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This is the final weekend of the Ontario election campaign and the only thing that seems certain is that no one is ready to predict what's going to happen on Thursday night. This weekend in The Conversation Canada, Robert Drummond of York University looks at some possible scenarios -- including a Back to the Future option where the Liberals and NDP enter into an accord under a minority situation.
We've also included some great reads from around The Conversation global network -- and speaking of this great network, I'll be in London next week for a global meeting of all the Conversation editors. My colleagues from The Conversation Canada will be writing the newsletter while I'm away.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne, left, shakes hands with Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, right, behind Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford at the end of the third and final televised debate of the Ontario election campaign on May 27, 2018.
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Robert Drummond, York University, Canada
Ontario voters head to the polls on Thursday. Public opinion surveys and redrawn provincial ridings are making it difficult to predict the race's outcome.
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Weekend Reads
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Eric Oliver, Dalhousie University; Alistair Hobday, CSIRO; Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association; Neil Holbrook, University of Tasmania; Thomas Wernberg, University of Western Australia
Marine heatwaves have had little attention until recently, but they're already having large effects.
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Jean-Lou Justine, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) – Sorbonne Universités
Several giant terrestrial Plathelminth species have invaded France and its overseas territories, threatening biodiversity. Thanks to participatory science, the invasion is finally recognized.
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Emmanuel Stamatakis, University of Sydney
A new study found those who reported walking faster were less likely to die prematurely.
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Arinjay Banerjee, University of Saskatchewan; Karen Mossman; Vikram Misra, University of Saskatchewan
Recent discoveries of ancient viruses are helping scientists understand their origins.
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Genevieve Hohnen, Edith Cowan University
Having called the June 12 summit off, US President Donald Trump says it might be on again. But at what cost will all of this come to the serious issue of denuclearisation?
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Katherine Tonkiss, Aston University
Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be 'earned', but this undermines basic rights.
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Marek Bekerman, University of Salford
Whatever the reason for faking Arkady Babchenko's death, this episode will not make journalists any safer.
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Enrique Armijo, Elon University
Family members of Sandy Hook victims sued media personality Alex Jones over his claims that the killings were a hoax they participated in. Current law makes their lawsuit unnecessarily hard to prove.
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Sarah Joseph, Monash University
ABC's cancellation of the hit reboot Roseanne because of its star's racist tweet raises complex questions about freedom of speech and the line between public and private selves in the age of social media.
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Linda Chisholm, University of Johannesburg
In South Africa the preparation of history teachers as well as the teaching of history is in serious need of attention.
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