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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

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

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

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

Noelia Calvo, University of Toronto

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

Thomas Saïas, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?

Richard Lachman, Toronto Metropolitan University

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

David Sidhu, Carleton University

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

A man with dark grey hair wearing glasses stands in front of a red banner with Chinese characters.

How not to say you’re sorry: Why governments keep getting apologies wrong

Reza Hasmath, University of Alberta

The Hanau far-right extremist shooting exposed how racism costs lives — and how institutions let it

Jayanthan Sriram, Concordia University and Neslihan Sriram-Uzundal, Concordia University

A group of people gathering to remember nine people that were killed in a shooting. They are sitting in front of large scale headshots of the victims..

Studying racial and ethnic health inequality in Canada: What we need to get right

Chloe Sher, University of Toronto

The women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamity

Sepita Hatami, Western University

Girls in head scarves sit in a darkened classroom.

How structural inequality fuels Black youth recruitment into cycles of violence

Marycarmen Lara Villanueva, University of Toronto

A blurred image of a group of teenagers.

A young Black man in an olive green long-sleeve jersey walks past a row of other soccer players

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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Canada to host new NATO-linked defence bank as Mark Carney pushes security overhaul

Srdjan Vucetic, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

How the U.S.‑Israel war against Iran is exposing the limits of the petrodollar system

Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Queen's University, Ontario and Natalie Braun, York University, Canada

The likeness of George Washington is seen on a U.S. one dollar bill

Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund is ambitious, but its design raises questions

Paul Calluzzo, Queen's University, Ontario; Dan Cohen, Queen's University, Ontario, and Evan Jo, Queen's University, Ontario

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A person sits on a bench in front of a leafy tree with a laptop looking into the distance.

Writing for well-being: How it could be a new way to teach the essay and resist AI

Lindsey McMaster, Nipissing University

College students are noticing their AI-smoothed writing sounds strong — and not like them

Nurul Hassan Mohammad, University of Toronto

A person at a computer looking stonyfaced and chagrined.

From AI companions to climate action, we undervalue what lies ahead

Rahul Ravi, Concordia University

A man builds a companion on the Character.AI website.

Canadian schools will soon have a roadmap to address student substance use

Tonje Mari Molyneux, University of British Columbia and Emily Jenkins, University of British Columbia

Is an A still an A? The truth behind grade inflation

Christopher DeLuca, Queen's University, Ontario and Michael Holden, University of Winnipeg

Two people seen jumping on a lawn in graduate caps and gowns.

Two people in hockey jerseys approach the front of a church

What the Montreal Canadiens’ hockey playoff run reveals about faith, belonging and the sacred

Dr. Matt Hoven, University of Alberta and Tracy J. Trothen, Queen's University, Ontario

Three deaths on a cruise ship: What we know about the Andean hantavirus

Benoit Barbeau, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Medical staff are gathered in front of an ambulance on a runway

New research highlights how wildfires are harming fish

Philip N. Owens, University of Northern British Columbia; Ellen Petticrew, University of Northern British Columbia; Jason Raine, University of Northern British Columbia, and Kristen Kieta, University of Northern British Columbia

Gay men have equal parenting rights in Canada — but not equal access to parenthood

S. W. Underwood, Simon Fraser University

A male couple embrace a child between them on a couch.

Travellers look out over grounded Air Canada planes

What the jet fuel crisis means for your summer flights and travel plans

John Gradek, McGill University

Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office

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

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Donald Trump’s chaotic mess: When U.S. power serves the ‘sultan,’ global rules erode

Christopher Collins, Royal Roads University

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We developed a biodegradable wash that can remove pesticides and keep fruit fresh longer

Tianxi Yang, University of British Columbia; Ling Guo, University of British Columbia, and Tzu-Cheng (Ivy) Chiu, University of British Columbia

Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?

Tamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria

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Using the body’s own sounds to diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s before the first symptoms appear

Rachel Bouserhal, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

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The peptide problem: Hype is outrunning the evidence

Stuart Phillips, McMaster University

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Canada’s first Inuit-led university is coming to Nunavut — here’s why it matters

Daniel Sims, University of Northern British Columbia

In the age of AI, human creative output is becoming a luxury

Nathan Murray, Algoma University and Elisa Tersigni, University of Toronto

Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

Chenkai Chi, University of Windsor

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Hugo G. Lapierre, Université de Montréal; Normand Roy, Université de Montréal, and Patrick Charland, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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A toddler in a high chair has a huge open mouth and a hand raised and looks content feeding themselves a piece of fruit.

For preschoolers, fear of new foods is common — and responding can feel anything but simple

Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University; Julie E. Campbell, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Melissa (Misty) Rossiter, University of Prince Edward Island

A woman is sitting at a desk facing a laptop while juggling speaking on the phone and caring for a child that is seated on her lap.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry — a burden that’s still being ignored today

Jane E. Sanders, Western University

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Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action

Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia and Pierre Wokuri, Sciences Po Rennes

‘The farther away, the better’ is the problematic logic behind U.S. third-country deportations

Guillermo Candiz, Université de l'Ontario français and Tanya Basok, University of Windsor

A line of security agents approach an airplane on a tarmac.

To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science

Shay M. Freger, McMaster University and Mathew Leonardi, McMaster University; Adelaide University

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Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research

Braden Manns, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hastings, University of Calgary, and Sunand Kannappan, University of Calgary

A woman sits at a computer examining medical tests results.

A slender man with short grey hair shakes the hand of an African woman.

Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice

Julie Ada Tchoukou, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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Heat-resistant corals could help reefs adapt to climate change

Whitney Isenhower, University of Toronto

We found a way to turn Canada goose poop into chicken feed and crop fertilizer

Rassim Khelifa, Concordia University and Carlos Antonio Lopez Manzano, Concordia University

How wildlife conservancies perpetuate green colonialism in Kenya

Kariũki Kĩrigia, University of Toronto

Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

Douglas Clark, University of Saskatchewan

Why your pet reptile ‘surfs’ the glass or rubs against the barriers of their enclosure

Melanie Denomme, Brock University

A lizard touches a glass barrier with one hand and looking out through the barrier.

A shopper reaches for groceries in a grocery store

Your browsing history could soon set your grocery bill — and Canada isn’t ready for it

Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Toronto Metropolitan University

Study finds spike in anti-Québec comments following Air Canada CEO’s language scandal

Yulia Bosworth, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Proposed high-speed rail will not make a big dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Here’s why Canada needs to ditch age-based immigration points

Christina Clark-Kazak, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A boy places a Canadian flag over his mother's eyes.

Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

Chenkai Chi, University of Windsor

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Hugo G. Lapierre, Université de Montréal; Normand Roy, Université de Montréal, and Patrick Charland, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A woman walks through a field with wildflowers holding a toddler.

Bill C-223 aims to protect kids while navigating complex family violence cases — but will it work?

Eden Hoffer, Western University and Kimberley T. Jackson, Western University

AI ‘deadbots’ can fuel pathological grief and affect how we deal with death

Emmanuelle Marceau, Université de Montréal

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Worried about food prices? Investment in public infrastructure pays

Sarah Elton, University of Toronto and Aparna Raghu Menon, University of Toronto

A close-up of a person packing produce into a grocery baket.

The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

Pierre-Marie David, Université de Montréal

A person is holding a bottle of lenacapavir

An older man with fluffy white hair grimaces as he speaks from behind a podium.

Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness?

James K. Rowe, University of Victoria

Upward shot of a tall, glass-fronted buildings

Women who expand their freelance careers hit a different kind of glass ceiling — the glass wall

Christy Zhou Koval, Queen's University, Ontario; Susie Lee, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Yonghoon Lee, Texas A&M University

Counting immigrants or listening to people? The power of life stories

Consuelo Vasquez, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Camila Goytisolo De Sainz, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Hoang Kham NGUYEN, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Asylum seekers arrive in Quebec on March 24, 2023.

When caregiving ideals don’t match reality in South Asian diaspora families

Navjot Gill-Chawla, University of Waterloo

A family of intergenerational members sitting around a table enjoying a meal.

Will attendance-based grading improve school absenteeism?

Jess Whitley, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; David Smith, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Maria Rogers, Carleton University, and Natasha McBrearty, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

An empty classroom seen through a glass window.

Students seen at tables and desks and one has a hand raised.

School boards and universities will both be affected by Ontario’s Bill 101 sweeping changes

Louis Volante, Brock University

To improve literacy, Ontario should invest in students and educators

Kathryn Hibbert, Western University

A rendered image of red and blue pieces shaped like boasts with sails, on opposing sides of a surface, half of which is red, the other blue.

Climate policy isn’t partisan — research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it

Emily Huddart, University of British Columbia and Tony Silva, University of British Columbia

Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help

Hamed Kazemzadeh, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A person on a snowmobile bearing a Canadian flag.

As Arctic waters open up, Canada must prepare for oil spills

Chunjiang An, Concordia University

A red and white ship with a red maple leaf passes icebergs

Global supply chains cause environmental harm, but they can help repair it too

Minelle Silva, University of Manitoba; Jia Yen Lai, Monash University, and Lee Matthews, University of Nottingham

A female and a male researcher in white lab coats examine images on a computer screen.

New test promises to detect cancer earlier — from tiny particles in bodily fluids

Sara Hassanpour Tamrin, University of Calgary and Arindom Sen, University of Calgary

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Here’s how Canadian households can recession-proof finances as economic uncertainty climbs

Chetan Dave, University of Alberta

Coercion isn’t care, and new laws that enforce treatment and confinement are dangerous

Jean-Laurent Domingue, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Axel Ounis, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Emmanuelle Bernheim, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

How principles of self-compassion help fight loneliness in the age of AI

Li-elle Rapaport, University of Manitoba

A woman going through her laptop while alone on her bed.

Predators and prey: What studying animals teaches us about toxic work environments

Jean Poitras, HEC Montréal

A man holds his head in his hands as he sits in front of his computer screen, while someone else tells him off.

A man glowers with one hand raised as he stands behind a podium at a press briefing.

From Wulfstan of York to Pete Hegseth, fake Bible verses have often been politicized

Mo Pareles, University of British Columbia

An old man's face between two beams of blue light.

How Donald Trump taps into America’s enduring appetite for destruction

Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto

NASA's Curiosity rover robot on the brown, rocky surface of Mars

Did NASA’s Curiosity rover find signs of ancient life on Mars? An astrobiologist explains how we determine ‘life’

Allyson Brady, Carleton University

Legal categories for animals still divide — and limit — animal rights

Daphnée B. Ménard, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

How emoji use at work can determine how competent your colleagues think you are

Erin Leigh Courtice, Toronto Metropolitan University

A series of yellow emojis on a smartphone screen.

Cash cows, scapegoats and now global talent: Asian international students want to be seen for who they are

Elizabeth Buckner, University of Toronto; Ashley Manuel, University of Toronto; Eun Gi (Cathy) Kim, University of Toronto, and Sophie Xiaoyi Liu, University of British Columbia

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Erectile disorder: How science is moving beyond viagra

Franklin Calazana, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); David Lafortune, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Éliane Dussault, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health: Here’s what being sedentary does to your body

Scott Lear, Simon Fraser University

Immunity & Society

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Why postal codes shouldn’t determine RSV protection in Canada

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

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

Suiyang Liao, University of British Columbia

The Grey Revolution

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

François Racine, 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

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

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

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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

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Midlife adults are overextended with multiple roles

Gail Low, MacEwan University and Gloria Gutman, Simon Fraser University

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Why measuring dignity matters in Canada’s long-term care system

Andrea D. Foebel, University of Waterloo

Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer’s history shows why

Saskia Sivananthan, McGill University

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How low can you go (and still build muscle)? Why strength training matters at any age

Tom Janssen, McMaster University and Matthew Lees, McMaster University

A man and a woman with grey hair using green resistance bands

Retaining employees as they age is possible with more flexibility

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Université TÉLUQ

How to adapt our pension schemes to longer life expectancy

François L'Italien, Université Laval

In case you missed it

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

A Black person's hand seen holding a pen to paper.

A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education

Natasha Henry-Dixon, York University, Canada

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Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective

Clare Warner, McMaster University

a young man stands in a misty field with a drone in his hand and his head tossed back

Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, its legacy still resonates

David Roger Marples, University of Alberta

A statue of open hands holding a cube in front of a large metallic dome structure

Hungary turns the page into uncertainty after Péter Magyar ends Viktor Orbán’s enduring rule

Alexandre Massaux, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Cities helping cities rebuild: How local partnerships are shaping Ukraine’s recovery

Tamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria

An expanse of blue sky shows through a giant hole in a destroyed apartment building.

A non-human primate looks at and cuddles its infant.

The way primates parent their young shows how strict labels like parenting styles miss the mark

Libby Ware, Université de Montréal

A great tit with a black head and yellow belly, against a pink-orange backdrop.

Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch

Dan Mennill, University of Windsor

A slender man with short grey hair waves and smiles as he walks down a staircase with three women walking behind him.

Mark Carney’s new majority government should spark renewed calls for electoral reform

Julie Simmons, University of Guelph

Public grocery stores won’t fix Canada’s food affordability crisis

Michael von Massow, University of Guelph

A person seen from the elbows down carries reuable shopping bags

Slanguage: Why AI’s stylistic negation — ‘it’s not X, it’s Y’ — is both annoying and doesn’t work

Joshua Gonzales, University of Guelph

A simulation of a robot sitting at a desk and typing on a keyboard while they look at a computer screen.

When a spouse starts a business, the other partner pays a hidden price

Kanwal Bokhari, University of Calgary; Jia Bao, City University of Macau; Seok-Woo Kwon, University of Calgary, and Wei Yu, National University of Singapore

A man speaks on the phone in a kitchen while a woman looks through the fridge behind him

New research finds few improvements for British Columbia’s endangered wildlife

Peter R. Thompson, Simon Fraser University

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Is Alberta really ‘following the science’ on trans healthcare?

Corinne L. Mason, Mount Royal University and Leah Hamilton, Mount Royal University

A star cluster is shown inside a large nebula of many-coloured gas and dust.

Are aliens real? Scientists have been hunting for extraterrestrial life since the time of Aristotle

Robert William Smith, University of Alberta

A large dinosaur emerges form the ocean.

Netflix’s ‘The Dinosaurs’ rehashes a very old story of empire and conquest

Frederick Oliver Beeby Maglaque, University of British Columbia and Kirsten F. Hodge, University of British Columbia

What Canada, the U.K. and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

Louis Volante, Brock University; Kristof De Witte, KU Leuven; Luca Salmieri, Sapienza University of Rome, and Orazio Giancola, Sapienza University of Rome

Children in a school hallway wear face masks while others put clothing items into a hallway cloakroom area.

What Ontarians need to know about reforms that will run school boards like businesses

Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Beyhan Farhadi, University of Toronto, and Vidya Shah, University of Toronto

A person seen at the far end of a school hallway lined with hanging children's coats and snowpants and an orange pylon.

The transactional — and optimizable — connections of ‘cozy video games’

Christina Fawcett, University of Winnipeg and Andrea Braithwaite, Ontario Tech University

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The Lewis dynasty makes a third bid to shape democratic socialism in Canada

Roberta Lexier, Mount Royal University

Canada is producing more graduates than ever — so why is it harder to find a job?

David J Finch, Mount Royal University; University of Calgary

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Why is alcohol use declining in Canada?

Timothy Naimi, University of Victoria

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An armed soldier stands outside a building.

Inside Southeast Asia’s scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture

Randall Hansen, University of Toronto

Guns over people: Rising military spending is eroding quality of life around the world

Ruolz Ariste, Carleton University

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Failed peace deal: The Iran war has inflicted a cascade of losses that may never be recovered

Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba

A man sits on a bench. Behind him a mural reads 'America killed 165.'

How ‘books for development’ campaigns reveal an unjust global order

Jody Mason, Carleton University

Diaspora communities carry the burden of watching war from afar

Lara El Mekaui, Toronto Metropolitan University

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A man in a parka shakes hands with and talks to a group of people in red parkas.

Canada urgently needs a civilian defence strategy — before the next crisis forces one

William Michael Carter, Toronto Metropolitan University

Mark Carney secures majority after ‘unwinnable’ 2025 election victory, building new momentum

Allison Harell, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Daniel Rubenson, University of Toronto; Laura Stephenson, Western University, and Lewis Krashinsky, University of Toronto

A smiling woman in a headscarf raises her hands in front of a canadian flag

Another MP jumps to Carney’s Liberals, igniting concerns about the health of Canada’s democracy

Travis Leicher, Queen's University, Ontario

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A person with their hair in a ponytail faces away from the camera toward shelves of fresh produce, holding an orange in their outstretched hand

Food prices are already high in Canada. Will the Iran war make them worse?

Michael von Massow, University of Guelph and Alfons Weersink, University of Guelph

Canada cannot afford to lose international research talent — here’s what needs to change

Evren Altinkas, University of Guelph and Christina Clark-Kazak, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

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‘Canadian experience’ keeps skilled immigrants out of the labour market

George Kofi Danso, Queen's University, Ontario

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Everyday sexist online language is not random, and that’s the problem

Sepita Hatami, Western University

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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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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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How to deal with racism in an intimate relationship

Maya A. Yampolsky, Université Laval; Iman Sta-Ali, Université Laval; Libera Amadiwakama Mochihashi, University of Calgary, and Renaud Dion-Pons, Université Laval

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Gen Z is burning out at work more than any other generation — here’s why and what can be done

Nitin Deckha, University of Guelph-Humber

The future of work — according to Generation Z — is purposeful, digital and flexible

Eddy Ng, Queen's University, Ontario

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Is it wrong to date a coworker? Not necessarily — but it can get complicated

Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and Shawna Boyko, Mount Royal University

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Why in-person dating is making a comeback — and why Gen Z is struggling with it

Treena Orchard, Western University

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4 research-backed ways to beat the winter blues in the colder months

Gio Dolcecore, Mount Royal University

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As war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain life

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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In India, film and social media play recurring roles in politics

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ transmits joy, honours legends and challenges a segregated industry

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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A different way to address student encampments

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Asylum seekers from Gaza and Sudan face prejudiced policies and bureaucratic hurdles

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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The chilling effects of trying to report on the Israel-Gaza war

Dannielle Piper, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Starvation is a weapon of war: Gazans are paying the price

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Husein Haveliwala, The Conversation, and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

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Nous avons trouvé le moyen de convertir les déjections de bernaches en nourriture pour volailles et en engrais

Rassim Khelifa, Concordia University and Carlos Antonio Lopez Manzano, Concordia University

Un indice mondial des papillons pourrait faire progresser la conservation des insectes

Federico Riva, Carleton University

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Des choix aux lourdes conséquences : la face cachée des technologies vertes

Rachida Bouhid, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Le premier ministre Mark Carney fait une annonce entouré de gens

Deux femmes discutent autour d'une table

Une méthode innovante pour détecter l’Alzheimer de manière précoce, grâce à l’analyse du langage et à l’IA

Sylvie Ratté, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)

Les jeunes désertent les activités de plein air. Et si le jeu libre les ramenait dehors ?

Mariève Blanchet, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Alex Francoeur, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Valentin TOP

Comment le leader mégalomane assoit-il son emprise sur le groupe… et comment la perd-il

Jean Poitras, HEC Montréal

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Que nous disent les anciennes voitures du métro de Montréal sur ce que la métropole est devenue ?

Guillaume Ethier, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Alicia Fortin-St-Gelais, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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Voici comment l’éducation physique au Québec est devenue une matière essentielle à l’école

Florent Lefèvre, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Brice Favier-Ambrosini, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), and Tegwen Gadais, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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Moins d’enfants, mêmes désirs : que révèle la baisse de la fécondité ?

Laurence Charton, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

Pourquoi l’autopromotion ne se résume pas à se vanter. C’est un levier d’apprentissage et d’adaptation

Jean-François Harvey, HEC Montréal

Un homme présente son projet à une assemblée

Fraude, coercition et torture dans les centres d’arnaques en ligne : un témoin raconte

Randall Hansen, University of Toronto

Un soldat armé se tient devant un bâtiment.

Pourquoi les employés mentent (et ce que les gestionnaires peuvent y faire)

Guillaume Desjardins, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) and Gia Linh Lam, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Un bureau avec un clavier et une tasse de café dessus.

Des virus hors-norme qui orchestrent la vie aux pôles

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

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Canadian schools will soon have a roadmap to address student substance use

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Three deaths on a cruise ship: What we know about the Andean hantavirus

New research highlights how wildfires are harming fish

Gay men have equal parenting rights in Canada — but not equal access to parenthood

What the jet fuel crisis means for your summer flights and travel plans

Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office

Donald Trump’s chaotic mess: When U.S. power serves the ‘sultan,’ global rules erode

We developed a biodegradable wash that can remove pesticides and keep fruit fresh longer

Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?

Using the body’s own sounds to diagnose Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s before the first symptoms appear

The peptide problem: Hype is outrunning the evidence

Canada’s first Inuit-led university is coming to Nunavut — here’s why it matters

In the age of AI, human creative output is becoming a luxury

Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

For preschoolers, fear of new foods is common — and responding can feel anything but simple

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry — a burden that’s still being ignored today

Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action

‘The farther away, the better’ is the problematic logic behind U.S. third-country deportations

To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science

Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research

Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice

Heat-resistant corals could help reefs adapt to climate change

We found a way to turn Canada goose poop into chicken feed and crop fertilizer

How wildlife conservancies perpetuate green colonialism in Kenya

Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

Why your pet reptile ‘surfs’ the glass or rubs against the barriers of their enclosure

Your browsing history could soon set your grocery bill — and Canada isn’t ready for it

Study finds spike in anti-Québec comments following Air Canada CEO’s language scandal

Proposed high-speed rail will not make a big dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

Here’s why Canada needs to ditch age-based immigration points

Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

How should schools teach AI? 3 models to consider

Bill C-223 aims to protect kids while navigating complex family violence cases — but will it work?

AI ‘deadbots’ can fuel pathological grief and affect how we deal with death

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The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness?

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Global supply chains cause environmental harm, but they can help repair it too

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