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As someone who served as chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, retired British Columbia judge Marion Buller is an expert on having difficult conversations.

With freezing temperatures, little sunlight and the arrival of December’s credit cards bills, January can be a difficult – and depressing – month. But research findings show financial stress for many Canadians is a year-round problem.

Western researchers who study activity among young kids have created an online course to help tackle a pervasive problem: Children are not getting enough daily movement, especially while in childcare.

Research investments critical as Rapid Infection Diagnostics bridges the gap between academic innovation and real-world implementation.

Three McMaster University graduates have been appointed to the Order of Canada.

Bacteria are in a constant fight for survival, and they rely on an array of deadly weapons to keep their competitors at bay.

A unique course at Western is training the next generation of nurses not just in practical medical skills, but how to bring more empathy and a “person-centred” approach to their patients.

The holiday season is upon us, complete with multiple occasions for eating, drinking and making merry—which means multiple occasions for wasted food and drink.

Three Western alumni and an honorary degree recipient have been named to the Order of Canada, the second-highest national honour for merit.

A high-energy gamma-ray flare from the super-massive black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy was observed in 2018 for the first time in nearly a decade, thanks to an international effort involving McGill University researchers.