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A new sign hangs on the door of the Pentagon office of Pete Hegseth, featuring his new title, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War on Sept. 5, 2025.
(AP Photo/Mike Pesoli)
The SHIELD (Sleep, Head Injury prevention, Exercise, Learning, and Diet) mnemonic offers a clear and effective strategy for lowering dementia risk.
Une image composite montrant Elon Musk (au centre), encadré à gauche par Ani, une nouvelle « “compagne” virtuelle de sa plateforme xAI, et à droite par Misa Amane, un personnage de l’anime japonais Death Note.
(-r: Grok, La Presse canadienne/Matt Rourke, Death Note)
Les nouveaux compagnons IA de Grok 4 suscitent des inquiétudes quant à l’impact des amis virtuels sur les relations sociales réelles et l’exploitation des données personnelles.
Pour les peuples autochtones qui ont été victimes de discrimination dans les établissements de santé, la guérison peut se faire en dehors des pratiques de santé conventionnelles.
(Freepic)
Qui sont les aidants autochtones dans le contexte des soins de santé mentale ? Ils combinent un soutien pratique et un accompagnement ancré dans la tradition.
A depiction of the War of the Bucket with victorious Modenese troops toting the bucket taken from the rival city of Bologna.
(Museum of the History of Bologna)
History and myth are different narrative techniques, and both can be used to stimulate national pride and cohesion and to celebrate events that defined a people.
Guillermo del Toro greets fans at the premiere of ‘Frankenstein’ at TIFF in Toronto, Sept. 8, 2025. A week earlier at the Venice Film Festival, the director said he isn’t afraid of AI when asked about the danger AI and technology pose to humanity.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
AI in the film industry is a hot-button issue that filmmakers, tech companies, distributors, creatives’ guilds and unions, policymakers and viewers are struggling to negotiate.
Focused conservation efforts are essential for the protection and recovery of many species at risk, such as the monarch butterfly.
(Chris Johnson)
Climate stability and economic health depend on biodiversity. Yet this foundation is hardly mentioned as the federal government seeks to shore up Canada’s economic future.
Voters in lower socioeconomic groups are focused on the economy, new research suggests. When politicians don’t prioritize the economy, they don’t turn out to vote.
(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Canada’s recent federal election was the first in many years where the economy and pocketbook issues were key issues, which likely played a role in the uptick in voter turnout.
Liam Gallagher, left, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis take the stage on Aug. 24, 2025, at Rogers Stadium in Toronto.
(Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
The Oasis reunion is more than just a comeback tour; it’s a story of overcoming long-standing family conflict.
This image made a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said.
(AP Photo)
Open-source generative AI tools and certain apps put audio and video manipulation in the hands of anyone with a laptop. Here’s why that poses such a dire threat to democracy.
An Indian railway track is littered with plastic and other waste on Earth Day in Mumbai, in April 2024. Urgent and co-ordinated action is needed to reduce plastic production.
(Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)
Cleanup is needed to mitigate ecological, economic and social impacts of plastic pollution now and in the future.
For too many Canadian households, September means resuming the annual hunt for affordable, reliable child care. The Blessed Chiara Badano Child Care Centre in Stouffville, Ont., is run by a non-profit and offers before- and after-school programs.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Vouchers shift responsibility from public systems to individual families, leaving access to child care in the hands of private companies.
A composite image showing Elon Musk (centre) flanked by an image of Ani (left), a new virtual ‘companion’ available on his xAI platform, and an image of Misa Amane (right), a character from the Japanese anime ‘Death Note.’
(l-r: Grok, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Rourke, Death Note)
Grok 4’s new AI companions raise concerns about virtual friends disrupting real social relationships, anti-feminist rhetoric and the exploitation of personal data.
Cancer comes with an economic burden that lasts throughout your life.
Unsplash/ Alexander Grey
The economic impact on young adults with cancer is far greater than previous numbers show. And the impacts last much longer than previously recognized.
An aerial view of an area of forest west of Timmins, Ont., in 2012.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A recent study indicates that forest management in Northern Ontario is placing timber harvesting above safeguarding natural environments and compromising animal habitat.
The Earth’s vast stores of hydrogen will be crucial for producing green energy.
(Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Unsplash)
Vast deposits of naturally occurring hydrogen hold promise for a green future. However, policies need to be enacted for the extraction and circulation of hydrogen.
Les tensions peuvent être vives dans les communautés d’échecs en ligne.
Piotr Makowski/Unsplash
Lorsqu’un ancien champion du monde d’échecs a laissé entendre qu’un autre grand maître trichait sur la plateforme en ligne « Chess.com », un statisticien a été appelé pour examiner les preuves.
Photographie d’un mammouth des steppes exposée à l’Australian Museum de Sydney.
(Unsplash/April Pethybridge)
Les mammouths laineux sont devenus le symbole de la désextinction. Ces mammifères terrestres géants suscitent curiosité et fascination.
For Indigenous Peoples who have been discriminated against in health institutions, healing can take place outside of conventional health practices.
(Freepic)
Who are Indigenous helpers in the context of mental health care? They blend practical support like caregiving and crisis intervention with relational, spiritual guidance rooted in ancestral tradition.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tour ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is visual policy aimed to stage terror as a message while making Donald Trump’s authoritarian and fascist politics a material reality.