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A study found that mock jurors endorsing several rape myths rated the victim’s testimony more truthful if they reported the sexual assault immediately, compared to delayed reporting.
A flare burns at a gas facility in the Jedney Creek area near Buick, B.C. in July 2023.
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Debunking the myths surrounding antidepressant use is critical to enabling educated treatment decisions for people experiencing depression.
Police tape blocks access to an alleyway at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa in March 2024.
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An analysis of trends over the last 20 years in Canada could not find any correlation between increases in municipal police budgets and a reduction in crime rates. There’s another way forward.
In this December 2019 photo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures to U.S. President Donald Trump as a group of leaders pose for a photo at the NATO summit in Watford, England.
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NATO’s primary tenet is that an attack on one member is an attack on all. Donald Trump has made clear that he won’t uphold that core principle, putting the future of NATO at risk if he’s re-elected.
Not all self-help books are supported by research, and sifting through so many books can be challenging.
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A university-based book club, open to all, selects and reviews books grounded in science, directed at improving well-being. Summer picks cover dreams, art, social media, mental health and more.
Graduates listen during a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., in May 2022.
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Canada needs the arts, with its insights into human behaviour and thinking, more than ever. But governments and funding agencies should shift funding models for arts graduate education.
Québec élabore actuellement sa prochaine Stratégie pour l’intégration et le maintien en emploi des personnes handicapées. Les politiques actuelles manquent leur cible et ne sont pas inclusives.
Sunday Abiodun, 40, a former poacher turned forest ranger, armed with a sword, looks for poachers inside the Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria, 2023. Abiodun is now part of a team working to protect the Omo Forest Reserve, which is facing expanding deforestation from excessive logging, uncontrolled farming and poaching.
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Interventions to prevent crime against wildlife can be effective, but significant gaps in our knowledge remain.
Estudiantes de la Universidad de Columbia expresan su solidaridad con los palestinos en una protesta el 30 de abril de 2024.
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Las protestas contra la guerra en Gaza se expanden en algunas de las principales universidades de mientras el Gobierno de Biden y el de Israel intentan cortar las alas a este movimiento estudiantil.
Columbia University students express their solidarity with Palestinians at a protest on April 30, 2024.
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The Netflix series ‘3 Body Problem’ is based on Liu Cixin’s scifi novel that follows what happens to the alien residents of a planet that orbits two stars.
Carrots grown in home gardens typically look like this — but grocery chains seem to think consumers won’t buy them. Here’s where marketing education can make a difference and help eliminate food waste.
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New research suggests educators can play a crucial role in changing attitudes and actions about food waste and equip future marketing professionals with the tools to tackle sustainability challenges.
Type 2 diabetes is not a singular condition; it exists as a spectrum with several subtypes.
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Type 2 diabetes is not uniform; it’s a mosaic of conditions, each with its own characteristics. Understanding these subtypes may improve treatment plans and help people manage their condition better.
A person walks by CTV, a division of Bell Media, in Ottawa, in February 2022. Bell Media’s parent company, BCE Inc., announced on Feb. 8, 2024 that it was making cuts.
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Journalism educators need to have new conversations with students that address their experiences, their worries and their understanding of what journalism is and what they want it to be.
William Prince, Julian Taylor, Allison Russell, Aysanabee and Shawnee Kish perform a tribute to the late Robbie Robertson at the Juno awards, in Halifax, on March 24, 2024.
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Paying tribute to departed and living musicians via memorial tributes and awards is a way of lifting up artists’ significant roles defining and shaping musical innovation and cultural identity.
Sales of vinyl records continued to increase in 2023 – decades after the LP’s death was forecast by music experts.
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Vinyl’s unlikely comeback story is linked to a combination of slick marketing, claims of superior sound, its polysensorial character and how it evokes nostalgia to construct and reconstitute memory.
The Cosmic Cliffs region of the universe is considered to be a hotbed of new star formation.
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Analysis of fragments of the first solids that emerged out of the birth of the sun date our supernova as being 4.6 billion years old.
A Toronto police officer adjusts police tape at the scene of a quadruple shooting in downtown Toronto in September 2023.
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There are proven ways to significantly reduce violent crime within the next five years. It requires becoming not “tough on crime,” but “smart on crime” before it happens.
Deepfake pornography plays a role in sexual fantasy and expression.
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Deepfake pornography raises questions about consent, sexuality and representation. The issue is more complicated than online misogyny — new criminal laws are not our best response.