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People walking in a march with banner seen, 'a new way forward.'

Carrying the spirit and intent of Murray Sinclair’s vision forward in Treaty 7 territory

Tiffany Dionne Prete, University of Lethbridge

Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language
The legacy of anti-Black racism: The public health crisis of racial trauma

Ingrid Waldron, McMaster University

An artist working on a street mural of George Floyd
California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model

Jordan House, Brock University and Lydia Dobson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A man in an orange firefighting uniform and hard hat walks down a street. An orange glow is seen behind him
Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue

Alexander Martin, York University, Canada

A smartphone displaying the icons for various social media apps
View of a disused railroad track, leading to a brick building.

Repression, resentment and resilience: A portrait of concentration camp survivors 80 years after their liberation

Denis Monneuse, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A white rose seen on tracks.

How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Robert Jan van Pelt, University of Waterloo

This black and white photos shows a tent and trees and corn drying on a line between two tall trees.

Food as a tool of oppression - Podcast episode

Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

The power of kink: An anthropologist reviews ‘Babygirl’

Treena Orchard, Western University

The power of kink: An anthropologist reviews ‘Babygirl’
Brad Pitt online romance fraud shows how victims are influenced by complex psychological factors

Annie Lecompte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

A photo montage showing a man in hospital
How Canadian cities could be leaders in the fight against waste

Juste Rajaonson, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Piles of compacted waste
Two men shake hands in front of flags of China and the US

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl

Martin Danahay, Brock University

Close up of a doctor in white lab coat rolling up their sleeves

Doctors should take part in acts of civil disobedience to advocate for patients

Wael Haddara, Western University

A painting of a Black man and woman, the man holds the woman in his arms. Words at the top read: Gone with the macho

While Hollywood ignored stories of Black resistance, Cuban filmmakers celebrated Black power

Philip Kaisary, Carleton University

Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different

Sandra Breux, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University

People walking on the sidewalk in the city center
Two evicted women tell their story: ‘The landlords had no empathy.’

Alexandre Petitclerc, Université de Montréal

An elderly woman looks out of the window
Broken promises are why some international students turn to seeking asylum

Shiva S. Mohan, Toronto Metropolitan University

A Canadian flag is held in a person's hand.
A mural depicts a man's face next to the quote 'please I can't breathe.'

Art as resistance: A digital archive documents how protest arts address police violence

Taiwo Afolabi, University of Regina and Gabriel Friday Shina, University of Regina

Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights

Vrinda Narain, McGill University and Fatemeh Sadeghi, UCL

A group of women smile and celebrate, waving Syrian flags.
NCAA rule change will allow CHL players to play — but it could have some drawbacks

Taylor McKee, Brock University; Naim Cardinal, University of British Columbia, and Nick Lacoste, Brock University

Overhead view of a hockey player in a white jersey scoring a goal against a goalie in a red jersey
From dog whistles to blaring horns, Poilievre makes his case

Noah Fry, McMaster University

From dog whistles to blaring horns, Poilievre makes his case
Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes

James Magnus-Johnston, McGill University

A man wearing a Canada is Not For Sale ball cap.
A woman sitting along on a couch with a contemplative expression.

Why ‘sexual inconsistency’ can make unhappy relationships

Yue Qian, University of British Columbia and Yang Hu, Lancaster University

International university grads speak about aspirations and barriers

Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University

Graduates on a stage.
Demonizing foreign students sidesteps solutions to Canada’s problems

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada

A woman with a backpack sits by a path as other people walk by
Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity

Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto

A woman stands at a painted divide in the road, with an arrow pointing left for the rich and an arrow pointing right for the poor.
How religion’s brand became unpopular in Canada

Galen Watts, University of Waterloo

A woman in a church kneels and places her hands together in prayer.
Women in senior management: The more the better

Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University and Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University

Women in senior management: The more the better
This new year, consider resolutions focused on well-being instead of weight loss

Shelly Russell-Mayhew, University of Calgary and Elizabeth Tingle, University of Calgary

A sticky note with 2025 written on it
Through hip-hop, Black youth are teaching their communities about their rights, justice and the law

Anna Lippman, York University, Canada

A mural says hip hop and shows a person at a turntable.
Canada halts new parent immigration sponsorships, keeping families apart

Yue Qian, University of British Columbia

An asian family of parents, grandparents and small children play with a football in the backyard of a home
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Indigenous

the new letters of Haíɫzaqvḷa: two resemble an upside down Y, the other two are the same but with a line across the middle

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

Mark Turin, University of British Columbia and N̓a̓ṇ̓gáinúx̌v - Robyn Humchitt, University of British Columbia

A new treaty could prevent some misappropriation of Māori and Indigenous design – and shouldn’t be ignored

Jessica C Lai, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Maori woman weaving flax, focus on hands
Frybread: Comfort food or colonial byproduct?

Andrea Freeman, Southwestern Law School

Frybread: Comfort food or colonial byproduct?
An agreement ends resistance to a renewable energy plant in French Guiana… but is it energy justice?

Alicia Phillips, Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA) and Emmanuelle Santoire, Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA)

French Guiana forest
Canada and churches have moral obligations for the reparations of missing and disappeared Indigenous children: Final Report

Frank Deer, University of Manitoba

a woman with grey hair wearing a dark suit speaking into a microphone
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LGBTQI+

How do women with disability and LGBTQIA+ people experience menopause?

Kate O'Reilly, Western Sydney University; Kathleen Peters, Western Sydney University; Michelle O'Shea, Western Sydney University, and Sam Jeffrey, Western Sydney University

Woman in wheelchair at her home
Alberta’s proposed Fairness and Safety in Sport Act is anything but fair

Celeste Pang, Mount Royal University; Gio Dolcecore, Mount Royal University, and Marty Clark, Mount Royal University

A person waving a blue and pink flag
Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash

Genny Beemyn, UMass Amherst

People hold a variety of flags -- including the LGBTQ rainbow flag.
Not gay enough: the hidden culture of exclusion within Britain’s LGBQT+ nightlife scene

Janina Smietanka, University of Plymouth

People dancing inside a club
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Racialized communities

A Black woman writing on a whiteboard while a man and a woman look on

Businesses must stop caving to political pressure and abandoning their EDI commitments

Simon Blanchette, McGill University

White U.S. citizens once flooded into Indian Territory, prompting calls for mass deportations

Russell Cobb, University of Alberta

An art instalment of Indigenous people on horseback being chased by white settlers.
Anti-immigrant politics is fueling hate toward South Asian people in Canada

Reena Kukreja, Queen's University, Ontario

Three middle aged men in dark suits stand next to each other
How to quell the sharp rise in youth violence in Canada

Ardavan Eizadirad, Wilfrid Laurier University

How to quell the sharp rise in youth violence in Canada
R v. Kloubakov: Supreme Court of Canada ignores sex workers in case on sex work

Vincent Wong, University of Windsor and Jamie Chai Yun Liew, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

People in red robes sit on a long table in a wood paneled room
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Quarter Life

Change management shows us how we all can become climate leaders

Crystal Chokshi, Mount Royal University

A worker stands by a roller belt in a large warehouse.
Early pregnancy endings are an overlooked workplace issue – here’s how that could change

Jo Brewis, The Open University; Ilaria Boncori, University of Essex, and Julie Davies, Brunel University of London

group of women at work in an office
Seven Victorian paper craft projects that could cut your Christmas consumption

Alice Crossley, University of Lincoln

Painting of a Victorian family putting up a wreath
My Old Ass: why we should imagine talking to our older rather than younger selves, according to an expert in psychology

Clare Walsh, University of Plymouth

Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza as Elliot in My Old Ass.
Quarter Life, a series for people in their 20s and 30s

Sport

A black and white image of a smiling priest holding a trophy

What Father David Bauer can tell us about Canadian hockey today

Matt Hoven, University of Alberta

Changing the narrative about athlete mothers’ comeback stories

Jill Moffatt, Laurentian University; Andrea Bundon, University of British Columbia; Ann Pegoraro, University of Guelph, and Kerry McGannon, Laurentian University

A woman wearing a gold medal around her neck carries a young girl with a young boy standing beside her
Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion

David Smerdon, The University of Queensland

Photo of a man standing over a chessboard in a triumphant pose.
What makes a great sports coach? We identified 17 of the world’s best, and found some patterns

Cliff Mallett, The University of Queensland

A sports coach looks on as his team trains
Jessica Campbell’s NHL coaching gig marks a pivotal turning point for professional hockey

Hayley Baker, Western University

A white woman with blonde hair in a white suit stands behind a row of hockey players seated on a bench, with her arms crossed.
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ICYMI

Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes

Audra Diptée, Carleton University

A black and white photo of two white men in uniform carrying guns standing in front of a group of black men seated on the ground. Other men are seen standing in the background.
Residential school denialism is an attack on the truth

Crystal Gail Fraser, University of Alberta

Residential school denialism is an attack on the truth
How a digital archive is preserving Canada’s history of LGBTQ+ activism

Pascale Dangoisse, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Constance Crompton, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Michelle Schwartz, Toronto Metropolitan University

A black and white photo of people at a demonstration with signs calling for equal rights for LGBT people
Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones

Misha Teramura, University of Toronto

The bottom half of a page of a letter in the handwriting of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth’s signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the letter. The paper, now tan colored, is inscribed in brown ink. The text gets increasingly compressed towards the bottom of the letter. There are several creases on the page, suggesting how the letter may have been folded when originally sent.
What are ‘furries?’ Debunking myths about kids identifying as animals, and litter boxes in schools

Sharon E. Roberts, University of Waterloo

A group of people dressed as furries walk down a street
Remembered by our pets: More animals are getting a mention in obituaries

Chris Miller, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A black and white kitten with its paw raised
American slavery wasn’t just a white man’s business − new research shows how white women profited, too

Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University

A colorized engraving depicting the sale of slaves in the United States during the 19th century.
Trad wives hearken back to an imagined past of white Christian womanhood

Brandi Estey-Burtt, St. Thomas University (Canada)

A 1950's style image of a white woman wearing an apron in a kitchen

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Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights

Vrinda Narain, McGill University and Fatemeh Sadeghi, UCL

Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights
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Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue

Alexander Martin, York University, Canada

Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue
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Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes

James Magnus-Johnston, McGill University

Requiem for Canada? Regional tensions, changing demographics may fuel Trump’s annexation hopes
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What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl

Martin Danahay, Brock University

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl
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The Panama Canal’s forgotten casualties

Caroline Lieffers, Yale University

The Panama Canal’s forgotten casualties
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Broken promises are why some international students turn to seeking asylum

Shiva S. Mohan, Toronto Metropolitan University

Broken promises are why some international students turn to seeking asylum