Sweden is experiencing almost-daily shootings and bombings in public places, with deadly shootings declining and bombings increasing
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Have MPs’ offices become immigration clinics?
Elected officials say an overwhelmed immigration system means their constituency offices spend most of their time handling immigration files
Posted inReligion
Are sports a modern-day religion?
The Toronto Blue Jays’ first trip to the World Series since ’93 has given fans a lot of dizzying highs and lows. It may also be giving them a religious experience
Posted inWorld
Half of isolated Indigenous peoples face extinction: NGO
Logging, mining and tourism threatens the world’s uncontacted people groups, with half of them at risk of being wiped out in 10 years
Posted inThe Interview
Making sense of Canada’s unique gun culture
Professor Noah Schwartz explains what he’s learned about Canada’s unique gun culture after writing a book on the topic — and getting his own gun licence
Posted inTech
Celebrities, AI giants urge end to superintelligence quest
in September, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, said that superintelligence could be achieved within the next five years
Posted inCommunity
London ‘scream club’ helps young people relieve stress
Scream therapy, which is popular on TikTok, has come to Britain where two-thirds of young adults say they have mental health problems
Posted inReligion
The surprising characteristics of non-religious Canadians
Religious ‘nones’ are Canada’s second largest group after Christians. But their beliefs are more diverse than their name implies
Posted inCommunity
French post office rolls out croissant-scented stamp
Nearly 60,000 croissant-scented stamps were made in honour of a butter croissant competition; last year, a baguette-scented stamp was issued for the Olympics
Posted inDrugs
‘More positive interventions’: Bill aims to increase youth access to addiction treatment
A Tory MP who lost a son to addiction backs bill that would prompt judges, politicians to prioritize addiction treatment for youth