Claims that dismantling public statues and renaming roads and schools somehow erases Canadian history profoundly misunderstand how history works.
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The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to the 19th century.
Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but asteroids can pass by the Earth undetected.
The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; we’re experiencing a particularly busy one right now.
Le gouvernement fédéral doit reconnaître et traiter les problèmes du système migratoire actuel qui conduisent les migrants à vivre et à travailler au Canada sans statut d’immigration autorisé.
The federal government needs to recognize and address the structural problems of the current migration system that lead to migrants living and working in Canada without authorized immigration status.
Limiting who public space is for and how it can be used is central to settler colonialism both in Canada and other settler colonial places. Here’s how it’s used to silence and criminalize dissent.
One hundred years ago, one star changed our view of the universe, proving that the Andromeda “nebula” was a galaxy like our Milky Way.
The internet is increasingly necessary to participate in everyday life. Empowering communities to build and maintain their own broadband networks can provide much-needed access.
The Alberta government has been involving itself with public sector bargaining in an unprecedented way compared to previous provincial governments and those in every other province and territory.
La couronne solaire sera visible lors de l’éclipse solaire du 8 avril. Les astronomes tentent encore de percer les mystères de cette couronne, notamment de comprendre pourquoi elle est si chaude.
Observations during historical solar eclipses confirmed Einstein’s theory of gravity, and led to the predictions of black holes.
The solar corona can be seen during the solar eclipse on April 8. Astronomers are still trying to figure out the mysteries of the corona, including why it’s so hot.
Troubled sleep is often seen as a personal problem, a failure individuals need to fix. However, literature and art can help us question the cultural and systemic issues keeping us up at night.
Encampment sweeps in Edmonton are a brutal attack on both human and treaty rights, as well as a continuation of the violent removal of Indigenous Peoples from their land.
Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
The sun is expected to reach its solar maximum in 2025. Recent auroras suggest that the maximum may be bigger than predicted.
Being homeless compounds the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to hate-motivated attacks.
Ensuring that ego and prestige of the Global North does not get in the way of on-the-ground results in the Global South will be the key to effective social impact investing in the years to come.
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Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Athabasca University
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Professor of Labour Relations, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor, Criminology, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor, History, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Innovation Finance, Faculty of Business, Athabasca University
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Master's Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University
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Professor, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University
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Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies, Athabasca University
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Professor of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Athabasca University