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How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court
How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court
Canada and the European Union could amend key laws designed to shield companies from American sanctions, which could significantly aid in the operation of the International Criminal Court.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court
Artificial intelligence is front and centre at COP30
Artificial intelligence is front and centre at COP30
COP30 is the first conference where AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the conference agenda.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Artificial intelligence is front and centre at COP30
Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why
Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why
How can time feel so obvious, so woven into the fabric of our experience and yet, for thousands of years, remain the bane of every thinker who has tried to explain it?
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November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here’s why
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
Gen Z’s ‘performative male’ trend is both mocked and embraced because it exposes deep cultural contradictions around what we expect of masculinity today.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
Shadow AI is the unsanctioned use of AI systems without formal institutional oversight. In health care, it means pasting patient details into public chatbots.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Silent cyber threats: How shadow AI could undermine Canada’s digital health defences
Is Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean violating a Victorian-era court ruling on murder at sea?
Is Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean violating a Victorian-era court ruling on murder at sea?
A landmark 1884 court ruling essentially outlawed ‘murder by necessity’ on the high seas. Is Donald Trump running afoul of the law with his boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific?
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November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Is Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean violating a Victorian-era court ruling on murder at sea?
New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest plastics.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools
Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s legislation attacks critical gender-based violence prevention in the province.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools
Federal budget 2025: Is Canada Strong actually weak on AI?
Federal budget 2025: Is Canada Strong actually weak on AI?
Promoting AI as an economic driver within an unregulated environment risks disrupting key sectors and services that sustain Canadian democracy.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Federal budget 2025: Is Canada Strong actually weak on AI?
Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer
Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer
A new survey by sociologists assessed public attitudes and perceptions about the AI-related threat of job displacement.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer
Reduced air pollution is making clouds reflect less sunlight
Reduced air pollution is making clouds reflect less sunlight
Between 2003 and 2022, clouds over the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific became less reflective, allowing more sunlight to reach the ocean surface and causing sea surface temperatures to rise.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reduced air pollution is making clouds reflect less sunlight
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
The $10-a-day plan was meant to give every child an equal start in life, but right now, the families who need care the most are being left behind.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
Social media platforms serve as modern public forums where democratic debates take place.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
‘Radioactive patriarchy’ documentary: Women examine the impact of Soviet nuclear testing
‘Radioactive patriarchy’ documentary: Women examine the impact of Soviet nuclear testing
Over a 40-year period, up to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons in present-day Kazakhstan. A new documentary sees three generations of women speak about wounds and healing.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
‘Radioactive patriarchy’ documentary: Women examine the impact of Soviet nuclear testing
Why aging shouldn’t be classified as a disease
Why aging shouldn’t be classified as a disease
Classifying aging as a disease would risk stigmatizing older age and exacerbating ageism.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Why aging shouldn’t be classified as a disease
When we gamble with the integrity of sport, we risk losing the values it offers
When we gamble with the integrity of sport, we risk losing the values it offers
When sport leaders compromise on sport values like respect, excellence, safety and fairness, they compromise the value of sport.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When we gamble with the integrity of sport, we risk losing the values it offers
COP30: Governments must empower forest communities to keep fossil fuels underground
COP30: Governments must empower forest communities to keep fossil fuels underground
Will Brazil’s proposed scheme make a major difference for the climate, and how will it impact communities who live in forests?
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November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
COP30: Governments must empower forest communities to keep fossil fuels underground
The path to responsible mining in northern Ontario starts with Indigenous consent
The path to responsible mining in northern Ontario starts with Indigenous consent
Canada’s accelerated approach to mining raises major concerns for both the environment and Indigenous rights.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The path to responsible mining in northern Ontario starts with Indigenous consent
Why Africa’s mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealth
Why Africa’s mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealth
Tax avoidance and profit-shifting are leaving African countries without the resources they need to meet their development goals.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Why Africa’s mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealth
Rudeness is hurting auditors’ ability to protect the public — here’s how
Rudeness is hurting auditors’ ability to protect the public — here’s how
When clients snap at, dismiss or belittle auditors, it doesn’t just sting — it can wear away at audit quality. Understanding and addressing this can improve financial reporting.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Rudeness is hurting auditors’ ability to protect the public — here’s how
To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
Schools should provide students with the know-how to challenge our throw-away culture and empower them to become conscious consumers.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers
Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy
Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy
Message discipline is an increasing feature of Canadian politics. Canadians across the country should pay attention to what just happened in Alberta, where teachers were ordered back to work.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy
Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women
Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women
Even post-pandemic lockdowns, online programs enhance access, supporting fitness and independence as women age.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Bringing the dance studio home can improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for older women
To survive today’s economy, university students are using circus-like tactics
To survive today’s economy, university students are using circus-like tactics
Juggling, sword swallowing, contorting: What I heard in interviews and research with students studying and working to get ahead shaped using circus arts metaphors to understand and analyze their experiences.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
To survive today’s economy, university students are using circus-like tactics
How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture
How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture
A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture