Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit (Canadian Olympic Committee), CC BY-NC. Originally published in The Conversation. John (Army) Howard was Canada’s first Black Olympian and competed at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. The history and achievements of…
Written by Shiri Pasternak, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito. Originally published in The Conversation. The Wedzin kwa River, an important source of fresh water for the Unist’ot’en and Wet’suwet’en people near Houston, B.C. An unsigned agreement between…
Written by Deborah de Lange, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese. Originally published in The Conversation. Michael McCain, president and CEO of Maple Leafs Foods, speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Toronto in April 2011. While…
Written by Arne Kislenko, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi. Originally published in The Conversation. Protesters chant slogans and hold up posters of Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on Jan. 12,…
Written by Veronica Ann Hislop and Dérick Rousseau, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Candy canes are an iconic symbol of Christmas. Their red and white stripes adorn trees and homes during the holidays while their…
Written by Anne Wagner, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shuttershock. Originally published in The Conversation. Research over the last decade has shown MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to be effective in treating PTSD from military combat, sexual assault and childhood abuse. Now researchers are…
Written by Louis-Etienne Dubois, David Gauntlett & Lorena Escandon, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Gregory Bull. Originally published in The Conversation. The Furby craze was a big deal in the 1990s, just like Cabbage Patch Kids were in the 1980s…
Written by Linying Dong, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Despite massive investments, Canada’s health-care system has not reaped the benefits of digital technology like banking and retail sectors have. Recently Ontario released its Digital First…
Written by Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Engineering programmes can learn about recruitment, inclusion and retention from different fields. The 30th anniversary of the Montréal Massacre is an opportunity to reflect on what…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Focus Features. Originally published in The Conversation. Why is ‘Harriet’ receiving a Twitter backlash? When Harriet, the biopic about Harriet Tubman, debuted earlier this month, reviews were mostly favourable and it did…
Written by Tracey Raney, Ryerson University & Loleen Berdahl, University of Saskatchewan. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken. Originally published in The Conversation. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Chrystia Freeland meet in Edmonton after she was named deputy prime minister…
Written by Brad Poulos, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. Originally published in The Conversation. Cannabis plants are seen during a tour of a Hexo Corp. production facility in October 2018 in Masson-Angers, Québec. The province is raising…