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Afghan schoolgirls pose for a photo in a classroom in Kabul, Afghanistan, in December 2022. The Taliban ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities until further notice. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

I lived through the first Taliban girls’ school ban — watching it happen again is heartbreaking

The author was banned from school by the Taliban as a girl in 1996. Years after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, she asks why the international community’s response has fallen so short.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and President Donald J. Trump wave from the stage after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, on July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The FIFA World Cup should belong to fans, not super‑rich investors

An institution that belongs to everyone and to no one is a fragile thing. It survives on a shared conviction that some goods are not for sale and belong to the community.
Canadian workers are increasingly using generative AI, and employers are responding with more training. How it is delivered may matter as much as whether it is offered. (Unsplash+)

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

For older employees already experiencing burnout, poorly designed or poorly timed training can become an additional job demand rather than a solution.
Adolescence is when desire itself is shaped, and unequal experiences for girls during this period can have lasting effects on sexual comfort, confidence and interest. (Unsplash)

Learned, not broken: Why we need to fix the pleasure gap, not women’s libido

Women’s changing libido has been treated as biological fact — the product of evolution or hormonal destiny. But differences in sexual experience early on can have a real and lasting impact.
Only seven to nine per cent of Toronto university students live in residence. A new study suggests that scarcity carries an academic cost. TMU

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

A study of more than 750,000 student records from four Toronto universities finds that living in residence is linked to better grades and higher satisfaction, especially for first-year students.
Protesters celebrate in Mumbai, India, after Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

The success of protest movements in India hinges on two main factors: the strategic importance of the movement’s voting base to the ruling BJP, and the degree to which the issue can be delegitimized.
A woman bikes along the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on July 15, 2026. Climate change is creating new pressures on households and economies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’

Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.
Donald Trump is prayed over with pastor Paula White during the National Faith Summit at Worship With Wonders Church in October 2024, in Powder Springs, Ga., a few weeks before he was elected president a second time. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.
‘CE-5’ practitioners regard extraterrestrials as benevolent, highly intelligent beings physically present in space and around Earth. (Marcelina Pawlikowska/Unsplash)

Are UFOs inspiring a new religion?

People around the world are gathering in wilderness settings with the intention to initiate contact with UFOs using various techniques.
AI has changed the conditions under which trust, learning and assessment now happen. A person walks through the University of Montréal campus, in Montréal in September 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Why the real test of Canada’s AI strategy is in university classrooms

AI policy guiding university learning and teacher education must address how technology changes the social and emotional conditions of teaching and learning.
The best time to prepare for a healthy pregnancy is before it starts. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, speak with your gastroenterologist before conception if you can. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children

Historically, women with inflammatory bowel disease were advised against pregnancy. Current evidence shows modern medication use in pregnancy leads to best outcomes for mother and infant.