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Back to SearchWhat COVID does to the brain
Neuroscientists are trying to figure out how the COVID virus, SARS-COV-2, is affecting the brain. Many people who have gotten COVID end up having lin…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Canadians leading the far-right movement in America
There are a surprising number of Canadians involved in far-right politics in the U.S. Think Jordan Peterson, Steven Crowder, Gavin McInnes, Lauren So…
3 years, 2 months ago
How your boss might be monitoring you
Electronic monitoring of employees has been going on for years, but it’s seen a serious boost during the pandemic. It can consist of tracking anythin…
3 years, 2 months ago
What new census data tells us about immigrants in Canada
New census data from Statistics Canada shows that immigrants now represent 23 per cent of the Canadian population, a new high. But these numbers only…
3 years, 2 months ago
Financial dos and don’ts for young adults in an uncertain economy
The Bank of Canada announced a 0.5 percentage point rate hike on Wednesday. It’s the sixth consecutive increase in the past year alone. These increas…
3 years, 2 months ago
A made-in-Canada solution to help Indigenous people in prisons
Indigenous people are over-represented in Canada’s federal prisons. One in three men in federal prisons identify as Indigenous, and the number is 50 …
3 years, 2 months ago
Rishi Sunak takes on a fragile British economy
Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s next Prime Minister. This comes after Liz Truss resigned from the job after a tumultuous six weeks. Truss is th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Recovery stalls in Prince Edward Island a month after Fiona
It’s been a month since post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into Atlantic Canada, causing huge amounts of devastation. In Prince Edward Island, thousan…
3 years, 2 months ago
What one annoying sound says about how we deal with homelessness
An anti-loitering noise device under a bridge in the small city of Oshawa, Ontario was put there by municipal officials to dissuade unhoused people f…
3 years, 2 months ago
What we’ve learned from the Emergencies Act inquiry so far
The public inquiry into whether the use of the Emergencies Act to stop protests in Ottawa this past winter was justified is under way. On Wednesday, …
3 years, 2 months ago