President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is expected to meet with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference, which is underway. This comes after an announcement earlier this week that U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken with Vladimir Putin.
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Developing RNA-based vaccines has become a key focus in the fight against Mpox, which has spread to 116 countries, with over 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide, including more than 1,900 in Canada. The disease was once endemic to parts of Central and West Africa.
RNA-based vaccines offer the potential for better protection, adaptability to new strains, and faster production compared to existing vaccines.
Canada is experiencing a late-season surge in flu cases, with test positivity rates reaching 21.2 per cent last week, surpassing last season’s peak, according to national data. Flu activity is considered widespread in several Quebec regions.
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Christopher Labos, MD, Associate, Office for Science and Society
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports. Meanwhile, his plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on many other imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month.
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Chinese startup Deep Seek recently launched its latest AI models, which are widely considered better than the current leading competitors and are available for a much lower price.
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More than 130,000 residents of the Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders or warnings as fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people have been killed, and thousands of homes have been destroyed.
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Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.
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On Thursday, Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Jean-François Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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.
