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Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds

Distraction‑blocking apps can deepen shame and ignore how some people's brains actually focus

The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

New research suggests unified ESG metrics may backfire by making it easier for executives to game the system.

Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self‑employed — here’s how

Family transitions — from marriage to divorce — quietly shape who can take on the risks of self‑employment in Canada.

Canada must rethink how it contributes to international climate finance

Canada’s latest climate finance pledge maintains the status quo, leaning heavily on loans and private‑sector mobilization despite mounting evidence the approach isn’t delivering for the Global South.

Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super‑raccoons?

Survey trolls are skewing our sense of how many people actually believe conspiracy theories — and the “Lizardman constant” explains why.

$10 billion a year wasted because of Canada’s sorry electronic health records: Study

Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research

Public grocery stores won’t fix Canada’s food affordability crisis

There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch.

Volunteers sort donations at Harvest Manitoba. (Shannon VanRaes/Future of Good)
Food prices are already high in Canada. Will the Iran war make them worse?

Oil‑driven cost pressures may ripple through Canada’s food system — but not as sharply as past global shocks.

Diaspora communities carry the burden of watching war from afar

How “split belonging” shapes the daily lives of immigrants navigating crises from afar

Ontario is closing its supervised consumption sites, calling them a failure. So what counts as ‘success?’

Ontario’s plan to replace supervised consumption sites with recovery‑focused hubs ignores evidence about who these services keep alive.

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