By Guillaume Lhermie, Professeur, économie et politiques publiques de santé animale, University of Calgary
The cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to fresh produce in the United States is raising concerns in Canada about the safety of imported food. While Canada has seen some recent cases of cyclosporiasis, officials say there is no link with the U.S. outbreak.
The outbreak has drawn attention to public health advice encouraging Canadians…
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By Farid Saberi, Phd Candidate, Western University
There’s a widening divide between two Canadas: one marked by working-class misery and homelessness; the other by the unprecedented prosperity of the uber-wealthy. This wealth gap is unsustainable.
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By Christine Leong, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
When parents stop a medication they need or interrupt breastfeeding earlier than intended, the impact affects both mother and child. We need better evidence and decision support.
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By Nick Turner, Professor and Croft Chair in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Julian Barling, Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
Kaylee Somerville, PhD Candidate, Smith School of Business, Queen's University
High temperatures raise the risk of everyday workplace injuries, yet Canada still has no common standard to protect workers from extreme heat.
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By Vera Moerbeek, Doctorante en physique, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS); Université de Perpignan Via Domitia
Solar energy is associated with intermittency issues, as it only generates electricity when the sun shines. Certain PV systems can provide cost-effective power reserves for storing electricity.
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By Jan Pospisil, Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs
South Sudan is expected to hold an election on 22 December 2026, the first in the country’s history. It’s already been postponed twice, in 2022 and 2024.
A great deal is being said and written about whether…
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By Saheed Balogun Amusa, Professor of History, Obafemi Awolowo University
The Nigerian Senate passed a bill on 24 June 2026 establishing state police in the 36 states of the country. The passage of the executive bill, sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, officially opens the way to dismantle the decades-old structure of the Nigeria Police Force and replace it with a dual model, comprising the Federal Police Service and State Police Services. Saheed Balogun Amusa, a police…
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By Jan Hugo, Senior lecturer in Sustainable and Climate Responsive Architecture, University of Pretoria
Chrisna du Plessis, Professor of Regenerative Futures, University of Pretoria
Karina Landman, Professor of Town and Regional Planning
Parks do more than cool cities. They also help people work together to cope with climate change, but only if local communities help design, manage and care for them.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Muhammad Aidha’s car in the yard of a police station, where it had been moved to after an explosive device planted in the car detonated and killed him, in Mukalla, Yemen, June 25, 2026. © 2026 Reuters Journalist Muhammad Aidha, who had reported for the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya and Al Hadath channels since 2019, was killed in Mukalla in eastern Yemen on June 24 by an explosive device planted in his car.Three days later, on June 27, Marib security forces detained journalist Hamoud Haza while he was covering a public event. Haza told Human Rights Watch that he was…
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By Mario Valdivia
Early damage estimates vary widely, but all point to the same conclusion: rebuilding Venezuela will require unprecedented financial resources and long-term economic recovery efforts.
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