Open the Uber app on your phone, and search for a fare. Then, do the same with Lyft, one of Uber’s competitors. Chances are, Lyft is the cheaper of the two ride-hailing services. Montreal Gazette reporter Harry North found, Lyft was cheaper 8 times out of ten in Montreal. One reason for the difference is that Lyft is still relatively new in Montreal. Uber has been operating in Montreal for about a decade, but Lyft only started doing business in here in 2025.

The world’s pivot to remote work in 2020 happened almost overnight, altering workplace expectations in ways still felt today. The return to the office is happening more slowly, but many of the country’s biggest employers now require workers to be in the office five days each week—and not everyone is happy about it.

The price of groceries is going up, and it’s fuelling demand for discount grocers. At stores like the ultra-discount chain Liquidation Marie, prices can be as much as 50% lower than they are at big box supermarkets. The Quebec chain doubled its number of locations last year and is planning for a similar rate of growth in 2026.

Professor Mathes has been awared the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay “Apostrophe’s Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.”

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The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches). Through their work, award winners will generate and share evidence-based knowledge to support young children and their families, advancing the Centre’s objective to help all children get the best start in life.
 

An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.

As U.S. President Donald Trump reiterates the U.S. interest in taking control of Greenland, various NATO allies, including possibly Canada, are preparing to send troops to the Danish territory as an expression of solidarity. 

These McGill experts are available to comment:  

Des experts travaillant dans des grappes de recherche interdisciplinaires agiles uniront leurs forces pour résoudre des problèmes soulevés par le secteur privé, des décideurs politiques et d’autres parties prenantes.

The post Les pôles ReACT favoriseront la collaboration au Parc du développement durable de l’Université McGill appeared first on McGill Reporter.

Experts working in agile, interdisciplinary clusters will join forces to solve problems raised by industry, policymakers and other stakeholders.

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We’re excited to share that Professor Signy Sheldon appeared on CNN’s “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, where she discussed her research on memory, the brain, and how our past experiences shape who we are. In this engaging interview, Professor Sheldon offers insights into the science of autobiographical memory and why we remember certain moments more vividly than others.  

Watch the show here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5HSEjYrMM

A McGill research team is tackling one of AI’s fastest-moving challenges: how software developers can steer and safeguard code as AI systems become capable of writing large portions of software on their own. 

Freshwater browning is stunting fish growth of some species, shrinking populations of others and changing the composition of fish communities, McGill-led research suggests. “Browning” refers to freshwater bodies turning tea-coloured, a phenomenon driven by higher levels of dissolved organic matter and/or higher levels of iron in the water. Causes include changes in land use and climate, and reduced acid precipitation.

The findings indicate that changes in land use and climate are affecting biodiversity and how ecosystems function, with implications for fisheries management.

International ERDERA funding awarded for novel autism treatment research. Read more

« Les lieux riment avec dépression » : des voix s’élèvent pour dénoncer la vétusté de l’hôpital Douglas. Lire ici

Michael Villeneuve of the Ingram School of Nursing is among the McGillians recognized by Governor General for outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to Canada 

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January 15, 2026 | Vincent Rigby joined the CDA Institution alongside Dr. Adam Chapnick to discuss the evolving role of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister and the challenges it faces today. Rigby reflected on the gap in the literature regarding the role's history and assigned responsibilities, and the necessary need to track its progression in an unsettled global security environment.

In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist, Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism. He says it’s important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren’t enough people who can help create safe environments —  like school nurses, counselors and psychologists. Shaw says the system is especially letting down kids who need more support, including kids w

The Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) is pleased to welcome Professor Tobias Wiggins (he/him) as the

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced recipients of the latest Partnership Engage Grants competition, including a total of $73,782 awarded to three McGill researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan. Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities between researchers and single partner organizations from the public, private or non-profit sector.  

Co-constructing pedagogical transformation in India 

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