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Located in Ontario’s scenic Niagara region, Brock University is among a handful of global campuses situated within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, overlooking the city of St. Catharines from the brow of the Niagara Escarpment. Brock has more than 1,500 faculty and staff, and nearly 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including international students from more than 100 countries. Known for a highly-rated student experience, Brock offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs across seven faculties. Brock is a leader in experiential education and transdisciplinary research, is home to 10 Canada Research Chairs, and Canada’s only university with a CL3 containment lab. In terms of academic excellence, Brock is top-5 among all Ontario universities for 3M National Teaching Fellowships.

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Fans watch play during a TGL match between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf, Jan. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. TGL features six teams of four players competing against each other in a tech-infused arena the size of a football field. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The TGL golf league might signal that indoor sport is the future, for better or worse

More indoor sports competitions may emerge in the years to come as organizers seek to attract new audiences and respond to the impacts of climate change.
Given the seriousness of the consequences of bullying for its victims, it behooves us all to take a good, hard look at why so many people continue to bully. (Shutterstock)

Could bullying be an evolutionary trait?

Children of bullies may learn to be bullies through directly experiencing bullying from parents or through indirectly watching their parents bully others.
For many teens, the pressure to project a perfect persona can feel necessary to fit in, avoid criticism and gain approval from their peers. (Shutterstock)

Pressure to seem perfect can strain teen relationships, but kindness from peers can help

For many teens, the pressure to project a perfect persona feels necessary to fit in and gain approval from their peers. However, the effort to appear perfect may actually push others away.
More bullshit? U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., on Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo)

Why Donald Trump is such a relentless bullshitter

Most liars care enough about the truth to try to conceal it. But simply not caring either way is a different vice — it’s called bullshitting, and Donald Trump weaponizes it.
Conférence de presse du premier ministre Justin Trudeau en réaction aux menaces du président américain Donald Trump quant à l’imposition imminente de tarifs douaniers contre le Canada, le Mexique et la Chine. La presse canadienne/Justin Tang

Donald Trump menace de guerre commerciale : le Canada ressort la « troisième option » des boules à mites

Il y a plus de 50 ans, les inquiétudes concernant la dépendance du Canada à l’égard des États-Unis ont conduit à un débat politique centré sur ce que l’on a appelé la « troisième option ».
A California Department of Corrections hand crew works containment lines ahead of the Palisades Fire on Jan. 14, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

California depends on prison labour to deal with climate disasters — Canada must avoid a similar model

The use of prison labour in fighting wildfires caused by climate injustice is only an extension of this injustice and a continuation of indentured servitude.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (left) shakes hands with the Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Beijing in June 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl

While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, beginning with the First Opium War.
Boston University forward Luke Tuch, right, scores a goal past Denver goaltender Matt Davis during the first period of a Frozen Four semifinal in the men’s NCAA college hockey tournament on April 11, 2024 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

NCAA rule change will allow CHL players to play — but it could have some drawbacks

A new NCAA rule allowing CHL players to participate is set to have significant impacts on the Canadian hockey landscape.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as Liberal leader and prime minister outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Jan. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Justin Trudeau quits: What Canada’s Liberal Party can learn from the fall of Rome

Justin Trudeau has resigned, but the Liberal Party faces an uphill battle heading into a federal election year. Here are some lessons from the Roman Empire on leadership and governance.
President-elect Donald Trump gestures after speaking during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s proposed tariffs against Canada and Mexico may be illegal, but that’s not the real problem

Amid Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat, Canada should be asking how a liberal-democratic nation survives next to a much more powerful country with no respect for the rule of law.
Le président Joe Biden et le premier ministre Justin Trudeau écoutent le discours du président mexicain Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lors d'une conférence de presse au Sommet des leaders nord-américains à Mexico, en 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Seuls les États-Unis bénéficieront de la renégociation de l’accord commercial avec le Canada et le Mexique

Le Canada, les États-Unis et le Mexique continueront de conclure des ententes commerciales, mais ces traités ne pourront plus garantir la certitude et la protection des ententes conclues avant 2018.
Un gant jetable en plastique flottant dans un lac, symbolisant l’empreinte des activités humaines sur la planète. Jay-Dee/Shutterstock

L’anthropocène, un objet frontière qui signifie plus qu’une tranche de temps géologique

Même si le groupe de travail officiel a refusé la proposition de créer une nouvelle époque géologique nommée anthropocène, le débat n’est pas clos pour autant.
People walk by a tree at Edwards Gardens Park in Toronto on Sept. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White

Humanity’s future depends on our ability to live in harmony with nature

Climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion are not isolated problems — they are part of an interconnected web of crises that demand urgent and comprehensive action.

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