By Hoani Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Phil Borell, Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar), Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury
Tom Kavanagh, Lecturer in Sport Sociology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Private investment promises new money and expertise for NZ netball. But its success will depend on who benefits – and what happens to the wider game.
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By Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, Postdoctoral Fellow, Communication Studies and Media Arts, McMaster University
The federal government’s double discourse on cultural sovereignty reflects the dilemma of exercising it in the era of free trade.
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By Jean-François Ratelle, Adjunct Professor. Conflict Studies and Human Rights, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Parsa Makvandi, PhD Student in History, Queen's University, Ontario
Although the connection between the Canadian far right and the pro-Reza Pahlavi movement is weaker than in Europe, growing diaspora violence shows it’s now taking root in Canada.
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By Karen Tang, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Lynn McIntyre, Professor Emerita of Community Health Sciences, Member of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Sandra Berzins, Senior Research Associate, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
While the National Food Security Strategy does include important food systems initiatives, it fails to address the root causes of food insecurity or its health consequences.
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By Caroline Reid-Westoby, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Magdalena Janus, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
A better understanding of the factors driving kindergarten school absences is needed, as are policies aimed at reducing the number of missed days.
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By Emma Kondrup, PhD student in Machine Learning, McGill University
Anne Imouza, PhD candidate in Political Science at McGill University
Catherine Régis, Professeure titulaire, Faculté de droit, Chaire en IA Canada-CIFAR, Mila et Chaire en diplomatie scientifique et gouvernance mondiale de l'IA (Fonds de recherche du Québec), Université de Montréal
Reihaneh Rabbany, Associate Professor, Computer Science, McGill University
In June 2026, the Canadian government passed a groundbreaking reform of the Criminal Code — the Protecting Victims Act (Bill C-16). This strengthened protections against gender-based violence and, for the first time, made it a crime to share sexual “deepfakes” of a person without their consent.
That same month, Parliament amended…
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By Marin Cvitanovic, Principal Academic In Human Geography, Bournemouth University
Jack Olley, Part-time lecturer
Laura Bunt-MacRury, Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Tilak Ginige, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, Bournemouth University
Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment. Yet in South Africa, three million people don’t have clean running water, and 14 million have no flushing toilets.
Climate change and recurring droughts make the problem
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By Petra Holden, Senior Researcher, University of Cape Town
Cherié Janine Forbes, Research Officer (Climate Responsive Nature-based Solutions), University of Cape Town
Gerald Ngoma, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Cape Town
Martine Visser, Professor in the School of Economics, University of Cape Town
People restoring Africa’s ecosystems need climate services that combine forecasts with Indigenous knowledge and information about land, water and livelihoods.
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By Jack Swab, Assistant Professor Department of Geography & Sustainability, University of Tennessee
Derek H. Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, called the Mercator Projection, greatly exaggerates land towards the north and south poles, which makes Africa look much smaller. In the Mercator projection,…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
It is the second time in just days that the One Nation leader is on the back foot after making a personal attack.
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