Stress heightens fear of threats from the past

Published: 8 August 2017

Recognizing threats is an essential function of the human mind — think “fight or flight” — one that is aided by past negative experiences. But when older memories are coupled with stress,...

Interview: Protests in Venezuela

Published: 7 August 2017

We learn more about the protests in Venezuela from Jose Mauricio Gaona. He is an O'Brien Fellow at McGill University. Watch video: CTV Channel News

Speeding up SSRIs

Published: 3 August 2017

For people suffering from depression, a day without treatment can seem like a lifetime. A new study explains why the most commonly prescribed antidepressants can take as long as six weeks to have...

More Canadians than ever are living alone, and other takeaways

Published: 3 August 2017

Céline Le Bourdais, the Canada research chair in social statistics and family change at McGill University in Montreal, cautions that the statistics on one-person households can be misleading....

Expert: Air passenger bill of rights

Published: 2 August 2017

“A new air passenger bill of rights would punish airlines for keeping people on the tarmac longer than three hours, forcing them to compensate passengers. But it would not compel carriers to...

Expert on Census 2016: More Canadians living alone and without children (August 2)

Published: 2 August 2017

“Canadians are living increasingly alone and without children, according to the latest census figures released by Statistics Canada.” (CBC)

Experts: Dairy, lumber and NAFTA (***UPDATED***)

Published: 2 August 2017

“U.S. President Donald Trump's surprisingly caustic complaints about trade with Canada in recent days could be setting the stage for a broader renegotiation of the North American Free Trade...

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