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Congratulations to听Professor Cindy Blackstock听from the听School of Social Work听on being awarded the听2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement.听
Cindy Blackstock, who is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, is being recognized for her work and research in child welfare and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous children.
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The 29 organisms flagged highlight the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance. They include drug-resistant E. coli and Salmonella, gonorrhea and the deadly fungus Candida auris.
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September 18, 2025 |听In a piece for听Policy Magazine, Kyle Matthews, McConnell Visiting Professors of Practice for the 2025鈥�26 academic year, reflects on the . Nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid has been withheld, including funds for UN peacekeeping and democracy promotion.
September 19, 2025 | In a news segment on the Global News with Touria Izri, Flora Pearl Eliadis spoke about the urgency Ottawa posit on the听notwithstanding clause, stating: "There was this tradition of legislative restraint, this was something you were not really supposed to use." However in reality, legal experts warn right-leaning premiers are using it more often to ram through legislation. Now, the federal government wants the Supreme Court to step in and set limits.
Twice in high-profile cases in Quebec within the past week, the courts deemed defendants not criminally responsible because of mental health issues.
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The Canadian Climate Institute鈥檚 warns that Canada won't meet its 2030 climate targets.
The oil and gas sector has seen an increase in emissions, offsetting progress in other sectors, according to the report.
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September 18, 2025 | In an article for The听Globe and Mail, authors Jennifer Welsh and Denise Dresser argue that Canada and Mexico must deepen their partnership to tackle the challenges posed by Donald Trump鈥檚 protectionist trade policies and security agenda. After decades of neglect, both countries are realizing that their economic and diplomatic futures are tied together, especially as the United States reopens talks on the United States鈥揗exico鈥揅anada Agreement (USMCA).
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Congratulations to听Orsola Torrisi, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and member of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Centre for Population Dynamics (CPD), on receiving the Anne Shepherd New Investigator Award from the British Society for Population Studies.
Supported by funding from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers.听
