Written by Zhixi Zhuang, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. A sign alerts passerby to construction where an office space building is being converted into residential apartments in Calgary in 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh International students in Canada…
Shirin Khayambashi, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, on Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) For Iranians, the past…
Written by Tanya White, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Students participating in an international study experience practise weaving at the Fortezza del Girifalco, in Cortona, in the Tuscany region of Italy. (Tanya White), Author provided (no reuse) Seated on…
Written by Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. B.C. Premier David Eby speaks as Nisga’a Nation President, Eva Clayton, and Nisga’a CEO, Andrew Robinson, listen during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement of an environmental assessment certificate…
Written by Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Ibrahim Ghalayini, and Seth Dworkin, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Locals drive by a building that has sloped into the ground due to warming permafrost in Nain, N.L., in May 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren…
Written by Francis Duah, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in conversation. (Getty Images/Unsplash) Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long…
Written by Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Home care providers in Ontario, who are disproportionately racialized immigrant women, experience precarious working conditions. And their labour remains invisible to many. (Unsplash) Despite recent provincial investments, Ontario’s home-care system…
Written by Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Enthusiasm for ethical consumption often meets frustration. Consumers frequently encounter greenwashing, performative allyship and corporate backpedalling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns Walk into any classroom, scroll through TikTok or…
Written by Saidia Ali, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. A Thai official shows a sample of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2025. A sharp increase…
Written by Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University. Originally published in The Conversation. Toronto Blue Jay Addison Barger hits a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers during sixth inning World Series playoff MLB baseball…
Written by Johanna Weststar, Western University, Louis-Etienne Dubois, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta. Originally published in The Conversation. The EA Sports logo is seen on a soccer pitch at the Electronic Arts office and studio complex,…
Written by Adrian Ma, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. ‘The Paper’ is a spinoff of ‘The Office,’ with the character Oscar Martinez now employed at the Toledo Truth-Teller in Toledo, Ohio. (NBC Universal) In the debut episode of…