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  Snack names influence how filling we imagine they will be — new research

  Imagine being hungry in a grocery store and looking for a snack. You have a choice between Gobo granola bars or Kipi granola bars. Which do you reach for to fill you up?

  SyndicatedDavid Sidhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton UniversitySep 23, 20264 min read

• Leg pain can warn of a serious condition: Why peripheral artery disease (PAD) needs more attention

  Pain in your legs when you walk may seem like a normal part of getting older. But it can be a warning sign that the arteries carrying blood to your legs are becoming blocked: a condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD)00086-1/fulltex…

  SyndicatedMatthew Ades, Assistant Professor. Department of Medicine. McGill University, McGill UniversitySep 23, 20265 min read

• Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes

  The federal government’s newly tabled Bill C-39 would give Ottawa a more direct and explicit role in labour disputes in federally regulated sectors, changing how the government may respond to strikes and lockouts.

  SyndicatedLarry Savage, Professor, Labour Studies, Brock UniversitySep 23, 20265 min read

• Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change

  Global climate warming is expected to cross the 1.5 C temperature threshold — the lower limit of the Paris Agreement temperature goal — within a handful of years.

  SyndicatedH. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia UniversitySep 23, 20264 min read

• Half of new parents have unwanted, intrusive thoughts of harming their infants. Research suggests most aren’t dangerous.

  Imagine you are standing near the railing of a seventh-floor balcony with your infant in your arms when a sudden thought crosses your mind: you could drop your baby over the edge. How does that make you feel? What are you likely to do?

  SyndicatedNichole Fairbrother, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British ColumbiaSep 23, 20265 min read

• What Canada could gain from joining the EU’s Erasmus+ program, and what’s unresolved

  In his recent address to the European Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed that Canada join Erasmus+, a European Union program that supports education, training, youth and sport.

  SyndicatedDale Kirby, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of NewfoundlandSep 22, 20264 min read

• The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are

  > “One way or another, we are living the stories planted knowingly or unknowingly in us early in life, the stories that give our lives meaning.” - Ben Okri, A Way of Being Free

  SyndicatedOlabisi Oyelana, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan UniversitySep 22, 20265 min read

• Psilocybin may help the brain recover from concussion, new study shows

  A concussion is often described as a “mild” traumatic brain injury. Yet repeated blows to the head rarely feel mild and the impacts — including changes in movement, memory, mood and brain function — may last for months or years.

  SyndicatedArgel Aguilar Valles, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Carleton UniversitySep 22, 20264 min read

• How families can support children’s early mathematics learning at home

  For parents whose children have just entered kindergarten or Grade 1, new fall routines can bring excitement — and some anxiety.

  SyndicatedOzlem Cankaya, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, MacEwan UniversitySep 22, 20264 min read

• How Heated Rivalry, ‘Off Campus’ and ‘Shoresy’ are challenging hockey’s old ideas

  Hockey has made it big on the small screen. TV’s buzziest show, Heated Rivalry, debuted in late 2025, with Off Campus following in 2026. They join beloved Canadian show Shoresy, which has a sixth season going into production this fall.

  SyndicatedClementine Oberst, Sessional instrucutor in Communication Studies, McMaster UniversitySep 22, 20265 min read

• Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture

  The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would change how labour disputes are handled in federally regulated industries, including proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code that are intended to help unions and employers reac…

  SyndicatedGerard Di Trolio, PhD candidate, Labour Studies, McMaster UniversitySep 21, 20266 min read