Christine Jessop was murdered in 1984 and, 36 years later, DNA evidence finally identified her killer. But the police investigation's use of genetic genealogical databases raised questions about privacy.
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In the middle of a windswept refugee camp in the aftermath of the burning of Moria, the COVID-19 pandemic is an afterthought.
As a zoonotic virus, COVID-19 is itself a symptom of human-influenced climate change. It is also indicative of the humanitarian impact of future environmental crises.
Hours after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump was taken to hospital. What does this mean for the U.S. government's operations?
Back-to-school routines under COVID-19 look a little different than previous years. For one thing, kids need to wear masks. Which means many parents have mask questions.
The successes of the NBA's #WholeNewGame provide important lessons for performing artists about audience investment and hybrid digital-live events.
The turn to private funding of education reduces the responsibility of governments to adequately fund schools and to ensure all children have access to high-quality education programming.
The speech from the throne is just around the corner. Will the Liberal government make broad and much-needed economic and social change amid the pandemic, or will it give in to the wealthy again?
A new analysis shows that the many Americans who have experienced being threatened by a gun or suffering a gunshot wound are significantly less likely to believe most people can be trusted.
As foreign aid pours into Beirut, its uneven distribution reflects and exacerbates the pre-existing class and race fissures in Lebanese society.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has presented an image of deep concern and empathy for the victims of COVID-19. But he's flailing when it comes to delivering proactive measures to fight the pandemic.
Just as women were unseen until recently, due to institutional sexism, as appropriate candidates for board positions, racialized Canadians are also dismissed due to institutional racism.
Journal comments are responses to previously published articles. The gender disparity in the authorship of these comments both reflects and contributes to women's opportunities in scientific research.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides parents with an opportunity to consider selecting books that address issues confronting children globally.
In 1917, two ships collided in the port of Halifax, resulting in an explosion similar to the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut. Port explosions have devastating effects far beyond the site of the actual blast.
The threat of nuclear war has not diminished, despite the lessons learned from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945.
Federal incentives would enhance community support for those with mental illness and would avert police engagement.
The Canadian government should send a clear signal that it cares about constitutional and international law, heed a Federal Court ruling and take steps to immediately suspend the STCA.
If Ontario's de-streaming of high schools isn't accompanied with other efforts to address cultural norms and values, streaming in many other forms and guises will continue.
Instead of building new jails, we must focus our efforts on reshaping a post-pandemic society free of the challenges that led to an Indigenous man's recent death.
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Assistant Professor, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Education, York University, Canada
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Adjunct professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada
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Professor, Biology, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of English, York University, Canada
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Filmmaker in Residence, Refugee Law Lab, York University, Canada
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PhD Student Critical Human Geography and Research Fellow at Dahadaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada
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Professor of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Global Health Governance and Policy, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada
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Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab, York University, Canada
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Ph.D candidate in sociology, York University, Canada
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Dean of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
