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Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric has changed the way Canadians think about an important democratic tool. We studied how
Concerns are mounting over the normalization of right-wing extremism in Canadian society, partly influenced by the far-right media from both sides of the border.
June 25, 2024 | 9:41 am
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Deadly border technologies are increasingly employed to violently deter migration
Makeshift memorial for 16-year-old José Antonio Elena Rodriguez, who was shot by U.S. Border Patrol for allegedly throwing rocks at the wall. (P. Molnar), CC BY In late May 2024, I travelled
June 18, 2024 | 9:10 am
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Ontario’s expansion of alcohol to convenience stores is a covert union avoidance strategy
The Ontario government has announced it’s expediting its plan to get beer into thousands of convenience stores. The announcement received immediate backlash, primarily against the $225 million given t
June 14, 2024 | 9:46 am
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Election rumours invite reflections on Doug Ford’s record in Ontario
Even with the Ontario legislature rising for an extended summer break, the province’s politics have been rife with rumours of an early election call by Conservative Pre
June 12, 2024 | 8:38 am
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What the International Criminal Court’s anticipated arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Hamas leaders mean for Canada
On May 20, Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he has applied for arrest warrants for five Israeli and Hamas leaders. These include Israel’s Prime Min
May 24, 2024 | 9:52 am
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How to find more information about a drug that your doctor prescribed
You’ve just been given a prescription for a new drug from your doctor. Your doctor told you why she was prescribing the medication, gave you its name and some information about common side-effects. Yo
May 13, 2024 | 10:28 am
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Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students
The Canadian government placed a cap on the number of study permits granted to international students earlier this year. The government stated that a rapid increase in the number of international stud
May 8, 2024 | 4:27 pm
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A human, environmental and economic emergency response to the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
On March 26, the container ship Dali in Baltimore’s industrial harbour struck an interstate highway bridge, causing it to catastrophically collapse. Eight highway maintenance workers were thought to b
April 2, 2024 | 5:44 pm
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Why are women cited less than men?
Strong evidence suggests that women are not cited less per article than men, but that they accumulate fewer citations over time and at the career level. Cary Wu argues that a focus on research product
March 25, 2024 | 10:43 am
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The Online Harms Act doesn’t go far enough to protect democracy in Canada
The Liberal government’s recent proposal for regulating social media platforms, the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63), comes as the final act in a promised trilogy of bills aimed at bringing some order to
March 22, 2024 | 11:34 am