Expert: Foreign interference in Canadian elections

Published: 28 January 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...

Proactively exposing ecosystems to mild environmental stressors appears to offer protection, study finds

Published: 19 February 2025

Mild, proactive exposure to environmental stress can help biological communities resist severe disturbances and maintain genetic diversity, a recent study from McGill University has found.

Expert: Tough times for many retailers

Published: 17 March 2025

Hudson’s Bay Company was seeking court approval Monday to liquidate its business. Meanwhile, Forever 21’s U.S. operations have filed for bankruptcy (this does not affect Forever 21 stores in Canada...

Experts: U.S. withdraws from the Word Health Organization (WHO) and Paris climate agreement

Published: 21 January 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement....

Experts: Russian-Ukrainian war update

Published: 14 February 2025

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...

Experts: Five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: 10 March 2025

March 11 marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The following McGill University experts are available to share their insights on the lasting...

Child undernutrition may be contributing to global measles outbreaks, researchers find

Published: 16 January 2025

Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from food insecurity....

Experts: U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum

Published: 31 January 2025

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...

Expert: Access to personal data

Published: 28 February 2025

Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sought access to data from various U.S. government departments and agencies. This has caused concerns that DOGE will gain...

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