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Canada must rethink how it contributes to international climate finance
Behind the large numbers lies a mix of financial instruments that require Global South countries to repay government and private sector investors with interest.
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New research shows why tipping is making more Canadians uncomfortable
Why do tip prompts feel uncomfortable in some places but not others? New research suggests it’s not about money but about the social norms being disrupted.
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It’s not just high gas prices – inflation is now spreading through the US economy
A key challenge for the Federal Reserve is that higher gas prices are inflationary, but they also reduce households’ spending power and dampen growth.
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Rating agency Fitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments: why it matters
Sovereign debt markets are beginning to develop a way to manage shocks before they escalate into full restructuring episodes.
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Greater Israel: the origins of the settler movement now threatening to annexe the West Bank
The shift from secular to religious Zionism inspired a movement that plans to restore the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.
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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist New Zealand’s Budget 2026 will see more foreign aid to the Pacific region, while defence and customs spending rises with an eye towards crime and security. But Pacific-focused policy work will be cut as the government seeks to reduce the size of the public sector, as the Ministry for
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NZ Budget 2026 at a glance: follow the money here
Finance Minister Nicola Willis forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus in an unsurprisingly no-frills budget.
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Game changers: how a rainy week led a frustrated Don Bradman to reinvent cricket
One-day internationals revolutionised cricket and remarkably, they started by accident.
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After you upload your data to the cloud, where does it go? The challenge of dual-use technologies
Data sovereignty is not just a technical issue — it is a collective challenge that all Canadians need to start taking seriously.
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‘Like drinking from a firehose’ – what it’s like to be the human in the AI loop
For legal reasons, organisations require a human reviewer of generative AI outputs. But this human oversight must be valued and budgeted for in the transition to AI.
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Trade wars and soaring airfares are reshaping how Canadians travel this summer
Canada’s tourism industry enters the summer riding one of the strongest years on record, but high airfares, rising fuel costs and a troubled geopolitical climate could change this year’s outlook.
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Keep calm and carry on: lessons from wasps on how societies survive power struggles
Well, someone has to keep the larvae fed.