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Experts: The new U.S. National Security Strategy

webfull — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:14:51 +0000

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Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Jean Monnet Chair, can speak about how the future of NATO will be affected, whether this shift may lead to an increase in conscription in European countries and the potential rise of far-right leaders in Europe.

Maria.popova [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Published: 10 December 2025

Experts: Australia bans social media use for under-16s

webfull — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:30:07 +0000

Starting Dec. 10, Australia will become the first country in the world to ban the use of social media platforms by those who are under 16. The goal is to protect the young from cyber-bullying, grooming and exposure to harmful content. The onus will be on the social media companies to enforce the ban.

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Published: 9 December 2025

Experts: 2025 Holiday Season

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:26:05 +0000

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Perry Adler, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, can speak to a range of mental health topics, including seasonal depressive disorder and its treatments, the “holiday blues,” family and social pressures during the holidays, as well as stress and expectations tied to New Year’s Eve and resolutions.

Published: 8 December 2025

Experts: Projected rise in Canadian food prices

webfull — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:39:01 +0000

A new study suggests that food prices in Canada may increase by four to six per cent in 2026. This is primarily likely to be due to increases in the prices of beef and chicken, although the cost of canned goods is also expected to rise.

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Published: 4 December 2025

Expert: GLP-1 therapies for obesity

webfull — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:11:15 +0000

The World Health Organization has issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies, such as Ozempic, to treat obesity, a chronic disease affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and projected to double by 2030.

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Published: 3 December 2025

Experts: Dec. 6 and violence against women

webfull — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:31:54 +0000

On Dec. 6, we will mark the 36^th anniversary of the killing of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989.

The government of Canada has designated Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

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Published: 1 December 2025

Experts: Violence on public transit

webfull — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:22:18 +0000

Incidents of violence in public transit systems are on the rise across Canada, according to a collaborative report from CBC and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. The report says that between 2016–2024, transit systems in eight of the country’s 10 largest cities have seen the number of assaults double. Rates have tripled in Winnipeg. The highest number of assaults took place in Toronto.

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Published: 26 November 2025

Experts: housing and the rental market in Quebec

webfull — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:01:36 +0000

The CMHC reported an increase in vacancy rates across Quebec this summer, and since then, there increasingly have been reports of landlords struggling to find tenants. However, questions regarding the availability of affordable housing remain. (Radio-Canada)

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Published: 18 November 2025

Experts: Canadian cancer statistics 2025

webfull — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:45:57 +0000

Canadian cancer statistics for 2025 show that while cancer deaths are declining overall, the rate of new cases continues to rise, and that Quebec has the highest cancer incidence rate in the country.

Published: 17 November 2025

Expert: Quebec’s proposed French-language streaming quotas

webfull — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:33:10 +0000

Quebec is weighing new rules that would impose French-language quotas on global streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple, Netflix and YouTube. The bill would require apps to default to French, set quotas for French audio and video, and spotlight francophone content on smart TVs.

Published: 14 November 2025

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