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May 1, 2025

How Can Mark Carney Reduce Violent Crime in Canada? Through Prevention and Youth Outreach

Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney and the governing federal Liberals must work to reverse the trends in rising violent crime. Canada needs a federal minister with clear responsibility for the prevention of violent crime,... More

May 1, 2025

Using Fire To Produce Nanoparticles Could Revolutionize Various Industries

Fire is arguably humanity’s earliest discovery. It was pivotal in advancing society — underpinning many of humanity’s most transformative inventions, from cooking and forging weapons to generating energy and enabling car combustion engines. Today, fire... More

April 29, 2025

What Canada Can Learn From China on Effectively Engaging With Africa

Canada’s recent launch of a new Africa Strategy comes at a moment of profound geopolitical change and growing shifts in global development co-operation. As the western-led order and development model faces increasing scrutiny, countries like... More

April 29, 2025

White Lotus’ Music: When Talented Creators Strive To Realize Their Visions, Differences and Chattering Can...

White Lotus’ Music: When Talented Creators Strive To Realize Their Visions, Differences and Chattering Can Erupt

After the first two seasons of The White Lotus (set respectively in Hawaii and Sicily), the buzz in the media and on social media typically focused on the selection of the next site for the... More

April 24, 2025

Physician Spending Trends in Canada: Why Increased Costs May Not Mean More Primary Care Services

Access to physician services remains a challenge in Canada, particularly in primary care. Though this reality has been often eclipsed by the tariffs issue during the 2025 federal election, it continues to be a fundamental... More

April 15, 2025

TikTok’s Cookie Challenge: Why Some Children Share and Others Don’t

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Rebecca Merkley is an assistant professor of cognitive science, and Liza Kahwaji is a... More

April 8, 2025

Canadians Need To Use the Language of Freedom in Fighting American Annexation

Canadians looking for relief from the trade war launched by United States President Donald Trump are bound to be disappointed. The Trump administration has just announced it’s more than doubling Canadian softwood lumber duties, adding... More

April 7, 2025

Trump, Interrupted: Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech Calls for Collective Action

At 7 p.m. on Day 71 of Donald Trump’s presidency, United States Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, rose to speak on the Senate floor. He did not cede his right to speech ("the... More

April 6, 2025

5 Tips From an Expert for Choosing a Self-Help Book That Will Actually Work

The wellness industry is one of the fastest growing markets, with an estimated global value of US$6.3 trillion in 2023. Gen Z and millennials are driving much of this growth, spending more on wellness products... More

March 25, 2025

The History of ‘Common Sense’ Matters When Caring for Our Common Home

Common sense is the domain of the obvious, the self-evident and what goes without saying. "Hot things can burn you," for example, is the maxim with which historian Sophia Rosenfeld opens her political history of... More

March 24, 2025

Canada’s Africa Strategy Is a Landmark Moment for Canada-Africa Relations, but Still Needs Work

For the first time in its history, Canada has unveiled a comprehensive Africa strategy, marking a significant milestone in the Canadian approach to engaging with the African continent. Launched on March 6 by Liberal MP... More

March 18, 2025

Youth Are Charting New Freshwater Futures by Learning From the Water on the Water

The future of freshwater is increasingly in jeopardy across Canada and around the world. Lakes, rivers and wetlands face numerous threats, from climate change to a range of harmful pollutants. Today, one-quarter of freshwater fauna... More