Montreal retailer Frank and Oak files for creditor protection for second time

Published: 17 January 2025

In January 2025, the Montreal-based retailer Frank and Oak filed for creditor protection for the second time in recent years. A company statement said it was to protect employees, assets and...

Keeping Christmas lights on to add ambiance can help set a shopping district apart

Published: 29 January 2025

Christmas lights that glow softly through long winter nights are part of what makes the holiday season so atmospheric—but they can add to the ambiance any time of year. Some shopping districts are...

Dean Yolande Chan on breaking barriers and the work ahead

Published: 21 February 2025

Dr. Yolande Brown Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, shares her journey and ongoing mission for racial equity in an interview with CTV News. Appointed in 2021, she is McGill’s first...

Trump’s tariffs: “Short-term pain, long-term gains?

Published: 21 March 2025

As President Trump’s latest tariffs send markets into turmoil, McGill Desautels Professor Vivek Astvansh provides insight into the potential long-term impact on trade and investments. Amid...

Chinese tech firm DeepSeek shows smaller firms can compete with tech giants in AI

Published: 1 April 2025

When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, the hype around AI began building to a fever pitch. Big money poured in to big tech, sending the stock of companies like Microsoft and Nvidia soaring. But...

Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements

Published: 1 May 2025

McGill announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors and William Dawson Scholars ...

Controversial slogans sell

Published: 15 May 2025

A Canadian clothing company has recently come under fire for using provocative slogans on some of its clothing. The company claims its target demo is now a confident shopper in their mid-twenties,...

Stephanie Shaw on leading global HR at Eldorado Gold

Published: 26 June 2025

McGill MBA alumna Stephanie Shaw (MBA’10) is vice-president of human resources at Eldorado Gold, where she leads a global team supporting 5,000 employees. Based in Vancouver, Shaw is driving a new...

McCall MacBain Scholar Brandon Greenall shares his MBA journey

Published: 18 March 2025

Brandon Greenall’s journey from Hazelton and Prince George, B.C., to the halls of McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management exemplifies ambition and transformation. The 2024 McCall...

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