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Bad Bunny’s naming of “Canadá” on Feb. 8 at the Super Bowl highlighted that Canada is not adjacent to the Americas — it is part of it, serving as a reminder that Latin American and Latinx people are not newcomers to be acknowledged only through immigration statistics. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it

Bad Bunny’s naming of ‘Canadá’ at the Super Bowl exposed Canada’s tendency to imagine itself as peripheral to Latin America, when its people and culture are central to its reality.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald Trump on stage during the FIFA World Cup 2026 official draw on Dec. 5, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/FIFA via Getty Images

Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?

Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
A sense of guilt prompts some Chinese daughters to focus on perceptions of parental expectations that prioritize their desires such as getting married and building a family. (Unsplash)

When young adults can’t afford independence, family expectations fill the gap — from China’s ‘leftover women’ to Canada’s pressured youth

Parental support can unintentionally produce a strong sense of misguided obligation and guilt, sidelining the desires and preferences of young adults.
Although Canada is a top immigration destination, the unpredictable and shifting policy changes are disruptive to the lives of potential and current newcomers. (Unsplash)

Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target

Canada remains one of the world’s most desired migration destinations, but shifting policies have left would-be immigrants and residents facing uncertainty.
Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 28, 2025. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images

4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa

Disaster recovery is much harder on isolated islands, and people may migrate away if it’s too slow. Support from Jamaicans in the US, UK and Canada to rebuild for a better future can help.
Protesters gathered in downtown Toronto on Sept. 7, 2025, carrying banners, waving Palestinian flags and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Anti‑Palestinian and anti‑Arab racism is on the rise in Canada

Two years into the Israeli war in Gaza, racism targeting Palestinians or pro-Palestinians continues to rise — and now there’s new data that delve into this alarming phenomenon.
Too often, we have treated settlement and the arts as separate and incompatible worlds, assuming newcomers need a list of other priorities first. (Unsplash)

How the arts strengthen newcomer settlement in Canada

Historically, we’ve understood immigration settlement as something that happens after a hierarchy of needs are met - new research suggests this logic is flawed.
A section of Enbridge’s Line 5 runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy via AP

A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

The disputes raise questions about the region’s economy and environment, as well as national priorities over energy, water, climate and Indigenous rights.

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