Wainwright fire shows the importance of health-care system resilience to Canadian securityBhavini Gohel, University of Calgary and Marcia Clark, University of Calgary
An inquiry into alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries fails to weigh the ethics and risks of Canada’s responseKari Pahlman, University of Sydney; Diego S. Silva, University of Sydney, and Maxwell J. Smith, Western University
Albertans soundly vote to stay in Canada. Many are asking why they had to vote in the first placeJared Wesley, University of Alberta
Q&A with an Alberta politics expert: Taking the province’s pulse on the eve of the referendumJared Wesley, University of Alberta and The Conversation Canada, The Conversation
Two provinces, two paths: Alberta rejects independence as Québec weighs its own referendumDonald Barry, University of Calgary
From Ukraine to the Middle East: How drones and AI are rewriting the rules of modern warfareJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
How Canada can better track what happens to trafficked wildlife after they’re seizedMikaela Gerwing, Concordia University
Endangered species in Canada face extensive delays receiving protectionPeter R. Thompson, Simon Fraser University; Mary Ann C. Perron, Nipissing University; Sara Cannon, University of British Columbia, and William Bugg, University of British Columbia
The politics of city rats: What urban rodents tell us about housing and sanitationChristine Yanagawa, Simon Fraser University and Kaylee Byers, University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University
Ontario’s alcohol overhaul is costing taxpayers more than expected. The LCBO’s finances explain whyMichael J. Armstrong, Brock University
David Eby’s big gamble: Why calling an early B.C. election could backfireMatthew Taylor, Université de Montréal
How Canada could defend itself against an American invasionAisha Ahmad, University of Toronto and Jeremy Wildeman, Carleton University; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Playful satire or weaponized play? Why White House video games are so problematicScott DeJong, Concordia University
Albertans disapprove of Donald Trump — and his brand is weakening separatism, tooSteven Nuss, Simon Fraser University; Clifton van der Linden, McMaster University, and Mark Pickup
The cycle of hate: How Canada and the U.S. entered a cycle of hostility and how they can break itVictoria Esses, Western University; Allison Harell, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Hazel Rose Markus, Stanford University, and Prerna Singh, Brown University
Canada must consider even unlikely threats — including an American invasionAndrea Charron, University of Manitoba
The Cornell 7 case proves we’re still trapped in a rape culture déjà vuMeredith Ralston, Mount Saint Vincent University
Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footageJohn R. Heckman, Brock University
What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolvedDale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia
From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-MiquelonPaco Milhiet, Institut catholique de Paris (ICP)
Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace themHamed Kazemzadeh, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, Western University
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada advanced the interests of both countriesJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
The ICJ prepares a landmark ruling on the Rohingya genocide case against MyanmarSan Beauchemin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
4 steps Canada must take to get its own act together before an EU associate membershipStéphane Dion, Université de Montréal
Brazil election: Authoritarian right gain an edge, fuelled by voter apathy and discontentSergio Abranches, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disasterSara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College
Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate changeH. Damon Matthews, Concordia University
Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t doneCarson Phillips, Gratz College and Regan Lipes, MacEwan University
Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund themSarah Burton, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Michael Karanicolas, Dalhousie University; Institute for Humane Studies
Why the Iranian diaspora is so bitterly divided — in Canada and abroadJean-François Ratelle, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Parsa Makvandi, Queen's University, Ontario
A new ‘NATO of the East?’ Why the Mecca pact isn’t quite what it seemsSaira Bano, Thompson Rivers University
The right to truth — and justice — need to be part of this National Day for Truth and ReconciliationPauline Wakeham, Western University
How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leadersAmy Swiffen, Concordia University; Keith Cherry, University of Victoria, and Kris Millett, Mount Saint Vincent University
Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world — should respondEric Cadesky, University of British Columbia
Trump’s geopolitical aims, not economics, are behind his trade hostility towards CanadaGreg Poelzer, University of Saskatchewan
Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasureNicole Rosen, University of Manitoba
Trump’s Lake Ontario bluster: Why treating his sovereignty threats as a joke is dangerousCornel Grey, Western University
Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hiddenTeresa Anne Fowler, University of Calgary
How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate studentsNegar Valizadeh, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s nameReuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria, and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
Banking scandal rocks Brazil’s politics and the country’s presidential election in OctoberGuilherme Casarões, Florida International University
Canada’s new strategy won’t solve food insecurity or the health issues it createsKaren Tang, University of Calgary; Lynn McIntyre, University of Calgary, and Sandra Berzins, University of Calgary
He’s been in Canada for 27 years. Now a former refugee faces deportation over trips back homeMarika Jeziorek, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victimsEmma Kondrup, McGill University; Anne Imouza; Catherine Régis, Université de Montréal, and Reihaneh Rabbany, McGill University
Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world mapsSébastien Caquard, Concordia University
Canadians distrust government-funded local news, but it might be the industry’s best bad optionChris Arsenault, Western University
Ontario’s cash bail requirements face a legal wall and are based on flawed logicCarolyn Yule, University of Guelph and Kaitlin Humer, University of Guelph
51st state of mind: As Alberta votes on independence, will Trump back separation?Donald Barry, University of Calgary
How Gloria Steinem shaped — and sometimes over-shadowed — global feminismRebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary
Will AI save or ruin democracy? It depends on whether we allow computers to stand in for peopleFenwick McKelvey, Concordia University
Canada’s National Housing Strategy is failing Indigenous women and childrenKatrina Milaney, University of Calgary
The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold upAdam Muller, University of Manitoba
Young Canadians aren’t drifting toward conservative and far-right partiesBradley Wood-MacLean, University of Toronto and Semra Sevi, University of Toronto
How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in policeTandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba and Christopher J. Schneider, Brandon University
What Gen Z-led uprisings across Asia reveal about the strengths and limitations of youth protestAshika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University and Sagar Raj Sharma, Toronto Metropolitan University
Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the futureRyan Durante, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Mark Carney’s defiance: Canada shows the world how to respond to Donald Trump’s threatsEric Van Rythoven, Carleton University
Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70-year peacekeeping legacyEugene Lang, Queen's University, Ontario
Is Mark Carney’s ‘Canada Strong’ brand starting to wane? Blame brand politics if soRichard Nimijean, Carleton University
Is Gad Saad building a culture-war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?Neil McLaughlin, McMaster University
B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issueTandeep Sidhu, University of Manitoba; Amy Graham, University of Manitoba, and McKenzie Duguay, University of Manitoba
Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complexMargaux Maurel, HEC Montréal and Dominique Caouette, Université de Montréal
Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical baseAndré Gagné, Concordia University and Jason Piché, Concordia University
Donald Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ means reneging on them. That’s why Canada cannot capitulateEric Van Rythoven, Carleton University
Donald Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke — but global warming is loading the wildfire diceAndrew Weaver, University of Victoria
Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American boozeMichael J. Armstrong, Brock University
Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ truce with Iran exposes a deeper crisis in U.S. strategic thinkingJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto
Trump wants an ‘Independence Arch’ — How famous arches warn about dangers to republicsKelly Summers, MacEwan University
Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness?James K. Rowe, University of Victoria
The ICJ prepares a landmark ruling on the Rohingya genocide case against MyanmarSan Beauchemin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Street dogs: Why India can’t — and shouldn’t — evict its caninesMitu Sengupta, Toronto Metropolitan University
Democracy from the front lines: How Taiwan and the Taiwanese diaspora combat global isolationHokbi Tiunn, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
How Taiwan is balancing between American and Chinese visions of energy dominancePhilippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia
The sinking of the MV Barima puts Guyanese inequities under a global spotlightJanette Bulkan, University of British Columbia
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disasterSara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College
How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra ModiShivaji Mukherjee, Simon Fraser University
What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hopeAlka Kumar, Toronto Metropolitan University
Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terrorSvitlana Matviyenko, Simon Fraser University
Myanmar’s forgotten war: How the world is failing the test of the UN’s Responsibility to ProtectKawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba
Militarization in Jammu and Kashmir is negatively impacting female educationShambhavi Siddhi, Western University
Pakistan’s voter turnout decline: Why more women registered, but fewer cast ballots in 2024Adnan Skhawat Ali, Queen's University, Ontario and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University, Ontario
The women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamitySepita Hatami, Western University
Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift firstJames Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for monthsBehrouz Bakhtiari, McMaster University
Health and competence are shaping Trump’s presidency. What about his predecessors?Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto