ph.D. Student, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Victoria
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, History and Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of Biology; Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
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Biologist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation and postdoctoral fellow, University of Victoria
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Researcher in Conservation Decision Science and Land Use, University of Victoria
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Associate Fellow, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
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Professor, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of Victoria
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Director, Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia (CARBC) and Professor of Psychology, University of Victoria
