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Activists of the C.I.O Comitato Insostenibili Olimpiadi (Unsustainable Olympics Committee) show a banner in Italian reading: “Milano-Cortina 2026, from the mountains to the city, unsustainable Olympics,” as they march in Milan, northern Italy, on Feb. 10, 2024.
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Despite the IOC’s optimistic rhetoric, environmental exploitation by host nations, and the suppression of opposition to such exploitation, have remained a troubling feature of the Olympic Games.
RCMP Chief Supt. Will Ng speaks at a news conference as seized fentanyl pills are displayed in Surrey, B.C., in March 2023. Years of civil forfeiture regulations do not appear to be resulting in any meaningful abatement in organized crime, particularly in the illicit drug trade.
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Civil forfeiture laws and unexplained wealth orders seem to be less about crime control than an exercise in public funding.
‘Slash/Back,’ directed by Nyla Innuksuk, follows a group of Inuit girls who fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
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The Winnipeg-based series has screened over 100 films in multiple genres by Indigenous filmmakers, and brings filmmakers together with audiences as a form of public education.
A man and young boy paddling a canoe are silhouetted on the Sunshine Coast near xwilkway (Halfmoon Bay), B.C.
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All canoe trips pass through the territories of Indigenous Peoples who are rightsholders to those lands. How can canoers work to account and reconcile for colonialism in Canada?
Using artificial intelligence efficiently can help improve online dating.
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Online dating can be enhanced by using AI to create profiles, provide advice and identify matches.
Living in a tolerant and accepting society means being able to define ourselves on our own terms, without the state passing judgment on how we chose to do it.
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Society should embrace various sources of sexual self-definition.
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue makes her way to the stage to deliver remarks on the interim report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions on May 3, 2024.
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The perspectives of people from diaspora communities on how to stop foreign interference must be part of Canada’s electoral landscape so that Canadian democracy remains resilient.
For activists struggling with the painful emotions that arise from their work, being self-compassionate might be a valuable source of mental and emotional support.
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Activists can face a lot of stress and even burnout campaigning for the causes they care about. Showing themselves self-compassion can help them deal with that stress.
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground as a deer stands in a canola field near Olds, Alta., in July 2020. Standard agricultural systems in Canada and around the world achieve high yields, but at times at great ecological costs. Agroecology aims to address these issues.
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Dating apps provide a valuable social service. The industry should be regulated to protect consumers, increase competition and address fraud.
The Vesuvius Challenge incentivizes technological development by inviting researchers to figure out how to ‘read’ ancient papyri excavated from volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Columns of Greek text retrieved from a portion of a scroll.
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However exciting the technological developments may be, the task of reading and analyzing the Greek and Latin texts recovered from the papyri will fall to human beings.
We need to speak more about how to become the kind of man who can openly show love for others while accepting love from those who care.
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Encouraging men to take the risk of expressing tender feelings for others is part of relying on love as a tool of anti-racist and decolonial education.
There seems to be a lack of urgency to address the mental health concerns of Black men in Canada, which can result in horrifying and deadly encounters with police.
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Increases in intimate partner violence have highlighted the need for creative and innovative ways of addressing the issue, particularly during emergencies.
Display monitors show the result of voting at the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 12, 2023, in favour of a resolution calling on Israel to uphold legal and humanitarian obligations in its war with Hamas.
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The food theft crisis is framed as a threat to paying customers. This furthers the divide between those who can still afford groceries and those who cannot.
A rock with the message ‘Every Child Matters’ painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., in July 2021.
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Contrary to what some ‘denialists’ believe, research shows that Canadian media outlets did not help circulate a ‘mass grave hoax’ regarding unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools.
A supporter of The Voice referendum holds up a sign at a rally in Sydney.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Carissa Lee, The Conversation
Plus a view on the Voice referendum from Canada. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew delivers his victory speech and wishes his mother, Kathi Avery Kinew, a happy birthday, after winning the Manitoba provincial election in Winnipeg.
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The election of Wab Kinew’s NDP in 2023 represents a powerful rejection of the racial politics of recent Conservative governments led by Heather Stefanson and her predecessor, Brian Pallister.