On Thursday, Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Jean-François Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2025
Canada’s commission on foreign interference in elections is expected to table its report today. The commission looked both at possible foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, and at whether Canadian institutions can detect and block future interference.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2025
Most of the 500 Quebec teens surveyed recently are opposed to the use of cell phones in schools. The research was conducted as part of the first phase of work by a National Assembly special commission examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it would hear a legal challenge to Quebec’s Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, also known as Bill 21.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2025
A new survey by the Canadian Medical Association found 37 per cent of respondents took medical advice they found online because they don’t have access to a doctor, leading to significant health consequences for many. It also found misinformation is causing mental distress for a growing number of Canadians.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2025
The Canadian government is planning to impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States if Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports once he is sworn in as U.S. president.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2025
Canada is seeing a rise in cases of gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu, with over 150 reported at the University of Guelph. Often caused by norovirus, the illness spreads through contaminated surfaces, water or food, causing vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.
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Raymond Tellier, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.
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Published on: 10 Jan 2025
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet’s atmospheric and oceanic systems.
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Published on: 10 Jan 2025
New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic — to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.
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Published on: 9 Jan 2025
Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2025
Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2025
The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.
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Julian Vikan Karaguesian is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at McGill University and worked for Canadian Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.
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Published on: 17 Dec 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.
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Published on: 16 Dec 2024
The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec have reached a tentative deal regarding power generated by the Churchill Falls development. It would replace an agreement that has been a sore point for Newfoundland and Labrador. The new deal would provide long-term security for Quebec and would see the two provinces work together on a future hydro-electric development.
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Published on: 12 Dec 2024
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