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The AI robot, Ai-Da, at a United Nations summit with its paintings, which sold for US$1 million. 2025 © Ai-Da Robot Studios

Is AI coming for your creative job? Maybe not – with some human intervention

A group of scholars explore how to prepare the next generation of creatives to innovate within human-AI collaborative frameworks.
With live service games, players are learning that what they’ve really bought is not a game but access to it. And, evidently, that access is something that can be revoked. (Unsplash/Samsung Memory)

‘Stop Killing Games’: Demands for game ownership must also include workers’ rights

With the rise of the live-service model, video games have shifted from a product you buy to a service you rent, one that publishers can switch off whenever they want.
Providing access to post-secondary education costs an average of $85,000 to $100,000 over four years, while incarcerating a single youth can cost $300,000 to $500,000 per year. (Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash)

Why bolstering post‑secondary education for former youth in care is a wise investment

Without sustained support for education, housing and mental health, many former youth in care become involved in the criminal justice system.
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark watches before the WNBA All-Star basketball game, July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

‘Pay us what you owe us:’ What the WNBA’s collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology

The current negotiations for a new collective agreement between the WNBA and its players shows there is increasing frustration with how the process is unfolding.
The Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

How Disney classics help me teach real‑world economics

Was Cinderella’s happy ending with Prince Charming really largely the result of personal ambition? This is the kind of question I address in the course Economics for Everyone.
Cognitive labour significantly impacts women’s workplace experiences and career outcomes, which ultimately undermines gender equity. (Unsplash+)

All women — not just mothers — could benefit from more workplace flexibility

New research highlights that the career outcomes of both women with and without children are negatively impacted by engaging in unpaid labour.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, centre, and Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, pose for a photo ahead of the Financing for Development meeting in Seville, Spain, in June 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Angel Garcia)

How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South

Public Development Banks provide affordable financing, direct resources where urgently needed and align funding with long-term development strategies.
A teepee is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in August 2021. Canada’s economic future will remain uncertain if short-term solutions keep being prioritized while ignoring the growth potential of the Indigenous economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

As Canada’s economy faces serious challenges, the Indigenous economy offers solutions

Economic reconciliation requires support for Indigenous training, providing access to capital for Indigenous organizations and reforming institutions.
Many employees hesitate to seek help or disclose their mental health conditions at work, which can leave them under-supported and contribute to increased absenteeism and turnover. (Unsplash+)

Why employees hesitate to disclose mental health concerns – and what employers can do about it

New research shows that the decision to disclose a mental health condition at work isn’t purely personal and can depend on the broader workplace environment.
Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the First Nations Summit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Elbows down? Why Mark Carney seems to keep caving to Donald Trump

Rather than continuing to retaliate with tariffs of its own, the Canadian government has begun to confess that such a tactic may be a losing battle against Donald Trump.
Young adults in their 20s and 30s face an altered social landscape where financial realities influence their relationships. (Rene Ranisch/Unsplash)

How rising living costs are changing the way we date, live and love

Money has long been one of the biggest sources of conflict in relationships, but today’s economic landscape has made financial stress an even greater burden.
In Canada, some studies indicate alcohol consumption declined slightly as medical cannabis use became more common. Did similar decreases follow recreational legalization? (Unsplash+)

Alcohol sales changed subtly after Canada legalized cannabis

Total alcohol sales didn’t change much in the first 17 months after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, but small changes appeared at the local level.
A tugboat and water taxi are seen docked at a renovated cruise ship known as a “floatel” that Woodfibre LNG plans to use to house 600 construction workers at a liquefied natural gas export facility being built near Squamish, at anchor in the harbour in Vancouver, last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Northern B.C. shows how big resource projects can strain rural health care

Major infrastructure projects can contribute to local economies, but when not managed properly, they can also place undue pressure on local health-care services.
A wild river on the North Shore. The agreement between Hydro-Québec and the Unamen Shipu Innu comes at a time when the Québec government is trying to develop its battery industry by assessing the potential for critical and strategic minerals on their territory, and more broadly, on that of the Lower North Shore. (Shutterstock)

Agreement between Hydro‑Québec and the Innu is a must for the development of the battery industry

The agreement with the Innu comes at a time when Québec seeks to develop its battery industry. The resources required for this production are often located on Indigenous territories.
Canadian screenwriters who retain ownership of the IP could earn ongoing revenue through licensing deals, international sales and royalties each time a series is distributed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

How do we define Canadian content? Debates will shape how creatives make a living

What qualifies as CanCon is tied in with who profits. Current debates are centred on how intellectual property and AI will be handled, and how big streamers will be forced to pay into it.