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Ontario high school labour negotiations broke down over student quality of learning — including mandatory e-learning. Ontario has yet to explain how this will work for students with special needs.
A fire in Toronto's Black Creek neighbourhood displaced hundreds of people. One person died of smoke inhalation. The after-disaster response reveals some of the challenges faced by urban communities.
The 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry is as much an object of fascination for its mysterious origins and formidable craft as it is for the nationalist debates it continues to inspire.
Personal data is valued primarily because data can be turned into a private asset. That has significant implications for political and societal choices.
Most of the world's urban residents now live in suburban areas. A multi-year, multi-site project has conducted research internationally about these changing urban areas.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets in support of action on climate change, but that didn't lead to seats for the Green Party.
Un an après une tristement célèbre dispute sur Twitter et le meurtre horrible de Jamal Khashoggi, les relations Canada-Saoudienne semblent prêtes à reprendre leur cours normal, si ce n'est déjà fait.
Although Black, Indigenous and people of colour have been shown to do more with less resources, government funding to bolster social and economic innovation doesn't tend to reach these communities.
A year after an infamous Twitter spat and the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, the Canada-Saudi relationship appears poised to return to business as usual, if it hasn't already.
Historically, the Canadian government supported Canadian innovation and discovery. This support will be threatened if a Conservative government is voted in.
Canada’s first serious attempt, and potentially last opportunity, to implement a national climate strategy hangs in the balance on Oct. 21. The Trudeau government is to blame for its precarity.
Regulating Sidewalk Labs proposed developments poses new challenges for assigning responsibility and oversight.
Research shows meaningful and accessible activity like sports and arts may have significant impacts for homeless youth or youth at risk of homelessness.
Québec courts ordered tobacco companies to pay smokers $15 billion for the health problems caused by their products. Could fossil fuel companies be next?
In 1914, a ship carrying more than 300 immigrants from India wasn't allowed to dock in Vancouver. A new mural tells an unverified story about Indigenous paddlers bringing food to the stranded ship.
The federal NDP is missing an opportunity to put workers’ rights firmly on the agenda during this election campaign.
Multicultural market places in big cities like Toronto and Vancouver may seem like an equalizing market force. But the availability of diverse foods says nothing about the equity of ethnic groups.
Organized sports can foster positive development in children. However, the competitive nature of youth hockey produces a pressure-to-win environment, where personal development is pushed to the side.
Beijing, Jakarta dan Kota Ho Chi Minh berjuang melindungi penduduknya dari tembakau. Kebijakan pengendalian tembakau di negara-negara kaya sebagian dapat disalahkan.
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Post-Doctoral Visitor, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
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Professor of Cinema & Media Arts, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate (ABD), York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Business & Society, York University, Canada
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McMurtry Fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Doctoral candidate, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Senior Researcher, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Science and Technology Studies, York University, Canada
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Project Coordinator, MCRI Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century, York University, Canada
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Professor of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Criminology, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Associate professor, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
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York Research Chair in Global Sub/Urban Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor emerita, Art History, York University, Canada
