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Doug Ford appears at a campaign event at a brake manufacturing company in Scarborough, Ont., on Friday February 7, 2025. Is Ford’s ‘Protect Ontario’ messaging persuasive to voters? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

How to win an election? Focus on persuasion, not policy

Want to win an election? Talk about values more than policy, tell a compelling story, paint a bright future and find ways to repeat, repeat, repeat.
The Brazilian government has adopted public policies that aim to guarantee food and the nutritional security of the population, especially schoolchildren. Children are served a meal in September 2024 at a public school. (Lúcio Bernardo Jr./Agência Brasília/Flickr)

Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it

Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during the Nordic Prime Ministers’ Meeting in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland on in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

As global leaders, Canada and Norway’s co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand

Canada and Norway have been global leaders in the transition to green energy infrastructure. As global demand for energy increases, these countries are in prime position to collaborate and continue to lead.
From the aroma of freshly ground spices to the rhythmic sounds of a mortar and pestle, food evokes strong sensory memories, making it a powerful tool in dementia care. (Shutterstock)

How food can be used to support people living with dementia

Familiar flavours, scents and cooking techniques can provide support and comfort to those living with dementia.
A Syrian woman is welcomed by a sponsor at a community gathering welcoming with her family in Queensland, N.S., in April 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Suspending private refugee sponsorship will trap refugees in war zones and keep families apart

Refugees at risk now face longer wait times to come to Canada, and for those already here, longer periods of separation from family members abroad who remain in danger.
Roses are placed at the Gleis 17, Track 17, the memorial site for the train transportation from Berlin to the Nazi concentraton and death camp Auschwitz, in Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

How Jan. 27 came to be International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

A historian of the Holocaust and curator of the Auschwitz exhibition, now in Toronto, invites all who gather on Jan. 27 to also consider the date’s political origins.
Young Canadians increasingly associate the word ‘religion’ with anachronistic beliefs they see as out of step with contemporary Canada. (Shutterstock)

How religion’s brand became unpopular in Canada

Religion has been on the decline in Canada for years. Understanding how religion is viewed in society can help explain why.
Fans gather to pay tribute to late British singer Liam Payne, former member of the British pop band One Direction, in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief

Fan communities coping with a celebrity loss do several things that help their members feel supported and connected.
It is in everyone’s interest that our postsecondary institutions start working now to limit the harms of post-COVID condition on students. (Shutterstock)

We can, and must, do more to protect students in higher education from the risks of post-COVID condition

Postsecondary students are particularly vulnerable to repeated COVID-19 infections, putting them at risk for post-COVID condition, or long COVID. Campuses can take action to protect them.
Le 4 septembre 2024,des gens pêchent sur le bord du lac Érié au moment d’une prolifération algale, à Toledo, dans l’Ohio. Les hivers plus chauds entraînent des proliférations plus longues et plus fréquentes. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Les hivers plus chauds favorisent les proliférations d’algues dans les Grands Lacs

Les proliférations d’algues sont généralement associées aux conditions météo estivales, mais les hivers plus chauds dus au changement climatique les rendent plus fréquentes sur de plus longues périodes.
A family fishes on Lake Erie during an algal bloom, Sept. 4, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio. Warmer winters are leading to longer, and more frequent, bloom periods. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Warmer winters are fuelling a growth in algal blooms across the Great Lakes

Algal blooms are typically associated with summer weather but warmer winters caused by climate change are resulting in blooms appearing more frequently, and for longer periods.
Donald Trump listens at a campaign town hall in Oaks, Pa., on Oct. 14, 2024. Why is he making false allegations about overseas voting? (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump’s attack on overseas voters is erroneous and dangerous

Donald Trump is using inflammatory language to allege it’s easy for Democrats to generate thousands of fraudulent overseas votes. One such voter living in Canada provides insights.
A man walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 9, 2024. Climate change is making extreme weather more likely and many IPCC authors remain skeptical that real change can be achieved. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

New survey of IPCC authors reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets

‘Climate scientists’ are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists.
Des recherches récentes sur le microbiome font ressortir le rôle essentiel que jouent les micro-organismes présents dans l’intestin pour la réponse immunitaire, le métabolisme et la physiologie. (Shutterstock)

La santé de votre microbiome intestinal affecte-t-elle votre peau ?

De nouvelles données cliniques établissent un lien entre les modifications de la composition du microbiome intestinal et le développement de diverses maladies de la peau telles que l’eczéma.

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