By Joanna Pozzulo, Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
The holidays can be filled with joy and positive emotion, but they can also be a time when stress is in overdrive. To-do lists can be long, with little time for personal well-being.
Approximately 50 per cent of Canadians report December as being the most stressful month of the year, with women 40 per cent more likely to experience stress due to pressure to manage holiday preparations. Over the season,…
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By Sadaf Mehrabi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University
When a crisis strikes, rumours and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.
In Canada, social media posts have falsely claimed wildfires were intentionally set, that evacuation orders were government overreach or that smoke maps were being manipulated. In several communities, people delayed leaving because they were unsure which information to trust.
This wasn’t just online noise. It directly shaped how…
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By Anne E. Kleffner, Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, University of Calgary
Derek Cook, Director, Canadian Poverty Institute, Ambrose University
Mary Kelly, Chair in Insurance and Professor, Finance, Wilfrid Laurier University
Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these events have surged, surpassing $7 billion in 2024, due in part to climate change, asset accumulation and more people living in high-risk areas.
Evidence from Canada,…
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By James Deaville, Professor of Music, Carleton University
The film’s soundtrack features popular musical favourites and sounds of dread and discordancy, and some of these depictions reflect racist ideas about “proper” musical, social and community norms.
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By Harrison Budak
Following the murder of a bartender, a debate has been reopened over lax crime laws, escalating bouts of violence, and the unresolved integration of part of Slovenia’s Romani community.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
in the Albanese government’s latest responsle to the Bondi tragedy Ausrtralian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed.
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
World leaders like to talk up peace at Christmastime. But alongside the tales of seasonal breaks in fighting are incidents of adversaries taking advantage of the season.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.
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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a blurred mass in the background.
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By Angela J. Narayan, Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program, University of Denver
Depending on family circumstances and a child’s personality type, gift giving runs the gamut of fun to terrifying. But the most important lesson goes beyond gifts.
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