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How the slow-burning housing crisis is driving hunger in Canada
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 00:41 Written by theconversation Produce vegetables are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que. in May 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick…
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Ontario’s child-care agreement is poised to fail low-income children and families
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 00:39 Written by theconversation Ontario’s child care policy now creates a universal, flat-fee child care for medium and high-income families but doesn’t guarantee subsidies…
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Ghana’s Fourth Republic has been the best the country’s had. But it could be better
The Independence Arch in Accra represents Ghana’s democracy. George Appiah/Wikimedia Commons Clement Sefa-Nyarko, La Trobe University Ghana has had four…
Russian roulette in Ukraine: Is Vladimir Putin powerful, or just lucky?
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russia’s commissioner for entrepreneurs’ rights during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on…
With Marcos Jr.’s election, Filipinos need to brace for a bleak future
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, gestures as he greets the crowd during a campaign rally in…
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Social assistance cuts are contributing to high rates of HIV, syphilis in Saskatchewan
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:54 Written by theconversation Saskatoon is seen across the South Saskatoon River. (Shutterstock) Alana Cattapan, University of Waterloo and Holly Ann McKenzie, University of…
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War: Russia takes over key Ukrainian city
Ukraine military officials have said that Russia will totally have control over the key city of Severodonetsk in the east…
Texas school shooting: How assault-style rifles and ammunition kill and maim
Monday, 06 June 2022 03:56 Written by theconversation Family and friends follow the casket of 10-year-old Jose Flores after a funeral service in Uvalde, Texas. Flores, an honour…
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Unvaccinated South Africans told us why they weren’t interested in having COVID jabs
COVID vaccines may lose effectiveness against Omicron, but one more dose could remedy this. RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images Katherine…
4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high
Sunday, 05 June 2022 05:40 Written by theconversation Shutterstock Tony Wood, Grattan Institute Gas users and the incoming government are describing Australia’s sudden east coast energy crisis as…
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