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This October will be the first anniversary of the legalization of marijuana in Canada. And on that anniversary, the government is bringing in another change to cannabis laws – edibles will finally also be legal. Today in The Conversation Canada, Sylvain Charlebois and Janet Music of Dalhousie University look at the opportunities and challenges for the legal edible market.
Most of us who are not digital natives have had to learn how to deal with the many issues surrounding online privacy. Siobhan O'Flynn of University of Toronto looks at an even more important issue – the detailed data profiles that children will carry into adulthood.
The decline of wild bees has been a major environmental issue for years and Sheila Colla and Rachel Nalepa of York University give us the latest on their research about these critical pollinators.
And finally…I don’t know about you, but my heart skipped a beat with the recent news that actress Peggy Lipton had died. (The Mod Squad was a staple of my childhood TV addiction.) Her passing came two days before the death of another actress, Doris Day. Rebecca Sullivan of University of Calgary has written a wonderful piece about how these very different women represented different forms of white femininity.
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Cannabis edibles will be legal in October. Is Canada ready for it?
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Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University; Janet Music, Dalhousie University
Cannabis edibles will be legal in October. But the regulations set by Ottawa on cannabis edibles are confusing to retailers, making it difficult for Canada to lead the way for other countries.
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Smart city planning will need to address data collection and protecting the privacy of minors in public space.
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Siobhan O'Flynn, University of Toronto
The history of how Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries manage children and data is a troubling one. How will Sidewalk Labs address concerns about minors and privacy in Toronto's Quayside project?
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A bumblebee sips nectar from a clover.
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Sheila R. Colla, York University, Canada; Rachel Nalepa, York University, Canada
Wild bees pollinate trees and shrubs that feed and shelter wildlife, provide flood control, prevent soil erosion and help regulate the climate.
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Two icons of the postwar sexual revolution have recently died. Left, Doris Day in 1955 London and right, Peggy Lipton in a promo photo from The Mod Squad, which first aired in 1968.
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Rebecca Sullivan, University of Calgary
Doris Day and Peggy Lipton, two very different icons of the postwar sexual revolution have recently died. What are their lasting legacies of white femininity?
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Le Québec s’apprête à mettre en œuvre sur les campus la plus grande campagne de sensibilisation et de prévention des violences à caractère sexuel de son histoire. Mais a-t-on les bons outils ?
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Isabelle Daigneault, Université de Montréal
Le Québec s’apprête à mettre en œuvre sur les campus la plus grande campagne de sensibilisation et de prévention des violences à caractère sexuel de son histoire. Mais a-t-on les bons outils ?
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Arts
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, Curtin University
The power to select, name and decide the meaning of these items makes Europeans the authors of African history.
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Culture + Society
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Sally Young, University of Melbourne
New research reveals how News Limited was secretly established in the early 1900s by a mining company for the express purpose of disseminating 'propaganda'.
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Environment + Energy
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Laurie Wright, Solent University
As well as polluting our seas, plastics are warming the planet too. Urgent changes are needed to eliminate plastic's contribution to climate breakdown.
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