The Conversation

AGREE TO DISAGREE: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it

December 25, 2025 // 1 Comment

By LEDA STAWNYCHKO Mount Royal University and MARYAM ASHRAF University of Calgary IN AN ERA of heightened political polarization, merely longing for civility is no longer [Continue]

HISTORY – Métis leader Louis Riel is still divisive 140 years after his hanging

December 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

By CHRISTOPHE PREMAT Stockhold University NOV. 16 MARKED the 140th anniversary of Louis Riel’s execution at the age of 44. Riel was the political and religious leader of [Continue]

ENTERTAINMENT – Warner Bros. sale will bring back the film oligopolies

December 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

By MATTHEW JORDAN Media Studies Professor, Penn State NEWS OF NETFLIX’s BID to buy Warner Bros. last week sent shock waves through the media ecosystem. The pending [Continue]

CARNEY-TRUMP – What happened in the high-stakes Oval Office summit

May 7, 2025 // 2 Comments

By STEWART PREST University of British Columbia IN A DAY of congenial menace at the White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney picked his spots carefully. He got his [Continue]

UKRAINE WAR – What’s so special about those minerals? A geologist explains

March 11, 2025 // 3 Comments

By MUNIRA RAJI University of Plymouth UKRAINE’S MINERALS have become central to global geopolitics, with the U.S. president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with [Continue]

GAZA – Trump’s threat shows Middle East is both safer and more turbulent

February 7, 2025 // 1 Comment

By KEVIN BUDNING Carlton University UNITED STATES President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. will take over war-torn Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle [Continue]