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The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it would hear a legal challenge to Quebec’s Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, also known as Bill 21.Ìý

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Published on: 23 Jan 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement.

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Published on: 21 Jan 2025

A by the Canadian Medical Association found 37 per cent of respondents took medical advice they found online because they don’t have access to a doctor, leading to significant health consequences for many. It also found misinformation is causing mental distress for a growing number of Canadians.ÌýÌý

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Classified as: Ma'n Zawati, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Equity, public health ethics and policy, Faculty of Law, Access to health services, misinformation
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Published on: 21 Jan 2025

The Canadian government is planning to impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States if Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports once he is sworn in as U.S. president.

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Published on: 20 Jan 2025

Canada is seeing a rise in cases of gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu, with over 150 reported at the University of Guelph. Often caused by norovirus, the illness spreads through contaminated surfaces, water or food, causing vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.

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Raymond Tellier, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

Classified as: norovirus, Raymond Tellier, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Published on: 10 Jan 2025

The European Union’s has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet’s atmospheric and oceanic systems.Ìý

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Published on: 10 Jan 2025

New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic — to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.

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Published on: 9 Jan 2025

More than 130,000 residents of the Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders or warnings Ìýas fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people have been killed, and thousands of homes have been destroyed.Ìý

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Published on: 9 Jan 2025

Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.

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Classified as: American foreign policy, donald trump, department of political science, Department of History and Classical Studies, max bell school of public polic
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Published on: 8 Jan 2025

Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.

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Classified as: department of political science, Tari Ajadi, Canadian Politics
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Published on: 6 Jan 2025

The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.

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Julian Vikan Karaguesian is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and worked for Canadian Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.

Classified as: Expert alert, Canadian government deficit, Julian Vikan Karaguesian, Fernando Saltiel
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Published on: 17 Dec 2024

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.

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Classified as: Expert alert, Tari Ajadi, deptartment of political science, Jennifer Robson, max bell school of public policy
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Published on: 16 Dec 2024

The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have reached a tentative deal regarding power generated by the Churchill Falls development. It would replace an agreement that has been a sore point for Newfoundland and Labrador. The new deal would provide long-term security for Quebec and would see the two provinces work together on a future hydro-electric development.ÌýÌýÌý

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Published on: 12 Dec 2024

Winter brings its own set of health risks, from slips and falls to snow-shovelling heart strain, as well as seasonal weight gain and illnesses from gatherings or travel.

Mitch Shulman, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and attending physician, Montreal General and Royal Victoria hospitals, can share his expertise on preventing winter injuries, recognizing and managing heart-attack symptoms and staying healthy through the holiday season.

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Published on: 11 Dec 2024

President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow after opposition fighters occupied the capital, Damascus, early on Sunday morning. McGill has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: Ìý

Daniel Douek is Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Political Science.Ìý

Daniel.douek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)Ìý

Classified as: Expert alerts, Syria, department of political science, Daniel Douek
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

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