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Three zeros
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In light of a recent UNAIDS report indicating drops of up to 50 per cent in new HIV infections in some of the most severely affected parts of Africa, as well as broader contentions...
The prisoner’s dilemma
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Wendell Smith stood on the Kennedy Street sidewalk between the Old Law Courts and the Winnipeg Remand Centre (WRC), equipped with a handmade sign reading “prison justice.” Smith said he was happy to...
No room for SAIA at York University
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Three months ago, the York University administration revoked the official club status of the campus’ Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) branch, on the grounds that their Mar. 27 rally on the school premises disobeyed...
Saying “no” to Russian vodka
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In June this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a constitutional law banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations,” and laying fines on those demonstrating at public gay pride rallies.
Moscow’s anti-gay law has been met...
Controversy over Canadian Human Rights Museum continues
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A recent controversy regarding the Canadian Human Rights Museum (CHRM) ensued over whether or not to label the residential school system, an aspect of European colonization, as “genocide.” The decision has been settled – “genocide”...
Not your average burger
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Do you know where your meat comes from? Mark Post from Maastricht University in the Netherlands is adding “the laboratory” to an ever-growing list of meat sources in our society.
The burger is not genetically...
U of M professor links physical punishment of children to lasting...
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An association between the physical punishment of children and chronic health effects has been discovered in one of the first comprehensive studies of physical punishment in the absence of severe abuse.
Tracie Afifi, assistant professor...
