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Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses of Russia’s online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac’s Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP)

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Despite successful Ukrainian drone strikes, it’s unlikely either Vladimir Putin’s regime or the Russia-Ukraine war will end any time soon.
England’s Lucy Robinson, rear right, throws a basket under pressure from Canada’s Kathleen Dandenau, rear left, during a 3x3 women’s wheelchair basketball match between Canada and England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Commonwealth Games celebrate integrated para sport, but they also expose inequalities

If the Commonwealth Games showcase sporting excellence, they also expose profound differences in who has the opportunity to reach the starting line.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand shake hands following talks at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., in November 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Canada backs the International Criminal Court — but U.S. threats require a delicate balancing act

Here’s why Canada is in a tricky spot when it comes to saying more to counter the many inaccurate claims made about the ICC by the United States.
A cyclist rolls down a bicycle lane in downtown Montréal. Despite expansions in cycling infrastructure over the decade, some equity gaps persist. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Access to cycling is unfair across Canadian cities

Researchers found that neighbourhoods with more children, older adults and racialized people were usually further away from bike infrastructure.
Crude oil tankers SFL Sabine, back left, and Tarbet Spirit are seen docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal, where crude oil from the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline is loaded onto tankers, in Burnaby, B.C., June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline faces a high‑stakes economic test

A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track record of cost overruns complicate the picture.
Masked ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention centre during a protest against the transfer of detainees in May 2026 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

As ICE’s tech‑enabled dragnet and surveillance expand, activists are fighting back with data of their own

Grassroots activists and marginalized communities are ‘flipping the script’ on surveillance by watching, documenting and gathering information about powerful institutions such as ICE from below.
With babywearing — using slings, wraps or structured carriers — caregivers can keep their babies close while going about daily activities. (Nappy/Unsplash)

How babywearing helps establish parent‑child bonds

Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.
Demonstrators hold a portrait of the Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, demanding his resignation during a rally to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026. Zelenskyy obliged. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of two top defence officials highlights the role of morale in long wars

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the country’s war effort?
Guns for hire are on the increase in Canada. Motives for a crime may be split among the shooter, recruiter, payer, ideological ecosystem and sometimes a foreign or transnational criminal sponsor. (Max Kleinen/Unsplash)

Shooters for hire: What’s fuelling the Canadian increase in outsourced violence?

Shooters are becoming freelance contractors. Their target’s ideology is entirely irrelevant to them and their involvement is purely transactional.