Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library on Aug. 14, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan.
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Jada Watson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Dolly Parton’s chart history tells a pointed story of an artist who built her independence one song at a time.
Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon stream combines a restored urban stream with pedestrian paths, stepped seating and bridges along a major downtown corridor.
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Stream daylighting can help manage stormwater, restore habitats and create greener, more walkable public spaces.
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Aug. 26, 2026.
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What responsibilities do governments, researchers, humanitarian organizations, and corporations have for the conditions that repeatedly turn hazards into human catastrophes?
A Vancouver Police officer wears a body camera in June 2026. The public cannot opt out of interactions with police when their images, voices and personal information may be captured on body cameras and fed into AI.
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Growing concerns about police use of AI could erode the public’s perception of trust in the legal system.
Canada actively recruits highly educated and skilled immigrants, yet many end up in jobs that do not make full use of their education and experience.
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When the skills of new immigrants exceed the demands of their jobs, organizations may risk losing valued employees.
You can still get a sunburn even with sunscreen. It needs to be regularly re-applied and is best used in combination with other sun-protection elements such as clothing, shade and a hat.
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Addressing sun exposure misinformation, such as online tanning trends and sunscreen myths, is important, but effective advice about UV protection is crucial, too. ‘No tan, no burn’ is the goal.
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Aug. 25, 2026.
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Ottawa’s decision to walk away may have been justified, but it is costly for an economy still heavily dependent on the U.S. market.
It is essential that teachers have a solid foundation of confidence, knowledge and skills to support students with disabilities from the moment they receive teacher certification.
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While investing more money could play a hand in improving Ontario’s special education, improvements should begin with a critical look at teacher training.
To prevent compulsive patterns from developing, parents and educators must come together to build healthy phone-use habits both in school and at home.
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Sachin Maharaj, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and John Ranellucci, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Results of a teacher survey suggest high schools would be better off adopting bell-to-bell restrictions with consistent phone storage protocols.
The authors discovered ‘duck-billed’ ornithopod and carnivorous theropod dinosaur tracks, along with rare rounded tracks with four or five digits, which may belong to ankylosaurian (‘armoured’) dinosaurs.
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The tracks are the first to be found in Canada from this time period.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Canada cannot match the U.S. economically, but it can make Donald Trump’s trade war politically costly as the U.S. heads toward midterm elections.
Canadian school food has historically been the responsibility of individual families, deviating from most affluent countries with long histories of school-provided meals.
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Canada’s ambitious vision for improving access to school food needs to be bolstered by community collaboration and high-quality research.
Buildings are seen from the observation deck of the CN Tower as smoke from forest fires in Northwestern Ontario blankets Toronto on July 16, 2026.
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The bigger movement in the data over the past quarter-century is at the other end of the age spectrum: A reliable base of older Conservative Party voters is largely gone.
While the law generally assumes that a reasonable person is always capable of entering contracts freely, this neoliberal view of contracts does not always hold true.
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The reluctance to use written legal documentation isn’t primarily rooted in Confucian values, as scholars have commonly argued. It’s a response to structural inequality.
Women remain underrepresented in corporate leadership, even as research finds that those who reach the top often perform strongly.
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Women and racialized executives often outperform white men as CEOs. But that may say as much about the barriers they had to overcome to reach the top as it does about their leadership ability.
Claims about what “studies show” are often delivered with confidence, whether they are based on early-stage research or many years of study across populations and contexts.
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Science works through a process of revision. As consumers, we must learn how to evaluate how mature evidence is, and always remain flexible to new findings.
Police attempt to control protesters at an anti-government rally in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Dec. 22, 2025. Following the massive youth-led uprising that toppled the Nepali government on Sept. 9, 2025, frustration resurfaced by late December among Gen Z groups regarding the transitional road map.
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Youth-led protest movements across Asia have exposed underlying anger at corruption and blocked opportunity. But so far, only Nepal has managed to convert that anger into a transfer of governing power.
Smoke from wildfires burning in the area fills the air at a farm west of Vanderhoof, B.C.
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Producers often turn to online peer networks and experts when something goes wrong. However, online misinformation is drowning out the legitimate advice.
Gad Saad speaks with attendees at the 2023 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Some Canadians may agree with Gad Saad’s portrayal of Canada a leftist, woke hellscape. But many don’t, making him a highly unreliable narrator on Canada as he moves to the U.S.
Feeling that time may be limited can create a sense of urgency to act now, to reconnect, show solidarity and rebuild social ties.
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Heightened awareness of having limited time left in life can spur people to become masters of their lime, or leave them feeling stuck or stifled with anxiety.
Alberta’s education minister has said changes to education legislation are designed to uphold neutrality, and make it clear that “politics and ideology have no place in Alberta classrooms.”
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Difficult stories are not obstacles to democratic education. Learning how to communicate about them are conditions for it.
Saving for retirement is one of many financial decisions facing younger adults. You might be balancing debt, housing costs, savings and retirement planning.
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Retirement may feel distant in your 20s and 30s, but small, deliberate steps now can make a difference later.
The Elbe River in Magdeburg, Germany, on Aug. 8, 2026. The river, which flows through the Czech Republic and Germany, saw record-low water levels amid intense droughts and heatwaves across Europe.
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