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US Interest Rates

The U.S. central bank began raising interest rates Dec. 16 from record lows, as it hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. (Source: CBC)

Chris Ragan, Department of Economics

“Increases in the policy interest rate in the United States will reflect the data showing that the U.S.

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Published: 16 Dec 2015

Montreal blue collar workers suspended

"Nearly 2,400 Montreal blue collar workers including union leadership will face sanctions for leaving work to attend a union meeting last week after they were ordered to remain on the job. " (Source: CBC)

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Published: 14 Dec 2015

McGill's exclusive Holiday Fair Trade Crownie

Just in time for the holidays, and egged on by colleagues on the other side of the mountain at Université de Montréal, McGill’s Executive chef Oliver De Volpi shares the recipe for our exclusive Holiday Fair Trade Crownie.  “50% cookie - 50% brownie - 100% delicious.

Available in 2016 in our dining halls.  

 

 

Published: 14 Dec 2015

Outremont: zoning on new places of worship

"The borough of Outremont has overwhelmingly adopted a controversial bylaw banning new places of worship on Bernard and Laurier avenues." (Source: CBC)

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Published: 8 Dec 2015

Missing and murdered indigenous women

The federal government could announce some of the details of a much-anticipated national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. (Source: CBC)

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Published: 8 Dec 2015

Journées annuelles en santé publique (Dec. 2015)

Annual gathering of experts and employees working in the public health sector, the Journées annuelles de santé publique will be held December 8-9 in Montreal. (Source)

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Published: 7 Dec 2015

Featured research stories of 2015

Could maple syrup help cut use of antibiotics?

Syrup extract found to make antibiotics more effective against bacteria. A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to laboratory experiments by researchers at McGill University.

 

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Published: 4 Dec 2015

Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)

 

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11.

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Published: 27 Nov 2015

Montreal budget 2016

"The City of Montreal's 2016 budget includes another increase in residential property taxes, a smaller increase in non-residential property taxes and an increase in overall expenditures of 2.4 per cent." (Source: CBC)

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Published: 25 Nov 2015

World AIDS Day 2015: McGill/MUHC experts

December 1 is World AIDS Day, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around the world are living with the virus. 73,000 Canadians are currently HIV positive up from 49,000 in 2001, according to statistics from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CanFAR).

Published: 25 Nov 2015

Canada's Syrian refugee plan (Nov. 23, 2015)

"The federal government's much-anticipated Syrian refugee plan will limit those accepted into Canada to women, children and families only, CBC News has learned." (Source: CBC)

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Published: 23 Nov 2015

Quebec: Palliative and End-of-life Care Plan

The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, released the Plan de développement 2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie - Pour une meilleure qualité de vie. (Source: Gouvernement du Québec)

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Published: 17 Nov 2015

50th anniversary of "Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory"

November 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking paper, “Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory” co-authored by McGill’s Ronald Melzack, and the late Patrick Wall, which introduced gate-control theory.

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Published: 17 Nov 2015

Paris attacks (November 13, 2015)

Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.

Published: 13 Nov 2015

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