Montreal's feel-good LRT comes courtesy of the taxpayer

Published: 31 March 2017

Ahmed El-Geneidy, the head of McGill University’s Transportation Research group, thinks the REM’s promoters are wearing rose-coloured glasses. Ridership projections for the REM of 40 million...

HST policy, P.E.I. climate change strategy 'in direct opposition' over heating oil

Published: 30 March 2017

"It's actually encouraging people to use that fuel source rather than alternative fuel sources," said Chris Ragan, an economics professor at McGill University and chair of the university's...

Expert on Trade: Brexit, CETA, and Canada-China free trade

Published: 30 March 2017

What will be the impact of Brexit on Canada? What will happen with the new upcoming new Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) this summer? Also, what can one expect from upcoming free...

Health care could be behind Canada's longer life expectancy

Published: 29 March 2017

But Erin Strumpf, who researches public health at McGill University in Montreal, says it is not so simple. With so many factors affecting health, such as lifestyle and genetics, it can be difficult...

Expert: OECD report on Montreal’s employment and innovation

Published: 29 March 2017

The OECD has released a report titled "City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation and Skills": “Montreal has huge potential to become one of the most dynamic cities...

How Tetris therapy could help patients

Published: 28 March 2017

Dr Robert Hess, from McGill University in Canada, who ran the study said: "Using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically, where one eye was allowed to see only the...

Justin Trudeau's #WelcomeRefugees policy to be assessed in live study

Published: 27 March 2017

Professor Jill Hanley, from McGill University, is the Montreal lead on the "live" study which will track the results of the humanitarian program, and the efforts of ordinary Canadians who've been...

McGill music students dream of performing with Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Published: 24 March 2017

You need to hit all the high notes if you want to get in to McGill’s Schulich School of Music. The program receives more than 1,000 applicants a year – but only a couple hundred are admitted. ...

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