Toxic Disinformation: Credibility Attacks Against Journalists

Journalists around the world face attacks on their reputations and efforts to undermine the impact of their work. These “credibility attacks” can take the form of false allegations, insults about their character or professionalism, or denigration of their social identity. They often take place online, and in some cases involve disinformation tactics such as doctored […]

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The Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) Virtual Assistant: A machine learning and artificial intelligence chatbot to support the mental health of frontline healthcare workers

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canadaxiii. Unfortunately, there are significant gaps in care including a lack of support in navigating the mental health systemxivxvxvixvii. It is widely agreed by the medical community that there will be a wave of widespread need for mental health related services resulting from COVID-19xviii, which will […]

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Digital data: linking rural innovation, access, and resiliency through community hubs

Online Digital Hubs (ODH) have the capacity to promote resiliency and connectivity, countering barriers to accessibility and disruption (Lamport-Lewis & Deacon 2020; McShane et.al 2012; Rundel et.al 2020). This is of particular relevance in rural and peri-rural spaces as traditional third spaces such as churches and community centers are in decline, taking with it opportunity […]

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Impact of human activities on seabirds: the case of declining Leach’s storm petrels in Atlantic Canada

Leach’s storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) are long-lived seabirds that spend most of the year on the open ocean and return from overwinter grounds in the southern hemisphere to breed in large colonies in Atlantic Canada. Since the 1990s, breeding colonies have severely declined and Leach’s storm-petrels are listed as Threatened in the COSEWIC registry of species […]

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Impact of human activities on seabirds: the case of declining Leach’s storm petrels in Atlantic Canada – Year Two

Leach’s storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) are long-lived seabirds that spend most of the year on the open ocean and return from overwinter grounds in the southern hemisphere to breed in large colonies in Atlantic Canada. Since the 1990s, breeding colonies have severely declined and Leach’s storm-petrels are listed as Threatened in the COSEWIC registry of species […]

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Bioenergetics and population dynamics of polar bears past, present, and future: Understanding the effects of climate change – Year Two

In the Arctic, climate change is leading to declines in seasonal sea-ice cover. Polar bears are increasingly at-risk from sea-ice loss because they use the ice as a platform to hunt seals, their preferred food source. When the ice retreats seasonally, bears rely on their stored energy reserves as fuel, but climate-driven changes in sea-ice […]

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Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Villes Durables

La contamination des sols est une problématique qui touche la majorité des municipalités canadiennes. Plusieurs facteurs font en sorte que ces terrains peuvent rester vacants pendant plusieurs années avant qu’on ne leur trouve une seconde vocation. En plus des risques toxicologiques qui leur sont associés, certains sites sont pauvrement végétalisés et exacerbent les effets d’îlots […]

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Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Villes Durables – Year Two

La contamination des sols est une problématique qui touche la majorité des municipalités canadiennes. Plusieurs facteurs font en sorte que ces terrains peuvent rester vacants pendant plusieurs années avant qu’on ne leur trouve une seconde vocation. En plus des risques toxicologiques qui leur sont associés, certains sites sont pauvrement végétalisés et exacerbent les effets d’îlots […]

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Schools, Austerity and Privatization in the Pandemic Era

This project critically assesses the work of K-12 educators has been affected by the policies of the Ontario government under Premier Ford, both prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, including class size increases and mandatory e-learning, as well as during the pandemic, including its public health policies, the pivot to virtual learning and alternative school timetables. […]

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