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Canadian fans gather at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver on July 4, 2026, to watch Canada play Morocco during a World Cup round of 16 soccer match. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

How Canada’s vaccine infrastructure helped guard against infectious disease during the FIFA World Cup

The World Cup brought many visitors to Canada, which put public health authorities on alert for contagious illnesses. It’s crucial that Canada remain committed to infectious disease preparedness.
Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask

Landing on the Moon can disturb its environment – people are discussing how to balance those concerns with political and economic goals.
Empresas de cigarro usam a brecha da Responsabilidade Social Corpporativa para fazer promoção indireta de seus produtos, procurando melhorar sua imagem e moldar a forma como os consumidores pensam, usando artíficios de comunicação que não refletem os riscos reais provocados pelo tabaco. Imagem: Reprodução / STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations & Products)

Indústria do tabaco usa mensagens de responsabilidade social para que produtos pareçam menos perigosos

Para que as proibições de publicidade funcionem como previsto, fechar a brecha da chamada chamada Responsabilidade Social Corporativa (RSC) é uma forma de reduzir a desinformação e desencorajar o fumo
Pour comprendre la crise énergétique qui couve du fait de la guerre en Iran, il convient de se replonger dans les chocs pétroliers et gaziers passés. QQMinh88/Shutterstock

Guerre en Iran : une « tempête parfaite » pour les prix du pétrole et du gaz ?

Avec la guerre en Iran et le blocage du détroit d’Ormuz, un choc énergétique mondial est à craindre. Les précédentes crises pétrolières aident à lire la situation actuelle.
Les aides sociales peuvent stimuler la participation citoyenne. À Khayelitsha, au Cap, des femmes bénévoles s’organisent chaque semaine pour balayer les rues et améliorer leur cadre de vie. Photo : Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images

Comment les programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté renforcent la confiance entre citoyens et Etat

Les transferts sociaux ne fonctionnent pas en vase clos. Ils peuvent renforcer la confiance ou l’éroder, consolider la cohésion ou alimenter le ressentiment.
Social grants can lead to greater community involvement. Women volunteers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, meet weekly to sweep and clear rubbish off their streets. Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images

Anti‑poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other

Social transfers don’t operate in a vacuum. They can strengthen trust or erode it, build cohesion or fuel resentment.
Des chercheurs ont développé un outil web open source permettant de réorganiser en temps réel les fils d’actualité de participants consentants sur X (anciennement Twitter). Bangla Press

Changer les algorithmes des réseaux sociaux suffit à réduire l’hostilité politique

En utilisant un nouvel outil web, des chercheurs ont pu établir qu’une simple réorganisation de l’ordre des posts sur les réseaux sociaux suffit à apaiser le climat sur la plateforme.
More than 9 in 10 women take at least one medication during pregnancy, yet data on prescription drugs’ effects on the fetus are sparse. Adam Hester/Tetra images via Getty Images

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Recent progress in understanding drug safety during pregnancy is at risk due to cuts to medical research funding.
Malawi’s Zomba forest is losing trees because of the need for fuelwood. Wilpunt/Getty Images

Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research

In rural Malawi, women influence discussions on how to combat climate change in communities that depend on forests for survival.

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