Most people don’t realize the cartoons they grew up with – My Little Pony, G.I. Joe and Paw Patrol – were actually designed with one purpose: To sell toys. Faculty of Information and Media Studies professor Selma Purac studies the children’s mar …
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Annual list includes innovators, creatives, community advocates
Expert insight: What’s in store for respiratory virus season?
There are several factors that could make cold and flu season one of the worst in years
Expert insight: Hockey Canada must stop treating women’s and para hockey like an afterthought
Despite winning competitions, teams received little financial support
Expert insight: Governments’ use of automated decision-making systems reflects systemic issues of injustice and inequality
Software processing large amounts of data instantaneously makes it attractive for government use.
Expert insight: Addressing abuse in sport requires internal change, external investigators
For meaningful change in Canadian sport, government must embrace an independent, third-party judicial inquiry
Expert insight: Coach behaviour needs to change in high-performance sport
Stories from athletes show how coaches can often blur the lines in regard to personal boundaries.
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Professor Marta Dyczok gives a first person account of Ukraine’s vote for independence and how it is meaningful today
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How pessimism may actually help achieve better lives for ourselves
Western team achieves international holographic teleportation
Game-changing tech can have implications for health care, space work
Expert Insight: How to ensure justice for the survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
Trauma-informed, survivor-centric approach ensures safe, ethical investigation
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Hockey’s history of violence has become a national dilemma as Canada’s love for the sport continues