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An illustration of two telephones communicating, one featuring an older man and the other a robot.

Artificial intelligence regulation must not leave older adults behind

A grey-haired man in a hard hat looks out over a factory floor.

Canada has been dealt its demographic cards. Now it has to play them better

Row after row of university students sitting at tables in a large hall.

How the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada and other wealthy countries

Black-and-white illustration of an Victorian-era woman raising a hand toward a child’s bum outdoors.

Why repealing the law on spanking isn’t enough

A stock image of a woman placing keys in the hands of a man.

Canada can’t fix the gender wealth gap until it measures it

Carney stands at a podium in front of a blue-and-white Jewish flag.

When Jewish Canadians lose confidence in public safety

Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

Happy people waving small Canadian flags and clapping.

Newcomer retention should be Canada’s priority

A simple line drawing showing a house and a key.

Housing for people with intellectual disabilities must be entirely rethought

On an electronic motherboard, the shape of a brain is depicted using metal components illuminated in shades bright blues and greens.

Racial bias in AI should be the immediate concern

Better financial literacy can help control public debt. Newfoundland, take note

An older white woman is sitting up in a bed with white sheets. She is holding hands with aa younger woman who is in a chair next to the bed.

Better MAiD oversight is needed to protect patients

The growing tax threat from private charity foundations

The billboard sits on a post on a sidewalk of a street with tall buildings on one side, lower buildings on the other, with leafless-trees lining both sides. It’s evening, with one person on the sidewalk. The billboard pictures a young man in a dark blue military uniform with gold epaulets and about nine medals pinned to his chest.

Russia’s propaganda machine is running roughshod in Canada

The man is holding open the door to the clinic, which has a row of tall windows framed in black. Above them a yellow sign with black letters says “COVID, Cold and Flu Vaccine Clinic, Region of Peel, working with you.” The building is a deep blue. The man is white with short black hair and a pale-blue mask over his mouth. He is wearing a black jacket, black pants and black shoes.

Bridging faith and public health to overcome vaccine hesitancy

A man uses a probe on a yellow machine.

Adequate pay for graduate student researchers will require restructuring research budgets

Older white man sits on a sofa as he leans forward with folded arms. A set of crutches lean against the furniture. The room is Spartan with a small white square plastic table covered in items like a roll of toilet paper and a small spray bottle. A stack of folded linens sit at the end of the bed.

Why the Canada Disability Benefit won’t end disability poverty, and how it could

Members of a large crowd in an auditorium look on as the minister shakes hands. A small Canadian flag is in the foreground.

Better co-ordination and governance needed to steer Canada’s migration policies

About 10 young men and boys sit at tables of sewing machines, feeding fabric into them. Piles of fabric are heaped on the floor. The walls are pink, and a dirty tarp is pinned up in an opening in the wall.

Canada is implementing a forced-labour import ban. Will it help exploited workers?

Dr. Boozary on the right is wearing a hospital scrub shirt and is holding a stethoscope. Fred Vitor holds a folder of papers while sitting on an examination table.

Patients benefit from providing health care alongside housing and other social supports

About a dozen young people pass through a crosswalk on a street lined with trees that have lost their leaves. A glass building sits opposite a modern brick building.

Youth unemployment isn’t just a summer problem

A stack of books with a stethoscope on top.

Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s health-care crisis

Changes to permits for international students reward the worst colleges and hurt serious researchers

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