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Serbian Army soldiers and personnel from NATO countries perform during the first Serbia-NATO joint military exercise at training ground near the village of Borovac, south Serbia, on May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jelena Djukic-Pejic)

Modern warfare aspires to be pan‑domain. What does that mean for western militaries?

NATO is moving toward a broader approach to deterrence and defence — one that reflects elements of the ‘pan-domain’ thinking that Canada is championing.
Nigeria’s Benjamin Fredrick, left, and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang challenge for the ball during the World Cup 2026 African qualifying semi-final soccer match between Nigeria and Gabon, in Rabat, Morocco, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo)

Why don’t FIFA and the Premier League treat racist abuse as a workplace hazard?

Governing bodies treat racism as a public relations problem. Doing so lets the system perform action without real structural change.
Talking with your child about the world around them is part of what builds their foundation for becoming a confident reader. (Pexels/Grace)

Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

The best part of having fun with rhymes and words, noticing letters and reading together is that interactions build both early literacy skills and family connections.
Ukraine’s decision to rebury OUN leader Andriy Melnyk with state honours and rename a special forces unit after the wartime Ukrainian Insurgent Army has created a rupture with Poland. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland

Two years after Canada’s parliament unwittingly gave a standing ovation to a veteran of a Nazi SS division, Ukraine’s own president is honouring figures from the same dark chapter of wartime nationalism.
People hold hands along São Conrado beach for a symbolic group hug with the sea on World Oceans Day in Rio de Janeiro, in June 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets

There is no shortage of global objectives and targets driving ocean conservation. However, protecting oceans depends on the communities that steward them.
As the weather heats up and Canadians head outdoors for summer camping adventures, researchers are working to improve the detection of mosquito-borne viruses. (Unsplash/Dave Hoefler)

What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?

Genomics-based surveillance can help us identify the prevalence of mosquito-borne viruses across the country.
In an inherently social profession, teachers are paradoxically lonely, isolated and strapped for time to collaborate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

In a world divided, teachers need to connect with each other

We need to reduce workplace isolation to support teachers’ collegial capacity to mitigate loneliness, bolster engagement and contribute toward more equitable school environments.
Family members of George Floyd, Bianca Williams, Zsa Zsa Floyd and Arianna Williams, mourn during a memorial service on the anniversary of Floyd’s death, May 25, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

An unfinished reckoning with police violence: Community data shows ongoing systemic racism

Racialized communities are systematically over-represented in police use-of-force data across 17 cities and regions. And this is rooted in ongoing racism in policing.
Smoke rises from debris and corrugated roofing of a school that was burned to the ground in Taung Myint village in Myanmar in October 2022 during an intensification of fighting in the country’s civil war. (AP Photo)

Myanmar’s forgotten war: How the world is failing the test of the UN’s Responsibility to Protect

The war in Myanmar draws far less western attention than Ukraine or the Middle East. Why is such an enduring and intractable conflict being treated with so little urgency?
Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behaviour that has been observed among four groups of wild chimpanzees in West Africa. (Wikimedia Commons)

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? We travelled to remote Guinea‑Bissau to find out

To study accumulative stone throwing among wild chimpanzees, researchers hike deep into the savanna-woodland of Boé — a habitat increasingly threatened by industrial mining.
Self-employment is often framed as a career choice, but new research drawing on a decade of data suggests it’s a household adaptation for many. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self‑employed — here’s how

Research tracking Canadians through marriage, childbirth, divorce and widowhood finds that entry into self-employment can be shaped as much by household circumstances as by individual ambition.
An aerial view of a bowhead whale swimming near sea ice. By the time bowhead whaling was abandoned around 1914, there were likely fewer than 4,000 left. (Vicki Beaver/Alaska Fisheries Science Center)

Centuries‑old logbooks reveal how bowhead whales are recovering from near‑extinction

New research used whaling logbooks to explain why only two of the four bowhead whale populations are bouncing back from whaling, which was abandoned a century ago.
Auckland City’s Gerard Garriga cools off under the sprinklers during a hydration break in a Club World Cup soccer match between Auckland City and Boca Juniors in Nashville, Tenn., on June 24, 2025. Experts and players have warned that FIFA is not doing enough to protect players from extreme heat during the upcoming 2026 World Cup. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Should FIFA be doing more to protect soccer players from the World Cup heat?

The heat stress players may face during the 2026 FIFA World Cup could negatively affect their performance and pose a threat to their health.
In Klassen’s books, humour emerges through silence, visual repetition and subtle emotional tension rather than explicit moral lessons. From ‘Where Is My Hat?’ published in 2011. (Candlewick Press/YouTube)

Author Jon Klassen’s prestigious award win reflects a broader shift in children’s literature

Canadian author and illustrator Jon Klassen has won the the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in children’s literature.
Best-before dates are based on shelf-life tests under ideal storage conditions, but they do not reflect how food has actually been handled or stored, or its real-time freshness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

Smart sensors could help Canada tackle its $58‑billion food waste problem

By improving how freshness data is measured and shared, Canada can waste less food, lower costs for households, reduce emissions and build a more resilient food system