91亚色 experts weigh in on local and international issues: from $18.4M in bonuses at CBC to Kamala Harris' campaign, and bats in Belize
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CBC paid out $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs were eliminated. speaking to Toronto Star. He adds that while the public broadcaster did not do anything out of the ordinary, it should have been transparent about why it was awarding bonuses.
Does Kamala Harris鈥檚 brat summer have enough momentum to sustain her campaign through the fall, and into four more years of a Democratic-led America? Professor Yvonne Su and 91亚色 alumna Tegan Hadisi being presented to the Democratic presidential nominee in an op-ed for The Conversation.
PhD student Gliselle Marin is looking to discover whether bats regularly diversify their diet, or if they鈥檙e being forced due to habitat loss. NPR. 鈥淎nd that will tell me every single thing that they鈥檝e been eating.鈥 Marin attended this year鈥檚 16th annual 鈥淏补迟-补-迟丑辞苍鈥 in northern Belize, a gathering of 80-some bat researchers who converge to study the winged mammals. In another audio story, also by NPR, and how community engagement is important for conservation efforts. 鈥淲e have an amazing wealth of resources in Belize, and I don't think that's lost on Belizeans, to be honest. I think sometimes we just need a reminder. Some people feel like they don't have a voice or a role to play, but I think everyone does,鈥 she said. Faculty of Science Professor Elizabeth Clare also attended 鈥淏补迟-补-迟丑辞苍鈥 in July and spoke to NPR about her research. Clare worked diligently to identify the species of .
We cannot use the excuse of security to allow these kinds of practices to continue unchecked.
Petra Molnar, associate director of the Refugee Law Lab
Petra Molnar, an associate director of the Refugee Law Lab, weighs in on complaints about . Travellers accused screening officers of unprofessional, rude and invasive behaviour during body and bag searches. 鈥淲e cannot use the excuse of security to allow these kinds of practices to continue unchecked,鈥 Molnar tells CBC. She also talks to The Canadian Press about the Canada Border Services Agency鈥檚 plan to implement an app that uses facial recognition technology to keep track of people who have been ordered to be deported from the country. between the agency implementing the app and the people on the receiving end. It鈥檚 鈥渧ery troubling that there is basically no discussion of 鈥 human rights impacts in the documents,鈥 says Molnar.
Professor Suzanne MacDonald talks to Real Simple, sharing her and making a mess.
Last week, alumni and Canadian beach volleyball duo Melissa Huma帽a-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson won an Olympic silver medal. 鈥淲e鈥檙e normally a winter sport country,鈥 Huma帽a-Paredes told National Post, 鈥渂ut we are fricking good at beach volleyball, as well. I鈥檓 tired of 鈥楧on鈥檛 you live in igloo?鈥 questions. 鈥 The pair finished with the best result in the country鈥檚 history in the sport. ", so I'm not surprised,鈥 Huma帽a-Paredes told CBC. Huma帽a-Paredes was just three years old when Canada won its first beach volleyball medal 鈥 a bronze for the men鈥檚 team. Huma帽a-Paredes鈥 father Hernan Huma帽a was their coach. 鈥 And so that created a big shift in beach volleyball. It was a big impact,鈥 Humana told The Globe and Mail.
Professor Amanda De Lisio, co-author of a recent study into , talks to Dazed for an article about how the Paris Olympics were impacting sex workers in the city. French police established an 鈥榓nti-pimping brigade鈥 in Paris, and De Lisio says crackdowns are already happening in L.A. ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games.
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