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Just as calls for health-care reform often focus on improving services, Canadians have the right to expect better outcomes from agricultural policies.
Alberta’s controversial approach to the opioid crisis rejects harm reduction, including supervised consumption sites. Despite recent UCP claims that the program is working, more evidence is needed.
Research shows that health care plus opportunities create the best environment for refugee success in Canada. Not only does that benefit refugees, but society as a whole.
A lack of understanding and supports mean people with FASD are more likely to end up struggling with homelessness.
It’s one thing to ensure women, gender-diverse and non-binary people can get a job in the film industry, and another matter to ensure they are not marginalized after they do.
A obesidade sarcopênica pode surgir gradualmente ao longo do tempo. As pessoas podem não parecer frágeis ou magras, mas, na verdade, podem já ter perdido uma grande quantidade de músculos por falta de uso
Bien qu’il existe aujourd’hui un large éventail d’informations publiques sur les pensionnats, de nombreuses personnes continuent d’en avoir une connaissance limitée.
Sarcopenic obesity can creep up on us gradually over time. People might not appear frail or thin, but may have in fact already lost quite a lot of muscle through lack of use.
The Russia-North Korea mutual defence treaty sheds light on challenges and opportunities the West faces in an increasingly multipolar world.
Although there is now a wide body of public information about residential schools, many people continue to have limited knowledge about them. That provides fertile ground for misinformation.
Having silenced critics at home, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is now seeking to do so beyond the country’s borders.
Here are some steps you can take to use opioids more safely and effectively at home.
Canada is one of the few high-income countries that doesn’t have a national caregiver strategy. The emotional, physical and economic costs of caregiving need to be recognized and supported.
Canadians should watch events in Alberta very carefully because voter ID laws are often the first step of many in restricting the voting rights of eligible citizens. They spread and escalate quickly.
The metaverse will soon become a prime destination for those seeking online religious experiences.
The resurgence of measles and whooping cough is troubling. The most effective way to prevent the return and spread of vaccine-preventable diseases is through vaccination and combating vaccine hesitancy.
The rise of generative AI and its effect on war-gaming will fundamentally transform how senior military and political leaders plan and prepare for war.
The ideological war waged by Smith will only endanger high-quality research void of political interference from the government.
A fossil fuel ideology transcends political lines and inhibits effective action on the green transition. Alberta is a clear example.
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Research Assistant, Common Ground Politics, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Assistant Lecturer, History of Art, Design & Visual Culture, University of Alberta
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Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Classics, & Religion and the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta
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Policy Research Analyst, Geopolitics, The China Institute, University of Alberta
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics, University of Alberta
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Medical Student, University of Alberta
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PhD candidate, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Alberta
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Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
