Opinion: Canada shouldn't throw NAFTA partner Mexico under the Trump bus

Published: 21 February 2017

One of the kernels of international trade theory, which I drill into McGill undergraduates every year, is that countries don’t “compete” against one another; firms do. And those firms compete...

The Case of the ‘Missing Link’ Neutron Star

Published: 20 February 2017

“This is the final missing link in the chain that connects pulsars and magnetars,” said Victoria Kaspi, astrophysicist at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. “It seems like there’s a smooth...

Opinion: Montreal, world's best city for students, must do more to recruit them

Published: 16 February 2017

This week, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) named Montreal the best city in the world for university students. It is yet another reason to be proud as we celebrate the 375th anniversary of our incredible...

Robots rule at Swiss factories as strong Franc and wages bite

Published: 17 February 2017

“We are going to see a large number of jobs disappearing or changing significantly,” she said. “Obviously, that’s lower skill jobs initially, but with the increased sensory capacity of many of the...

Expert on Israel: What's happening to the Two-state solution?

Published: 16 February 2017

"Palestinians reacted with anger and bafflement on Wednesday after the Trump administration apparently backed away from insisting that having two states — one for Israelis, one for Palestinians —...

Nine innovative projects backed by NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

Published: 16 February 2017

During an announcement at the University of Ottawa today, 94 research projects in universities across the country were awarded funding from the NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants program. Nine...

How can we become better teachers?

Published: 15 February 2017

Good teachers, you can tell, have a blast when they teach! And when they have fun, students have fun, and learning becomes fun. While such teachers work hard, prepare well, and work on deliberate...

Abolishing user fees is just the tip of the iceberg in improving Quebec health care

Published: 15 February 2017

On Jan. 26, the Quebec regulation abolishing medical user fees came into effect, bringing the province in line with federal legislation outlined in the Canada Health Act (CHA). According to the CHA...

Montreal named world’s best student city

Published: 15 February 2017

Montreal has ended Paris’s five-year stint as the world’s best student destination, according to global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The fifth edition of the QS Best Student...

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