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A smiling dark-haired man in a grey suit walks through a door.

Another Liberal byelection loss shows once again that Justin Trudeau is the problem

Eugene Lang, Queen's University, Ontario

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Trump’s abortion flip-flops: Lessons from Ireland on why reasons-based access to abortion doesn’t work

Seána Glennon, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The Trump-Harris debate shows how personality can reveal itself in language

Vivek Astvansh, McGill University

The televised debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is reflected in a woman's glasses as she smiles while watching.

The televised debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is reflected in a woman's glasses as she smiles while watching.

The second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 64 days is a troubling turn of events

Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada

police cars parked on a road flanked by palm trees

police cars parked on a road flanked by palm trees

Another assassination attempt, false claims about pets and Taylor Swift: The U.S. election is wild, but does any of it matter?

Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney

Another assassination attempt, baseless claims about pets, and Taylor Swift: the US election is wild, but does any of it matter?

Another assassination attempt, baseless claims about pets, and Taylor Swift: the US election is wild, but does any of it matter?

A citizens' assembly in progress.

Citizens’ assemblies: Pioneered in B.C. 20 years ago, they’re a growing pro-democracy tool

Aftab Erfan, Simon Fraser University

At the UN, world leaders are negotiating the biggest health issue you’ve never heard of

Mathieu JP Poirier, York University, Canada

How the United Nations’ Pact for the Future could help heal a fractured world

Bonny Ibhawoh, McMaster University

A curved building with a row of flags in front of of it in a winter's day. A taller rectangular tower is behind it.

A curved building with a row of flags in front of of it in a winter's day. A taller rectangular tower is behind it.

A dark-haired woman wearing sunglasses waves as she boards an aircraft on a sunny day.

Kamala Harris is riding another wave of support following her debate with Donald Trump

Ronald W. Pruessen, University of Toronto

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Populism’s summer of discontent: Are voters turning their backs on authoritarians?

Daniel Drache, York University, Canada and Marc D. Froese, Burman University

Beyond the Harris-Trump debate: How politicians use anti-immigrant rhetoric to mask systemic failures

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada

A man carries a blue flag with the words finish the wall

A man carries a blue flag with the words finish the wall

How Kamala Harris won the U.S. presidential debate against Donald Trump

Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia

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A combination photo shows a grimacing man and a woman mid-remark.

Kamala Harris’s run for president: Republican misogyny may backfire this time

Meredith Ralston, Mount Saint Vincent University

A woman with dark hair in a cream suit laughs with a man in an Air Force uniform.

A woman with dark hair in a cream suit laughs with a man in an Air Force uniform.

Do campaign ethics still matter in the age of Donald Trump?

Thomas Klassen, York University, Canada and Matthew Cerilli, McMaster University

A heavily tanned man in a blue suit and red tie with grey-blond hair dances awkwardly in front of a crowd.

A heavily tanned man in a blue suit and red tie with grey-blond hair dances awkwardly in front of a crowd.

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Safety concerns are at the heart of the railway dispute as arbitration decision draws near

Bruce Campbell, York University, Canada

Canada needs to overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker program, not just tinker with it

Jane Stinson, Carleton University

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A person uses a farm tool while standing in front of a green bobcat in front of a ploughed field

Why the radical right has turned to the teachings of an Italian Marxist thinker

Srdjan Vucetic, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A collection of books about Antonio Gramsci.

A collection of books about Antonio Gramsci.

3 ways Canada can welcome and support scientists displaced by war and persecution

Christina Clark-Kazak, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

A woman in a lab coat with long dark hair looks into a microscope.

A woman in a lab coat with long dark hair looks into a microscope.

AI used by police cannot tell Black people apart and other reasons Canada’s AI laws need urgent attention

Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg; Gustavo da Costa Markowicz, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), and Oluwasola Mary Adedayo, University of Winnipeg

AI used by police cannot tell Black people apart and other reasons Canada’s AI laws need urgent attention

AI used by police cannot tell Black people apart and other reasons Canada’s AI laws need urgent attention

How Twitter — now X — helps us understand Canadian values and attitudes toward asylum seekers

Laura French Bourgeois, Western University and Victoria Esses, Western University

A person in a green parka bends over a wide-eyed Black baby, with another small Black child standing behind them.

A person in a green parka bends over a wide-eyed Black baby, with another small Black child standing behind them.

Canadian MPs need an incentive to lower the voting age to 16 from 18 — and there’s none in sight

Valere Gaspard, Western University

A person wearing white sneakers photographed from the knees down stand on a yellow circle that reads 'vote.'

A person wearing white sneakers photographed from the knees down stand on a yellow circle that reads 'vote.'

Canada’s treatment of internationally trained physicians exacerbates the health-care crisis

Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Queen's University, Ontario

Two surgeons operate on a patient.

Two surgeons operate on a patient.

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The New Brunswick election is a referendum on Blaine Higgs’s divisive conservatism

Andrew Nurse, Mount Allison University

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What does the end of the Liberal-NDP agreement mean for Canadians?

Louis Massé, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Daniel Béland, McGill University

Two men, one a balding white man and another a rotund Asian man, stand side by side on an airport tarmac.

A new Cold War? Not really — here’s how the West could capitalize on the rise of the Global South

Daniel Lincoln, University of Alberta

5 ways for governments to better tackle foreign disinformation

Nicole Jackson, Simon Fraser University

A composite photo shows a hand holding a phone with the words disinformation, fake news and propaganda surrounding the phone.

A composite photo shows a hand holding a phone with the words disinformation, fake news and propaganda surrounding the phone.

How conspiracy theories polarize society and provoke violence

Kawser Ahmed, University of Winnipeg

A smartphone with a notification with the words: false information

A smartphone with a notification with the words: false information

The global scene

A woman in a yellow headscarf pumps water from a well into a metal container as children surround her.

Hope on the horizon? What Bangladesh’s regime change could mean for Rohingya refugees

Sarah Nandi, McGill University

Rape and murder of doctor sparks nationwide protests in India

Deeplina Banerjee, Western University

A woman in the foreground of a protest, holds her hand in the air and opens her mouth wide to yell.

A woman in the foreground of a protest, holds her hand in the air and opens her mouth wide to yell.

Why men bear the brunt of past and present violent protests in Bangladesh

Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad, Concordia University

Two men run past a burning building.

Two men run past a burning building.

Ukrainian special operations abroad are part of its broader war effort against Russia

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

Black men hold up a banner lauding Vladimir Putin.

Black men hold up a banner lauding Vladimir Putin.

Here’s how progressive, collaborative electoral alternatives can beat the far right

Ajay Parasram, Dalhousie University

A crowd is seen through the outstretched arms of someone celebrating in a city square at night.

A crowd is seen through the outstretched arms of someone celebrating in a city square at night.

Canadian politics

Two men and two women in white hardhats stand listening to a man speaking into a microphone at a lectern.

Municipal politicians claim to be ideological moderates. Is it true?

Jack Lucas, University of Calgary

Why Canada must act urgently to give undocumented migrants legal status

Delphine Nakache, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Idil Atak, Toronto Metropolitan University; Jason Foster, Athabasca University, and Luin Goldring, York University, Canada

An aerial view shows workers pruning fruit trees.

An aerial view shows workers pruning fruit trees.

Drug prohibition is fuelling the overdose crisis: Regulating drugs is the way out

Kora DeBeck, Simon Fraser University and Perry Kendall, University of British Columbia

A person holding a sign reading 'Every death is a drug policy failure'

A person holding a sign reading 'Every death is a drug policy failure'

Canada’s new care worker immigration programs need faster processing times to keep families together

Jennifer E. Shaw, Thompson Rivers University; Alicia Massie, Simon Fraser University, and Anita Minh, University of British Columbia

Hands clasped, with one person in medical scrubs.

Hands clasped, with one person in medical scrubs.

How Canada finally broke its longtime habit of diplomatic engagement with China

Michaela Pedersen-Macnab, University of Toronto

A rendering of a Canadian and Chinese flag on asphalt separated by a large crack.

A rendering of a Canadian and Chinese flag on asphalt separated by a large crack.

U.S. presidential election

A dark-haired woman in a white jacket smiles as she stands behind a lectern.

How ‘brat summer’ may be propelling Kamala Harris to the American presidency

Yvonne Su, York University, Canada and Tegan Hadisi, University of Oxford

Where Harris and Trump stand on cryptocurrencies — and how it could sway some American voters

Denis Schweizer, Concordia University and Juliane Proelss, Concordia University

A man with blond-grey hair stands behind a lectern with his arms spread. a bitcoin2024 banner is behind him.

A man with blond-grey hair stands behind a lectern with his arms spread. a bitcoin2024 banner is behind him.

Kamala Harris chooses running mate in the heat of another long, hot summer in American politics

Ian Rocksborough-Smith, University of The Fraser Valley

A dark-haired woman in a blue suit and a balding man smile as they walk on a stage. a banner with the words harris walz is behind them.

A dark-haired woman in a blue suit and a balding man smile as they walk on a stage. a banner with the words harris walz is behind them.

What Vance’s nomination speech tells us about his vision of the American dream and the country’s future

Yanqiu Rachel Zhou, McMaster University

A middle-aged white man stands before a podium with a microphone on it

A middle-aged white man stands before a podium with a microphone on it

Why a Kamala Harris presidency wouldn’t necessarily be good news for Canada

Sam Routley, Western University

A dark-haired man and and a dark haired woman, both in blue suits, smile as they wave from an ornate stone balcony.

A dark-haired man and and a dark haired woman, both in blue suits, smile as they wave from an ornate stone balcony.

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