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Alas, the World Cup for Canada is very much a spectator sport – our national team hasn’t qualified since 1986. But that doesn’t mean we all can’t get into the spirit, including maybe the urge to get out and kick the ball around with friends after watching a match. Today in The Conversation Canada, Oluwatoyosi Owoeye of the University of Calgary tells us about the latest research on soccer injuries and what we need to do to not get hurt when we play.
Yesterday, we looked at how a recent decision in the U.S. will wreak havoc on Canada’s attempt to stem the flow of refugee claimants who come across the border. Today, Sean Rehaag of the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University takes a hard look at the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement and declares the latest moves to restrict refugees in the U.S. means the agreement is unconstitutional in Canada.
The Giant Mine near Yellowknife shut down many years ago, but Som Niyogi and Solomon Amuno of the University of Saskatchewan have done new research that shows the environmental damage from the gold mine lives on. Small mammals like snowshoe hares found near the mine site have alarmingly high arsenic levels.
And finally… Joel Lexchin of York University has teamed with Lisa Cosgrove of the University of Massachusetts Boston to ask some tough questions about potential conflicts of interest for doctors who recommend new drug treatments. They’ve taken issue with a lack of transparency surrounding new guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C.
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Superstar Diego Maradona holds up the World Cup trophy in 1986. The World Cup tournament may prompt some people to get out and play themselves, leading to possible injuries.
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Oluwatoyosi Owoeye, University of Calgary
It's easy to get caught up in World Cup fever. But if watching the beautiful game inspires you to get out and play, injury prevention is vital.
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A group of asylum seekers arrive at the temporary housing facilities at the border crossing Wednesday May 9, 2018 in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. Thousands of asylum seekers came into Canada illegally across the Canada-U.S. border in the first quarter of the year, but only a fraction were removed from the country during that time.
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Sean Rehaag, York University, Canada
The Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Canada was originally intended to deal with refugees seeking asylum. But recent U.S. developments mean the agreement's days are numbered
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Snowshoe hares near the now closed Giant Mine outside of Yellowknife, N.W.T show signs of arsenic contamination.
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Som Niyogi, University of Saskatchewan; Solomon Amuno, University of Saskatchewan
Historical gold mining at the Giant Mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T. released toxic arsenic into the environment. Snowshoe hares are showing signs of poisoning.
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The reliability of a new guideline for the management of chronic hepatitis C is questionable, given the financial conflicts of interest documented by its authors.
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Joel Lexchin, University of Toronto; Lisa A Cosgrove, University of Massachusetts Boston
In the run up to the Global Hepatitis Summit 2018, new guidelines for the management of hepatitis C should come under scrutiny – for financial conflict of interest and quality of evidence.
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Culture + Society
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Charles MacRobert, University of the Witwatersrand
Can we trust expert football predictions? Perhaps, but it's variable.
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Environment + Energy
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Steve Rintoul, CSIRO; Steven Chown, Monash University
What will Antarctica look like in 2070? Will the icy wilderness we know today survive, or will it succumb to climate change and human pressure? Our choices over the coming decade will seal its fate.
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Politics
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Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
The declaration was thin, but the meeting itself will have a significant impact on how Trump makes foreign policy decisions moving forward.
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