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Summary • In 2022-23 school year, 87% of education sector workers experienced harassment with 84% suffering at least one act of physical force. • 7 in 8 workers experiencing at least one incident of student-initiated harassment. • Female education workers experienced twice as many violent incidents as their male counterparts.

Summary • A neuroscientist who battled cancer used his personal and professional expertise to revisit treatment plans • Scientists studied effects of higher doses of radiation for brain cancer treatment on cells • Found the right treatment strategy delivered quick treatment without damage to the brain

Energy affordability skewers Canadians’ desire to help meet the country’s climate goals

Canada's official poverty rate doesn't tell the full story of hunger and food insecurity in Canada according to a new landmark report: Measuring Poverty with a Material Deprivation Index (MDI): An Updated Index for Canada, published by Food Banks Canada.

In Canada, rates of violent crime have returned to levels of 20 years ago and the homicide rate is second only to the United States and rising. Rates of homicide for Indigenous peoples are six times those of non-Indigenous people. Gender based and sexual violence is at epidemic levels. Our main response has been increased expenditures on policing – now close to $20 billion – and punitive legal ref...

First of its kind in Canada, program to advance research in therapeutic potential of psychedelics

Improving older adults’ understanding of emojis use could help combat ageism, reduce loneliness, according to new study.

This spring, the time change will take place overnight March 9-10, 2024, specifically on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2 a.m. The clocks will advance by 1 hour to switch to Eastern Daylight Time (summertime). We interviewed Joseph De Koninck, Emeritus Professor in Psychology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, to understand why he recommends returning to standard time all year round.

Understanding the neuroscience and physiological basis of the brain and training its networks to combat anxiety and life’s stressors