By Charlene Elliott, Professor, Communication Studies, University of Calgary
Using government developed criteria for marketing to kids, none of the child-targeted cereals examined would be permitted to be advertised to children, and 96 per cent surpassed sugar thresholds.
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By Elliott Skierszkan, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
Andras J. Szeitz, PhD, School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University
Streams are abruptly acidifying and turning orange or milky-white across vast regions of North America’s northwest. This is caused by permafrost thaw — an outcome of a warming climate that has immediate consequences for water and wildlife.
Stream acidification is driven by the weathering of naturally occurring sulphide minerals, which release acid, sulphate and toxic metals into groundwater and streams. This is known as acidic drainage.…
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By Beverlie Dietze, Part Time Faculty in Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
Kelsey Robson, Contract Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University
Melanie Manitowabi, Research and Special Projects Lead, Kenjgewin Teg.
Across Canada, every province and territory agrees: outdoor and land-based play belongs at the heart of children’s early learning.
Curriculum frameworks affirm in varied ways that outdoor environments are rich, intentional learning contexts, not supplements to the real program.
British Columbia’s framework embeds the First Peoples Principles of Learning. The Northwest Territories grounds its vision in Indigenous world views and learning from and with the…
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By Nathan TeBokkel, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in English and Geography, Western University
The language of burnout turns up in agricultural records from more than 200 years ago, long before the term entered popular use.
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By Tilman Brück, Professor of Economic Development and Food Security, Humboldt University of Berlin
Karen Devries, Professor of Social Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Marcella Vigneri, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Olusegun Fadare, Lecturer in Development Economics, University of Greenwich
Vegard Iversen, Professor of Development Economics and Head of Livelihoods & Institutions Department at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich
A child born into a community with a history of political unrest is at higher risk of abuse as they grow into a young adult.
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By Zoe Duby, Socio-behavioural public health researcher, South African Medical Research Council
Kate Bergh, Senior Scientist, South African Medical Research Council
Alcohol use among adolescent girls and young women cannot be separated from transactional sex, coercion and violence in high HIV-burden settings.
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By Geoffrey Howarth, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth, and include three of the largest diamonds ever recovered, the Cullinan, at 3,106 carats, found at the Premier mine in South Africa; the 1,111 ct Lesedi…
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
“Sobers became an example of the West Indian’s claim to [...] full participation, on merit, in a world that had long assumed such mastery was the preserve of the coloniser.”
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By Amnesty International
Following the Portuguese Parliament’s approval of a law banning face coverings in public spaces, the Executive Director of Amnesty International – Portugal, João Godinho Martins, said: “This new law is discriminatory and is a threat to human rights. Despite having removed direct references to Islam, which were a part of previous versions of the text, this […] The post Portugal: Blanket ban on face coverings threatens several human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Victims’ families and activists gather outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague to demand justice for the thousands of people killed during the abusive “drug war” of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, February 23, 2026. © 2026 Liona Li/TMHK via Nexpher Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo On July 17, 1998, countries around the world adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day now recognized as International Justice Day. The ICC is the court of last resort for victims seeking justice for the most serious crimes in…
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