Op-Ed

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.

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Alberta voter list breach: Non-profit workers navigating own privacy concerns while simultaneously helping vulnerable

The data breach compromised the personal safety of non-profit workers who already operate in high‑risk, high‑stress environments.

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Many are deliberately tuning out the news — protecting their mental health, managing eco-anxiety, and shielding themselves from vicarious trauma.

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

Why ‘safe spaces’ at work fail – and how to fix it

Fostering belonging isn’t difficult, but it does take some understanding of how people’s brains work and how we are likely to interact with each other.

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“We have so much, they have so little, yet that woman shared her care for humanity by giving her very best.”

Alberta MLA’s AI claims misrepresent how Canada’s charities actually work
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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.

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