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Wildfires · JasperHundreds of firefighters from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Africa are being deployed to western Canada to help fight wildfires while a major fire has damaged a third of the structures in the picturesque town of Jasper. Australian fire managers have arrived in Lac La Biche, Alta. while other experts from Australia and New Zealand were deployed to British Columbia to assist with wildfires there. Meanwhile, over 200 fir…See the Story
How collaboration from across Canada, and the world, is helping fight the Alberta wildfires
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Soccer · CanadaThe Canadian women’s soccer team has become the centre of controversy after reports from the 2024 Paris Olympics revealed the team used a drone to observe the New Zealand soccer team’s training sessions. That has led to New Zealand’s team lodging a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee. Canada’s Olympic committee has since apologized for the incident and removed the head coach of the women’s soccer team, Bev Priestman, from t…See the Story
Paris Olympics: Canada’s soccer drone scandal highlights the need for ethics education
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Los Angeles, California · Los AngelesHollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike on July 25, 2024. AP Photo/Eugene GarciaHollywood screenwriters went on strike in May 2023. Two months later, actors joined them on the picket line. Those strikes ended later that year with historic deals that included, for the first time, protections regarding the use of artificial intelligence. Now it’s video game actors’ turn. After nearly two years of negotiations with gaming companies,…See the Story
Video game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly
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Wildfires · JasperWildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fuelled by bigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with many communities contending with weeks of hazy, orange skies and frequent air quality alerts. The 2024 wildfire season started early, with fires currently burning across much of western Canada. Ongoing wildfires near Jasper, Alta. have prompted widespre…See the Story
As wildfires become more frequent and intense, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?
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Sofia · Sofiarafapress / shutterstockThe UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a timeline for its next “cycle” of reports over the rest of this decade. That decision should have been taken in January, but government divisions arose over aligning IPCC outputs with UN climate negotiations, at a meeting that the IPCC chair described as “one of the most intense” he…See the Story
Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science
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London, England · LondonIn June, the Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi removed a historical coin from its display case in the British Museum in London and deposited it in a donation box in the museum’s lobby. The footage of the performance piece, called Sleight of Hand, was shown as part of his graduate MFA thesis exhibition. The event has highlighted issues relating to heritage, access to collections, and the safety and security of museums. Sartuzi, a student at Goldsmiths…See the Story
An artist has stolen a coin from the British Museum as part of a performance piece – but is the artwork ethical?
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Manchester, England · ManchesterMany people now work from home for all or part of the week. DimaBerlinTesco, Boots and Barclays have joined the growing number of companies trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote working that began with the pandemic. They’re likely to be in for a battle. While some bosses have argued remote work is responsible for reduced innovation, productivity issues and lack of creativity, many employees believe it is good…See the Story
Bosses are increasingly forcing workers back into the office – but evidence suggests it could backfire
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Wales, United Kingdom · WalesBalanceFormCreative/ShutterstockNearly half of people born in Wales in 2002-2003 were classed as having special educational needs (SEN), our new research has indicated, raising questions about the system used to diagnose a generation of Welsh children. Our report for the Nuffield Foundation found that 48% of this group, who are now aged 20 to 22, were identified as having SEN at some point before they turned 17. In some cases, this may have neg…See the Story
Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002-3 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment
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