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Fans hold a giant Canadian flag in a hockey arena as players stand on the ice in the foreground.

Hockey Night in Canada: It’s game over for NHL hockey on CBC, but a new era beckons

Mike Dove, Western University

Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift first

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

The Montréal shooting spotlights the growing public safety threat of online radicalization

Tandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba

A police officer crouches next to his cruiser as someone looks out the window of a residence.

Universities have a vital role to play in tackling climate change

Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe, Royal Roads University and Philip Steenkamp, Royal Roads University

two people walk in a woodland area near a large tree, behind can be seen the top of a stone castle

Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading

Joanna Pozzulo, Carleton University

A young woman stands between shelves in a library reading a book

A man in a white suit jacket and dark sunglasses singing with his hands up in front of players with brass instruments.

How ‘catchy’ music is driven by rhythmic patterns

Aidan McGartland, McGill University; Linglan Zhu, McGill University, and Matthew Anthony Ludwig, Boston University

At the 2026 World Cup, there will be more winners than just the champion

Francois Brouard, Carleton University

A man in a turquoise jersey stops a soccer ball from going into a net.

Canada’s 2026 World Cup team reflects the country’s multicultural identity — in a way hockey never has

Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University

Several men, most of them Black, practise on a soccer pitch.

A man and a woman are standing in a the room of a house while holding moving boxes.

There is no ‘right’ age to land a job, meet a partner or buy a house — here’s why it feels like there is

Ali Jasemi, Wilfrid Laurier University

The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year

Salmaan Khan, Toronto Metropolitan University

A woman in a hijab work at a desk in an office

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

Hari KC, Toronto Metropolitan University and Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University

A partner’s touch can feel unsafe for people with a history of childhood maltreatment

Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR); Marie-Ève Daspe, Université de Montréal, and Noémie Bigras, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)

A man carries a woman on his back as she puts her arms around his neck and kisses his head.

Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home

Gerard Di Trolio, McMaster University

A Foodora courier rides their bike down a snow-lined street

The latest news and research, analyzed by experts

A piece of rock with shiny green crystals embedded.

We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars

Tanya Kizovski, Brock University

Animals are often moved to make way for infrastructure, but we don’t know what happens to them next

Megan Winand, University of British Columbia

a highway near a body of water, mountains in the background

The oldest evidence of mourning rituals reveals Palaeolithic communities grieved like we do

Layla Tiseo, Université de Montréal

A large blue sheet with paint splatters draped over an esel in a classroom showing alphabet info on the walls and student bins.

Ontario kindergarten: What changed, what didn’t and why it matters

Kristy Timmons, Queen's University, Ontario and Pamela Beach, Queen's University, Ontario

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

Muhammad Haaris Tiwana, Simon Fraser University and Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University

A smiling man with a bandage on his upper arm that reads 'Fight flu'

How older racialized immigrants are lost in translation in Canadian cities

Shaila Jamal, University of Toronto

A group of people packed into a subway car with an older woman looking back.

The Breadwinner: Comedy doesn’t need flawless dads, but we do need competent ones

Audrey-Ann Deneault, Université de Montréal and Jean-François Bureau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Mothering while Black: To protect our children, we draw on traditions of refusal

Takwana Nhau, Carleton University

A Black mother adjusts her daughter's graduation cap.

A dark-haired student carrying a backpack walks on a college campus.

Canada’s immigration policies are creating new barriers for international students

Yvonne Zhang, McGill University and Emma Harden-Wolfson

How AI prompting turned writerly description into an everyday skill

Lei Yu, Western University

A person in ballcap sitting next to a statue of a woman who smiles benevolently.

Canada’s AI strategy must reckon with the environmental implications of data centres

Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University

a middle aged white man in a suit speaking at a podium in front on a red background

meat alternative food products on a display shelf in a supermarket

Plant-based products need to be easier to find and consistently affordable for shoppers

Cameron McRae, Simon Fraser University and Laurette Dube, McGill University

A customer is presented with a tip option screen at a restaurant

World Cup visitors may tip differently — here’s what Canadian hospitality workers should know

Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University

A small motorboat passes giant shipping vessels

The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for months

Behrouz Bakhtiari, McMaster University

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How woodchips can help keep ticks off trails

Katarina Ost, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Manisha A. Kulkarni, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Seaweed farming offers benefits, but regulatory gaps pose ecological risks

John Driscoll, University of British Columbia and Edward Gregr, University of British Columbia

The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions

Thomas M. Pitot, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) and Catherine Girard, Université Laval

Snow covered mountains between a blue sky and frozen blue water

A man reads a newspaper with two men shaking hands on the front page.

How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting

Reza Hasmath, University of Alberta

Artificial intelligence raises profound moral questions — for all of humanity to answer

Emmanuelle Vaast, McGill University and Renée Sieber, McGill University

A woman and man dressed in futuristic silver clothing stands expressionless behind two humanoid robots in similar clothing on the catwalk.

‘Agrivoltaics’ can both power AI data centres and increase food production — new study

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

Green crops grow between large vertical solar panels against a blue sky

Sovereign AI? Anthropic shutdown reveals Canada’s weakness

Simon Blanchette, McGill University

A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks

Adam Kenneth Dubé, McGill University

Down syndrome isn’t a tragedy — but misinformation about it is

Martha E. Walls, Mount Saint Vincent University and Cornelia Schneider, Mount Saint Vincent University

Major sporting events could offer a public health role for nursing students

Areej Al-Hamad, Toronto Metropolitan University

A crowd of people in stands at a soccer match.

Personal time helps parents feel better and recover from stress

Theresa Pauly, Simon Fraser University

A woman sitting by a window relaxing with her phone)

Spectacular deficits and record revenues: FIFA’s financial cycles are a winning strategy

Francois Brouard, Carleton University

two old men, one greying, one bald, smile in front of a large soccer ball display

Performing under pressure? For athletes, it depends on 3 key things

Teresa Behrend Fletcher, Adler University

People gather around a huge pile of blocks of ice

Teaser campaigns have become one of the music industry’s most powerful marketing tools

Makarand Gulawani, MacEwan University

Being your own boss doesn’t always pay off: What 30 years of data reveal

Xiaoying Wang, Wilfrid Laurier University and Seok-Woo Kwon, University of Calgary

A person working on a laptop late at night

4 ways kindergarten lays the foundation for lifelong learning

Hetty Roessingh, University of Calgary

4 steps you can take to avoid ‘perceived scarcity’ and prevent food waste

Bonnie Simpson, Western University; Katherine White, University of British Columbia, and Rhiannon M. Mesler, University of Lethbridge

carrots and other fresh produce in a bin

a city skyline with tall glass buildings at sunset

How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominance

Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia

The high cost of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD: Unequal mental-health access and the care economy

Fiona MacDonald, University of Northern British Columbia and Aderonke Agboji, University of Northern British Columbia

People using post-it notes and dry markers on a glass partition

‘She should have seen it coming:’ How radicalization policies put the burden on Muslim mothers

Amani Braa, Université de Montréal

Overturned cars, engulfed in flames, with two masked people in the foreground

Canada has alternatives to corporate grocery chains. Here’s what governments can learn from them

Jenelle Regnier-Davies, University of Guelph; Pauline D Cripps, University of Guelph, and Sara Edge, University of Guelph

A young woman shopping at a solidarity grocery store.

Canada’s AI strategy and universities: Beyond literacy, students need to be fluent with AI

Ali Shiri, University of Alberta

Different nodes are connected on a large network.

Greater international co-operation is needed to achieve the UN’s global forest goals

Terry Sunderland, University of British Columbia and Peter Wood

Children silhouetted against a wall of fish specimens.

A day at the museum: How to follow kids’ leads to support curiosity across generations

Sheryl Smith-Gilman, McGill University

The 2026 World Cup is around the corner, but where is FIFA’s child safeguarding policy?

Adam Ali, Western University and Isra Iqbal, Western University

Two boys in soccer jerseys cheers at a stadium

When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not

Anja Krstic, York University, Canada and Ivona Hideg, University of Oxford; York University, Canada

scaffolding with the CN Tower in the background

Municipal governments are often slow to act, except when FIFA comes to town

Steve Lorteau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract

Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph and Nicholas Letwin, University of Guelph

Referees, athletes, fans: how the US border crackdowns are tarnishing the World Cup

Simon Adams, Murdoch University

Referee Omar Artan is greeted by supporters in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Canada’s ‘AI for All’ strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment

Simon Blanchette, McGill University

A middle-aged white man in a suit speaks to reporters

Hiring your teen this summer? A family job doesn’t automatically keep them safe at work

Nick Turner, University of Calgary and Steve Granger, Concordia University

A group of teenagers in overalls stand around and chat

Researchers ask us to rethink the ways we see and study the Arctic

Candis Callison, University of British Columbia; Adrian Howkins, University of Bristol; Élise Devoie, Queen's University, Ontario, and Megan Bailey, Dalhousie University

crab with a coral on its back walks across a field of rocks on the sea floor

Mining companies may soon bypass UN rules and mine the deep sea

Cara B. G. James, University of British Columbia

A figure with long hair in a dreamlike landscape

Why more doctors are validating near-death experiences

Jorge Andrés Delgado-Ron, Simon Fraser University

To achieve ‘AI for all’ in agriculture, Canada’s farmers need regional, systems-level change

Charles Conteh, Brock University

A white and red tractor drives up a field spraying rows of green crops

Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?

Coline Zigrand, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Benoît Jobin, Harvard University

Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University

A pair of hands typing on a computer keyboard

A Canadian flag seen blowing atop a green peaked roof above trees and a fence and beside a tower.

Canada’s possible expansion of MAID for mental illness is worrisome, including for high schools

Michael Baker, University of Manitoba and Nancy Hansen, University of Manitoba

Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

Maame De-Heer, Loma Linda University and Taylor McKee, Brock University

Two soccer players on the field vying for a soccer ball.

How you can stop your cat from bringing home unwelcome pathogens

Amy Wilson, University of British Columbia; Peter Marra, Georgetown University, and Scott Wilson, University of British Columbia

an orange cat walking across the top of a wooden garden fence

What happens when the world’s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously?

Ekamjot Dhillon, Balsillie School of International Affairs

What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?

Mehra Balsara, Carleton University; Antoinette Ludwig, Université de Montréal; Catherine Cullingham, Carleton University, and Marc Avramov, Carleton University

An orange tent and orange campfire flames at dusk with the sun setting on the horizon

A military exercise featuring smoke and plumes of water in a field.

Modern warfare aspires to be pan-domain. What does that mean for western militaries?

Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba

Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

Pamela Beach, Queen's University, Ontario and Kristy Timmons, Queen's University, Ontario

A parent walks with a child on a city street.

Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets

Derek Armitage, University of Waterloo and Ella-Kari Muhl, Stellenbosch University

a sandy beach near some tall buildings and a green mountain

Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland

Alexander Hill, University of Calgary

A middle-aged white man with a short beard in a black dress shirt speaks from behind a podium with the Ukrainian flag on it

Canada’s ‘major projects’ should not come at the cost of the environment

Julia K. Baum, University of Victoria; Marc Johnson, University of Toronto, and Sarah Otto, University of British Columbia

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? We travelled to remote Guinea-Bissau to find out

Robyn Nakano, University of Victoria and Ammie Kalan, University of Victoria

A chimpanzee peers at the camera with green leaves in the background

Centuries-old logbooks reveal how bowhead whales are recovering from near-extinction

Nicholas Freymueller, Adelaide University and Damien Fordham, Adelaide University

An aerial view of a bowhead whale swimming near sea ice

A water bomber drops water on a smoking forest

Canada’s aerial wildfire-fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy

John Gradek, McGill University

Should FIFA be doing more to protect soccer players from the World Cup heat?

Toby Mündel, Brock University and Samuel Penna Wanner, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

A player in a black uniform and orange shoes walks through sprinklers on a soccer field

The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Pierre Chaigneau, Queen's University, Ontario

Myanmar’s forgotten war: How the world is failing the test of the UN’s Responsibility to Protect

Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba

Militarization in Jammu and Kashmir is negatively impacting female education

Shambhavi Siddhi, Western University

A man pushes a girl seated on his bicycle crossbar through a street with a backpack strapped to the bike rear.

Immunity & Society

a hospital sign directing people to EMERGENCY CHILDREN / URGENCE ENFANTS

Why postal codes shouldn’t determine RSV protection in Canada

Sophie Webb, Simon Fraser University and Cora Constantinescu, University of Calgary

a red capsule split open to reveal a strand of DNA separating into two single strands, against a background of blue capsules

How nanomedicine gets inside your cells and treats you from the inside out

Suiyang Liao, University of British Columbia

How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage

Anthony Wong, University of British Columbia

Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them

Heidi J. S. Tworek, University of British Columbia; Chris Tenove, University of British Columbia, and Netheena Neena Mathews, University of British Columbia

People are watching from a window above as a man protests with a sign below.

More dialogue, less debate: At an ‘Ethics Bowl,’ students learn to handle tough conversations

Rackeb Tesfaye, Simon Fraser University and Nicolas Fillion, Simon Fraser University

A young man speaks into a microphone and two other young men are listening.

From COVID to cancer: Why Canada’s RNA vaccine leadership matters more than ever

Anna Blakney, University of British Columbia and Pieter Cullis, University of British Columbia

Why Canada’s next big infrastructure investment should be in biomanufacturing

Megan Levings, University of British Columbia and Robert A. Holt, Simon Fraser University

A dose of a vaccine sits beside a needle

The Grey Revolution

Our eyes age too: Here’s how to reduce the risks of four common eye conditions

Langis Michaud, Université de Montréal

Photo of two sets of hands — one younger and one older — on a piano keyboard

Dementia care: Re-envisioning the role of music

(Reva) Laurel Young, Concordia University

Baby boomers embrace a freer sexuality, but ageist norms persist

Isabelle Wallach, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women

Emma Hsiaowen Chen, Concordia University

Cropped photo of a dancer's feet in ballet slippers

How to make public spaces accessible, safe and attractive for an aging population

François Racine, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health

Zahinoor Ismail, University of Calgary; Jasper Crockford, University of Calgary, and Maryam Ghahremani, University of Calgary

A woman with dark hair in a blue shirt looking at a pill

When everyday tasks become harder: Early clues to Alzheimer’s disease

Maryam Ghahremani, University of Calgary and Zahinoor Ismail, University of Calgary

A man with gray hair comforting a woman with gray hair who is resting her forehead on her hand

Bilingualism and sex hormones may provide a new link to brain resilience and dementia risk

Noelia Calvo, University of Toronto

A senior woman in bed with a care person by her side.

Why Canada must transform its long-term care system

Denise Suzanne Cloutier, University of Victoria

In case you missed it

Two actors dressed in regency clothing are sitting outside having a conversation.

The Regency period was queer and trans. Bridgerton barely scratches the surface

Jes Battis, University of Regina

Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds

Joanna McGrenere, University of British Columbia and Kevin Chow, New York University

Man in glasses stares at his phone with two brightly coloured computer screens beside him

In a world divided, teachers need to connect with each other

Jordan Laidlaw, University of Manitoba

A silhouetted person walks down a dark hallway.

An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data shows ongoing systemic racism

Kojo Damptey, McMaster University

A group of family members are mourning and consoling each other at a vigil.

A young woman sits on a sofa while typing on a laptop

Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self-employed — here’s how

Hien Tran, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

How megalomaniac leaders establish their grip on a group — and they how they lose it

Jean Poitras, HEC Montréal

A man in a suit, whose head is not visible, is buttoning up his jacket

‘Your letter has been forwarded for consideration’: A health expert on 4 ways Ottawa and Alberta avoid accountability

Aleksandra Mineyko, University of Calgary

A dark-haired woman and a man with short grey hair smile as they sit at a table and sign documents.

A 'best before' date is shown on a food container

Smart sensors could help Canada tackle its $58-billion food waste problem

Md Masuduzzaman, McMaster University and Elkafi Hassini, McMaster University

Canada should invest in nature as critical infrastructure

Nina-Marie Lister, Toronto Metropolitan University

a woman at a podium speaks in a park with water behind her, three other people look on

Emerging Houthi–Al-Shabaab co-operation and the growing threat to Red Sea shipping

Brendon Novel, Université de Montréal

Author Jon Klassen’s prestigious award win reflects a broader shift in children’s literature

Christophe Premat, Stockholm University

Illustration of a bear looking mildly annoyed and ponderous under the words 'where is my hat?'

A woman with dark hair stands behind a podium that reads Alberta Referendum 2026

Danielle Smith’s dangerous referendum rhetoric threatens Canada’s Constitution and Indigenous treaty rights

Gina Starblanket, University of Victoria and James K. Rowe, University of Victoria

The Strait of Hormuz: The supply chain loop that broke the world

Behrouz Bakhtiari, McMaster University

An aerial view of buildings in downtown Vancouver.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gives Canada an opportunity to attract digital nomads. Here’s how not to waste it

Hari KC, Toronto Metropolitan University

New research shows why tipping is making more Canadians uncomfortable

Bonnie Simpson, Western University and Jamie Hyodo, Western University

A tipping jar beside a point-of-sale card machine

Canada must rethink how it contributes to international climate finance

Christina Frendo, Queen's University, Ontario and Dan Cohen, Queen's University, Ontario

Power transmission lines and wind turbines with snowcapped mountains in the background

Trade wars and soaring airfares are reshaping how Canadians travel this summer

Moira A. McDonald, Royal Roads University; Ann-Kathrin McLean, Royal Roads University; Oreoluwa Adeniyi, Royal Roads University, and Shimaya Sureshbabu, Royal Roads University

Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

Julianne Piper, Simon Fraser University; Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser University, and Miranda Nonis, Simon Fraser University

People on a tarmac wearing protective suite, some orange and some white. A person in orange is spraying a person in white while another person in white waits beside an orange-suited person with a clipboard.

Holocaust education has a growing Gen AI problem

Regan Lipes, MacEwan University

A close-up of a finger pointing at an old photograph of a couple and their child.

As Calgary’s poet laureate, I’m interested in poetry as a form of civic listening

Clara A.B. Joseph, University of Calgary

Crowds of people seen in summer clothing as a large green plush mascot shadows one person in a white cowboy hat.

Two young women with long hair sit in a cafe smiling at something on their phone.

After you upload your data to the cloud, where does it go? The challenge of dual-use technologies

Bryn Williams-Jones, Université de Montréal

Why Mark Carney is pushing ‘Fortress North America’ amid deep Canadian distrust of the U.S.

Richard Nimijean, Carleton University

Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ truce with Iran exposes a deeper crisis in U.S. strategic thinking

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

Rising geopolitical tensions show why Canada’s agri-food trade strategy needs to change

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph and Enock D. Opoku, University of Guelph

Why 40 per cent of people are avoiding the news, according to a psychologist

Ali Jasemi, Wilfrid Laurier University

Two people in bed reading different sections of a newspaper.

a screen displaying the fifa world cup with the word toronto undernear with a multicolour background

Canada should ban fossil fuel ads ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Madeleine Orr, University of Toronto; Samira Hussein, University of Toronto, and Sara Durante, University of Toronto

A man in a red t-shirt wears a harness and holds medical equipment.

How mobile deep-space medical systems could support future landings on the moon and Mars

Dr. Farhan M. Asrar, Toronto Metropolitan University

a man wearing a blue jacket kneels down on the ground inspecting a human skull

New DNA analysis identifies more members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition

Douglas Stenton, University of Waterloo

Pakistan’s voter turnout decline: Why more women registered, but fewer cast ballots in 2024

Adnan Skhawat Ali, Queen's University, Ontario and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University, Ontario

Women hold up their thumbs at a voting station.

The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is part of a far-right curriculum of violence

Amarnath Amarasingam, Queen's University, Ontario

A group of people gathered and mourning at a vigil.

People walk along a city street wearing masks

Climate change could significantly worsen summer air quality in future decades

Rebecca Kaarina Saari, University of Waterloo

Being taught by people who know stuff instead of prepared teachers risks our children’s futures

Lisa Starr, University of Lethbridge

Students protesting hold signs 'if you can read this thank a teacher' and 'we're out here because we couldn't fit in our classrooms anymore'

Kids need to play — and how cities are designed and resourced affects their access

Ozlem Cankaya, MacEwan University; Marielle Papin, MacEwan University, and Salim Hashmi, King's College London

Children in a splash pad playing with water and with each other.

Why corporate leadership in Canada still remains dominated by men

Claudine Mangen, Concordia University

A group of people in business attire sit around a conference table in a glass-walled meeting room

Why being called ‘detail-oriented’ can stall a woman’s career

Samantha Dodson, University of Calgary

A woman and a man, seen from the neck down, shake hands across a desk

People waving blue flags showing red, white and yellow detail, with a vehicle in the middle.

How AI-generated music anthems are supporting Alberta separatism

Jamie Meyers-Riczu, Carleton University and James Deaville, Carleton University

Three adults are sitting at a desk in an office answering phones.

Accentism for profit? What Telus is getting wrong about accents

Molly Babel, University of British Columbia and Amanda Cardoso, University of British Columbia

Human-made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level

Anaïs Remili, Simon Fraser University and Tanya Brown, Simon Fraser University

As corporations race for the stars, we need international collaboration on space governance

Peter Brown, Western University

Why brain health is an urgent priority for G7 member countries

Guy Rouleau, McGill University

A doctor in mask and scrubs looks ta a large screen with an image of a brain on it.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges

Magdalena Janus, University of British Columbia and Caroline Reid-Westoby, McMaster University

Two children seen in face masks wearing backpacks next to an adult in a safety vest and mask holding a clip board.

Having a strong social network can help students deal with racial microaggressions

Irene Vitoroulis, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Jonathan B. Santo, University of Nebraska Omaha

a couple of young people smile while they browse a book

A pale yellowish cell on a pale green and white matrix

Stem cells have potent potential for diabetes treatment

Bailey Laforest, Carleton University and Jennifer Bruin, Carleton University

From PCOS to PMOS: What the name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome means for women’s health

Pauline McDonagh Hull, University of Calgary; Jamie Benham, University of Calgary, and Robyn Vettese, University of Calgary

A woman in a white coat with a stethoscope speaking with a young woman in a clinic exam room

What the 2026 World Cup means for measles risk in Vancouver

Jamie Voyles, University of Nevada, Reno and Qurrat Ul Ain, University of British Columbia

Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health

Prativa Baral, McGill University; Joanne Liu, McGill University, and Veasna Duong, McGill University

Women’s experiences are forgotten in research on childbirth and breastfeeding

Thomas Saïas, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A person turning off an alarm clock from bed

Sleep and diet may matter more than exercise for buffering the health toll of chronic stress

Nick Turner, University of Calgary; A. Wren Montgomery, Western University; Erica Carleton, University of Regina, and Serra Al-Katib, University of Regina

Research shows when words look like their meaning, we process them faster

David Sidhu, Carleton University

A close-up of two hands in the soil of a garden.

Urban gardens may contain lead — here’s what the research says about the hidden health risk

Dr. Melody Lynch, Concordia University

After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years

Qingshi Tu, University of British Columbia; Loretta Li, University of British Columbia, and Raul de Leon Rabago, University of British Columbia

Beyond regulation: Why committed leadership will decide Canada’s energy future

Amir Bahman Radnejad, Mount Royal University and Brenda Nguyen, University of Lethbridge

A slim man with short grey hair wearing a windbreakers stands behind a podium that reads Building Canada Strong for All in both French and English.

People enjoying a cooling mist on a hot summer day

Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games

Ted Scott, University of British Columbia

New Ontario water and sanitation law could pave the way for the financialization of public water

Meera Karunananthan, Carleton University

A tour boat heads toward massive waterfalls.

Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife

Sarah Foster, University of British Columbia and Amanda Vincent, University of British Columbia

Canada’s 2026 World Cup team reflects the country’s multicultural identity — in a way hockey never has

Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University

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Not just a fun hobby: Board games can help build connections and reduce stress

Biz Nijdam, University of British Columbia

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Is reading your favourite hobby? A new era of book clubs is reshaping how we read

Joanna Pozzulo, Carleton University

Hurdles to a hobby: How climate change and ‘runfluencer’ culture impact our daily jog

Madeleine Orr, University of Toronto and Caitlin Felteau-McInnis, University of Toronto

Why starting a hobby as an adult can feel so hard — and why you should embrace beginnerhood

Jenna Hepp, Adler University

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How to protect your hobbies in a culture that wants to exploit them

Aly Bailey, University of Waterloo

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A woman sitting in bed resting her forehead against her hand as she scrolls on her phone

Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention — here’s how to reclaim it

Megan Shipman, Royal Roads University and Zachary Pierce-Messick, Johns Hopkins University

When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don’t have any?

Laura Eramian, Dalhousie University and Peter Mallory, St. Francis Xavier University

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A robot stole my internship: How Gen Z’s entry into the workplace is being affected by AI

Melise Panetta, Wilfrid Laurier University

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How rising living costs are changing the way we date, live and love

Melise Panetta, Wilfrid Laurier University

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