By Aleksandra Mineyko, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology, University of Calgary
I’m a pediatric neurologist. Over four months in 2026, I wrote 16 parallel letters via email to the Alberta and federal governments on eight public policy topics. The letters were individually written, evidence-based and non-partisan, but relevant to current political discourse in Alberta.
What I observed were four patterns that raised concerns about structural governance failure. Across all party lines and levels of government, elected officials and their offices appeared to avoid substantive engagement in a consistent and similar manner.
It’s worth understanding these…
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By Nina-Marie Lister, Professor, School of Urban & Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
We are all familiar with the built infrastructure we rely on every day. However, we don’t think as much about the critical value of nature.
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By Md Masuduzzaman, Postdoctoral Fellow, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Elkafi Hassini, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
By improving how freshness data is measured and shared, Canada can waste less food, lower costs for households, reduce emissions and build a more resilient food system
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By Christophe Premat, Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University
Canadian author and illustrator Jon Klassen has won the the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in children’s literature.
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By Brendon Novel, Candidat au doctorat en science politique, Université de Montréal
In a region crucial to global trade, ideological rivals may now be working together. United Nations and American intelligence reports suggest that Yemen’s Houthi insurgents and the Somali group Al-Shabaab — considered Al-Qaeda’s strongest affiliate — are exchanging logistical and military resources, despite having no formal alliance.
These reported exchanges involve military technology, potentially expanding Al-Shabaab’s operational reach beyond Somalia and…
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By Paul Bowen, Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Construction Economics and Management, University of Cape Town
Rajen Govender, Professor Extraordinaire at the Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa; University of Cape Town
The first shipment of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable that prevents HIV with two shots a year, arrived in South Africa from the United States in early April 2026. Clinical trials showed close to 100% efficacy. The rollout, expected to begin in June 2026, prioritises…
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By Andrea Dwyer, Director of the Colorado Cancer Screening Program, University of Colorado Anschutz
The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to reflect advances in technology and increase access to screening.
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By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
Ecuador is debating how to regulate artificial intelligence:, institutional gaps, and tensions between innovation, surveillance, education, inclusion, and responsible public governance are at the center of the conversation.
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Friday, May 29, 2026
Blocking children from social media is no substitute for making platforms safe in the first place, the UN human rights office warned Friday, as it issued a 10-point framework urging governments and tech companies to go further and faster to protect children online.
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Friday, May 29, 2026
At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday.
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