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A protester holds a sign during a rally in Victoria in April 2022. An average of 22 people are dying every day in Canada because the illicit supply of drugs is toxic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

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

Regulating drugs may seem radical, but taking the production and sale of currently illegal drugs away from organized crime and drug cartels is the most promising way to keep our communities safe.
As urban planners move away from community consultation, neighbourhoods like South Vancouver are at a serious disadvantage. (Shutterstock)

Have-not neighbourhoods hurt by about-face on engaging with the community in urban planning

Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University and Meridith Sones, Simon Fraser University

Neighbourhood planning with community engagement is now treated as a barrier to better cities. For disadvantaged neighbourhoods, this shift threatens to perpetuate inequities.
Beyond the social benefits of living with a pet, the connections that companion animals provide can assist in recovery from addiction and lead to better emotional and mental health for unhoused people. (Shutterstock)

How ‘One Health’ clinics support unhoused people and their pets

Raymond Ho, Simon Fraser University; Kaylee Byers, Simon Fraser University, and Rackeb Tesfaye, Simon Fraser University

Many unhoused people have pets, however, accessing health care for themselves and their pets can be a challenge. ‘One Health’ clinics can provide vital health care to unhoused people and their pets.
New Canadians raise their right hands as Immigration Minister Marc Miller administers the Oath of Citizenship during a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa in February 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada at a crossroads: Understanding the shifting sands of immigration attitudes

Mohsen Javdani, Simon Fraser University

The rise in anti-immigration sentiments, especially amid challenging conditions, could have far-reaching consequences for Canada’s social harmony and economic prosperity.
The prevalence of long COVID — a multi-system chronic illness occurring weeks to months after a COVID-19 infection — has led to what some have called ‘the hidden pandemic.’ (Shutterstock)

Making visible the invisible: Supporting long COVID patients and the people caring for them

Kaylee Byers, Simon Fraser University; Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University; Kayli Jamieson, Simon Fraser University, and Rackeb Tesfaye, Simon Fraser University

Although millions are navigating long COVID, four years into the pandemic both patients and their caregivers continue to face challenges accessing the information and care they need.
Coho salmon swim at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Capilano River Hatchery, in North Vancouver in 2019. Indigenous knowledge and data can help advance conservation efforts as long as the data, and its keepers, are treated with respect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Indigenous data sovereignty can help save British Columbia’s wild salmon

Sara Cannon, University of British Columbia; Alexander Tahkwakin Duncan, University of British Columbia, and Nigel Sainsbury, Simon Fraser University

Indigenous knowledge is a boon to environmentally responsible efforts, but only if the data — and its holders — are treated with respect.
Certain mindfulness aspects might support mental health and well-being more than others. But which combinations of mindfulness aspects are better than others, and does your age play a role? (Shutterstock)

Here’s why you may not be getting the benefits you expected from mindfulness

Nathaniel Johnson, Simon Fraser University and Hali Kil, Simon Fraser University

Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
A giant wine bottle is displayed at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna, B.C., in Feb. 2024. Home to more than 180 licensed grape wineries and known as “the wine capital of Canada,” the Okanagan Valley is also nationally renowned for fruit orchards that produce apples, peaches and cherries. (Aaron Hemens/IndigiNews via AP)

Glass half empty? What climate change means for Canada’s wine industry

Laila Benkrima, Simon Fraser University

Global warming poses great challenges to Canada’s wine industry. But in these challenges lie equally great opportunities to build a better, and more sustainable, wine industry.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after placing flowers at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024. Blinken told Ukrainians that billions of dollars in American military aid is on the way after months of political delays. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Delays in western aid have put Ukraine in a perilous position

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

The Russia-Ukraine war over the past several months has been described as a stalemate and Russia’s latest offensive as a ploy. If so, it’s proving to be a successful one, and here’s why the West is to blame.
Une récente étude montre que la manière de vivre son célibat pourrait dépendre de son style d’attachement. (Shutterstock)

Pourriez-vous être un célibataire heureux ? Tout dépend de votre type d’attachement

Christopher Pepping, Griffith University; Geoff Macdonald, University of Toronto; Tim Cronin, La Trobe University, and Yuthika Girme, Simon Fraser University

Confiant, anxieux, évitant, craintif : la recherche montre que les sentiments des gens à l’égard du célibat peuvent dépendre de leur style d’attachement.
A construction worker uses a boom lift to move a piece of construction equipment at the site of an affordable housing project in Ottawa in September 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Debunking myths about community housing: What governments and the public should know

Yushu Zhu, Simon Fraser University; Hanan Ali, Simon Fraser University; Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University, and Natasha Mhuriro, Simon Fraser University

Community housing is not a silver bullet to Canada’s housing crisis. But a strong community housing sector can play a significant role in providing all Canadians with the right to adequate housing.
The design and marketing of mental health chatbots may result in users’ misconceptions about their therapeutic value. (Shutterstock)

Your AI therapist is not your therapist: The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots

Zoha Khawaja, Simon Fraser University and Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Simon Fraser University

AI-powered mental health chatbots have the advantage of being easily accessible. However, users may overestimate their therapeutic benefits and underestimate their limitations.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’ (Goldtooth Schmieding/Peacock)

From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation, and Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation

Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.

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