Expert: Quebec’s Digital Health Record

Published: 19 March 2026

As Quebec seeks to implement its Digital Health Record (DSN) project, concerns are emerging about translation errors and inefficiencies in the platform, resulting in ballooning costs and...

Humans share acoustic preferences with other animals, study shows

Published: 19 March 2026

A McGill University-led study has found that humans share acoustic preferences with other species, at least when it comes to animal calls. The results provide experimental evidence that shared...

Expert: World Happiness Report 2026

Published: 19 March 2026

World Happiness Report 2026, released Thursday, ranks countries based on survey data of self-reported life satisfaction. Canada, once in the Top 10, has fallen to 25th, extending a decade-long...

Experts: Quebec budget

Published: 18 March 2026

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is presenting his 2026-2027 budget today, March 18....

Experts: Declining functional health among Canadian adults 

Published: 17 March 2026

The functional health of Canadian adults has declined over the past decade, according to a new Statistics Canada report. Since 2015, the number of Canadians reporting very good to perfect health...

New injectable gel could help repair damaged swallowing muscles

Published: 17 March 2026

A new injectable gel developed by researchers at McGill University and Kyoto University could enable stem cell-based treatments for swallowing disorders....

Expert: Canada’s unemployment rate

Published: 13 March 2026

The Canadian economy lost 84,000 jobs last month as the national unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent, according to Statistics Canada....

Building Canada’s Future Environmental Leaders

Published: 12 March 2026

A new NSERC CREATE initiative, MIXCHEM, is reshaping how Canada prepares researchers to confront the growing challenge of complex chemical mixtures in the environment. Prof. Stéphane Bayen, a...

Study shows how tree cover shapes freshwater ecosystems over millennia

Published: 9 March 2026

Researchers at McGill University used 2,000-year-old stone jars in Laos to observe long-term ecological processes, enhancing understanding of how strongly tree cover shapes small freshwater...

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