Hockey has long been Canada’s favourite sport, but the recent success of basketball might be giving our national game a run for its money. Today in The Conversation Canada, Julie Stevens of Brock University writes that professional hockey has lacked magical moments in the last few years, not to mention a Canadian team’s presence in the Stanley Cup final, in contrast to the Toronto Raptors’ already storied run for the NBA crown.

Could estrogen replacement therapy be poised to make a comeback? Research in mice shows that estrogen replacement therapy has the greatest chance of reducing cardiovascular disease risk in women if it is begun soon after menopause, according to Glen Pyle of the University of Guelph.

Andrea Charron of the University of Manitoba writes that Canada recently made a partial submission to the United Nations on the limits of its extended continental shelf in the Arctic. It means that Canadians will soon have the last lines drawn on the map of Canada, a reflection of extraordinary work by Canada’s scientists and civil servants, and an example of global governance working well.

Finally, Sarfaroz Niyozov and Wendy Hughes of the University of Toronto have a word of caution about the value and efficacy of the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) global standardized test of student achievement. “The OECD needs to listen to critical voices and rethink its PISA strategy and framework,” they write.

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