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January 17, 2025

Ontario’s High-Stakes Bet on iGaming: Province Profiting From Online Betting but at What Cost to...

Ontario’s High-Stakes Bet on iGaming: Province Profiting From Online Betting but at What Cost to Problem Gambling?

In April 2022, Ontario became the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling and sports. This opened the door to an industry that brought in $1.4 billion in revenue over the next year, making... More

January 17, 2025

While Hollywood Ignored Stories of Black Resistance, Cuban Filmmakers Celebrated Black Power

In recent years, there has been an increased push for more diversity and representation on our entertainment screens. The #OscarsSoWhite campaign of 2015 and the enduring social justice movement it generated increased public awareness of... More

January 9, 2025

Attempting To Annex Canada Would Spell Disaster for the U.S. at Home and Abroad

The notion that Canada could become the 51st state of the United States, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, is not only unrealistic, but would also signal the collapse of American global hegemony and... More

January 9, 2025

How VR Technologies Are Shaping an Inclusive Future for Architecture

Imagine stepping into your dream home before it is even built. Virtual reality (VR) technologies are revolutionizing architecture by allowing clients to walk through their future spaces, change details and experience the space before construction.... More

January 9, 2025

Canada as a 51st State? Republicans Would Never Win Another General Election

Since his re-election, Donald Trump has drawn plenty of attention for neo-annexationist propositions made on social media about the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada — including in the hours following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation... More

December 8, 2024

Trump’s Demonization of Asylum-Seekers Undermines Global Protections — Will Canada Be Complicit?

In recent days, the Canadian government has shown the first signs of how it will respond to Donald Trump's efforts to turn migration into a border security and enforcement issue. Speaking to the media after... More

November 29, 2024

Why the ‘Language of Loopholes’ Should Be Avoided if Trump Cracks Down on the Canada-U.S....

Why the ‘Language of Loopholes’ Should Be Avoided if Trump Cracks Down on the Canada-U.S. Border

Debates around the STCA often feature complaints that the agreement contains loopholes that must be closed. Prior to March 2023, the agreement allowed Canada to refuse refugees coming through the U.S. who sought entry at... More

November 12, 2024

Why the Metaverse Isn’t Ready To Be the Future of Work Just Yet

The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed how many Canadians work. According to Statistics Canada, remote work rose to 40 per cent in April 2020 and fell to 18.7 per cent as of May 2024. While telework... More

October 28, 2024

Meet the Composer Who Claimed Her Music Channelled the Spirits of Classical Music Icons

One of the most controversial figures in music of the 20th century is Rosemary Brown, who died in 2001 at age 85. She was a British composer who claimed she had contact with the spirits... More

October 24, 2024

Want to Build Healthier Cities? Make Room for Bird and Tree Diversity

More than five million Canadians — approximately one in eight of us — are living with a mood, anxiety or substance use disorder. The prevalence of mental disorders is on the rise, with a third... More

October 21, 2024

More Than Money: The Geopolitics Behind Saudi Arabia’s Sports Strategy

There's a saying in sports journalism: "The answer to all your questions is money." But in the case of Saudi Arabia's massive sports investment programs during the reign of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, money... More

October 17, 2024

Mozambique’s 2024 Elections: 9 Major Challenges That Will Face the Next President

The incoming president of Mozambique faces an array of interconnected problems deeply rooted in historical, socioeconomic and political dynamics. He must balance meeting immediate needs with long-term structural change. The 9 October 2024 general election... More