Written by Ashika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Many migrants struggle to locate the specific information they need online. (Shutterstock) Many countries are engaged in a global race to attract skilled and talented workers from around the…
Written by Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ernie Lightman, University of Toronto. Originally published in The Conversation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with kids at the Stationview YMCA Childcare Centre in St. Thomas, Ont., in May 2024. THE CANADIAN…
Written by Vadna Sinha, McGill University & University of Colorado, Boulder, David Wheatley, Wilfrid Laurier University, Jessica Penney, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Nicholas Li, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. An Inuit girl is carried by her mother…
Written by Marshia Akbar, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Anna Tryandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Canada’s labour market struggles are not caused by the number of newcomers, but by systemic issues such as underemployment and skills-job mismatches. (Shutterstock)…
Written by Masoud Kianpour, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. For many adults, a diffuse addiction to digital drugs has become a widespread problem. (Shutterstock) I teach a course on the relationship between social media and society at Durham College. As…
Written by Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Toronto Raptors Bruce Brown, Scottie Barnes and Chris Boucher (a Canadian) react as fans loudly boo the American national anthem before NBA action against the LA Clippers in…
Written by Salmaan Khan, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. Students rush in to a lecture hall at the California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif., in 2009. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The higher education sector continues to grapple…
Written by Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University, and S. Harris Ali, York University. Originally published in The Conversation. The Hughes fire burning in Castaic near Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2025. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP) In recent years,…
Written by Shiva S. Mohan, Toronto Metropolitan University.Originally published in The Conversation. A young new Canadian holds a flag as she takes part in a citizenship ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Canada faces a…
Written by Iris Monique Balodis, McMaster University, Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim, Toronto Metropolitan University, Michael J.A. Wohl, Carleton University, and Nassim Tabri, Carleton University. Originally published in The Conversation. Ontario’s online gaming expansion may be fuelling a concerning increase in gambling…
Written by Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. While international student graduates earn more than immigrants educated abroad, they remain disadvantaged relative to Canadian-born graduates. (Pexels/ Pavel Danilyuk) For the first time in nearly 30 years, a…
Written by Mohammadamin Ahmadfard, Toronto Metropolitan University and Seth Dworkin, Toronto Metropolitan University. Originally published in The Conversation. A plow drives along a winter road in March 2024 in St. John’s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie For decades, Canadian cities and towns…