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What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
As Mark Carney raises the possibility of Canada joining the European Union’s Erasmus+ education program, it’s important to figure out what form Canadian participation would take.
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September 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved
The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are
The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are
There is a persistent gap between institutional commitments to equity and diversity and the realities students encounter in Canadian higher education.
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September 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are
Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows
Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows
Psilocybin could be an unexpected avenue for treating an injury that currently has few options beyond rest and symptom management.
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September 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows
How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home
How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home
Kids need frequent opportunities to encounter numbers, quantities, shapes, patterns, measurement and spatial relationships.
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September 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home
How Heated Rivalry, ‘Off Campus’ and ‘Shoresy’ are challenging hockey’s old ideas
How Heated Rivalry, ‘Off Campus’ and ‘Shoresy’ are challenging hockey’s old ideas
Popular hockey shows are imagining a more inclusive sport. But recent controversies show how difficult it is to change hockey culture.
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September 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
How Heated Rivalry, ‘Off Campus’ and ‘Shoresy’ are challenging hockey’s old ideas
Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture
Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture
The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
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September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture
5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
When deciding whether and how to respond to residential schools denialism, teachers should consider the type of denialism, the students involved and their school and community context.
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September 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge
Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge
Sustaining Brazil’s recent deforestation gains will require stronger environmental enforcement beyond the rainforest and resistance to political efforts that could weaken it.
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September 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge
Making mental health chatbots more culturally sensitive won’t necessarily make them safer
Making mental health chatbots more culturally sensitive won’t necessarily make them safer
Canadians are turning to AI mental health chatbots for support. But what if the bot agrees with the beliefs that are keeping you unwell?
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September 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Making mental health chatbots more culturally sensitive won’t necessarily make them safer
Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?
Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?
Families are still expected to navigate disconnected health and community services on their own. A new report sets out what governments can do to change that.
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September 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?
From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Donald Trump has given France and Canada another reason to close ranks. For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the test is whether it will produce lasting investment and development opportunities.
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September 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM
From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia
How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia
Playing out year over year, the chaotic cycle of drought crises has become a familiar experience for British Columbians.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster
Development in known hazard zones is creating untenable risks for communities around the world. Here’s how Nepal and the global community can build back differently.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster
Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden
Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden
By amending its Education Act to remove the language of ‘diversity’ and ‘belonging’ and restricting flags that can fly, Alberta is enacting a quiet curriculum of silence.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Alberta’s education reforms tell students public life is safest when differences are hidden
Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can’t solve everything
Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can’t solve everything
New research shows supportive supervisors may help protect employees’ psychological well-being, but meaningful support requires workplaces that can adapt to changing needs.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can’t solve everything
‘Mawachihitotaak:’ For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories
‘Mawachihitotaak:’ For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories
There is a great need for ongoing authentic Métis voice, representation and expression of our unique cultural identity, and a Métis studies conference convenes people this September.
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September 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
‘Mawachihitotaak:’ For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories
Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being
Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being
Classroom assessment is a major source of student stress. Research suggests redesigning assessments around psychological needs may improve well-being.
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September 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being
B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue
B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue
Wolves are a vital part of Canada’s rich biodiversity and are a culturally important species. Killing them to protect caribou repackages the colonial fear of the “big bad wolf.”
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September 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue
OpenAI may have solved the Navier-Stokes equation — but mathematics is more than $1 million trophy hunts
OpenAI may have solved the Navier-Stokes equation — but mathematics is more than $1 million trophy hunts
Silicon Valley may end mathematical trophy hunting by making sport of it. But the modern mathematical landscape is so much broader than that.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
OpenAI may have solved the Navier-Stokes equation — but mathematics is more than $1 million trophy hunts
Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’
Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’
Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’
Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get
Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get
AI companies are turning to advertising to fund expensive systems. But commercial incentives could influence how answers are generated.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
More common extreme weather events can create opportunities for invasive species to spread.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them
Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them
Equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives must be able to adapt and recognize diverse forms of pain and vulnerability.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them
How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate students
How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate students
The federal government built an explicit “study-work-stay” pathway that it’s now unraveling through abrupt, poorly-sequenced policy changes.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
How Canada’s immigration caps are trapping its own graduate students
Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage
Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage
Visual footage — even that created by journalists and civilians to document conflict and hold nations accountable — can now become raw material for weapons development.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage