/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-effects-us-tariffs-363042 <p>U.S. President Donald Trump's  plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on many imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month. Much economic uncertainty remains.</p> <p>These experts from �������� are available to share their insights:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:50:37 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 315015 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/when-using-music-alleviate-pain-tempo-matters-362884 <p>Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a �������� research team has discovered.</p> <p>This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.</p> <p>The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in <i>Pain</i>, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:07:53 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314983 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-deep-seek-ai-363041 <p>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.</p> <p>These experts from �������� can share their insights:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:38:22 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 315013 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-world-cancer-day-2025-363013 <p>Feb. 4 is <a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">World Cancer Day</a>, a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.  </p> <p>These experts from �������� are available to share their insights: </p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:18:47 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 315006 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vincent-rigby-global-security-shifts-cda-institute-363019 <p>January 29, 2025 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> and Eugene Lang spoke about Canada's defence and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAn-V6sODFY">foreign policy under Trudeau's leadership</a> over the past decade, noting that the government has struggled to keep up with significant global changes. Together, they discuss how geopolitical tensions, particularly with China, Russia, and the United States, have evolved rapidly and Canada's response has been slow.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:32:11 +0000 admin 315008 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-los-angeles-wildfires-362437 <p>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. </p> <p>�������� experts are available to comment on this topic:  </p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:14:43 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 314933 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/remote-sensing-tools-yield-insights-abandoned-pre-columbian-mexican-city-362490 <p>A �������� researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15<sup>th</sup> century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city. It covered 360 hectares, with over 1,100 buildings, four kilometres of walls, a network of internal roads and a clearly organized urban layout with temples and communal spaces such as ballcourts, and the elites and commoners lived in separate neighbourhoods.<br /> <br /></p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:58:23 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314947 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-quebec-legislation-integration-immigrants-362997 <p>On Thursday, Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Jean-François Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.</p> <p>This expert from �������� can share his insights:</p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:55:39 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 315004 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/last-ice-area-arctic-could-disappear-much-sooner-previously-thought-362937 <p>The Arctic’s “Last Ice Area” (LIA) — a vital habitat for ice-dependent species — might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02034-5">new study</a> by �������� researchers using a high-resolution model has found.  </p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:23:18 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 314996 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-taking-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-cbc-362964 <p>January 23rd, 2025 | In an interview on <em>Let’s Go with Sabrina Marandola</em> on CBC, <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to hear a legal challenge against Quebec’s Bill 21. Eliadis emphasized the significance of the Court’s move, stating, “It’s the Supreme Court saying that it’s important and an issue of national significance.”</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:18:59 +0000 admin 315003 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-foreign-interference-canadian-elections-362961 <p>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.</p> <p>This �������� expert can share his insights:</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:29:16 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 315001 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-quebec-teens-attitudes-cell-phone-use-schools-362933 <p>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 <a href="https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/actualites-salle-presse/communiques/CommuniquePresse-7303.html">National Assembly special commission</a> examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:30:45 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314991 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-supreme-court-canada-hearing-legal-challenge-quebecs-bill-21-iheart-362938 <p>January 23, 2025 | On the Montreal Now with Aaron Rand podcast,<strong> <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a></strong> discussed Quebec’s Bill 21 and its Supreme Court challenge. She highlighted the months-long legal process ahead, with both sides submitting extensive documentation before a decision is reached. Eliadis called the case a key opportunity for Canada to reflect on how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is applied.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:36:04 +0000 admin 314997 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-quebecs-ban-religious-symbols-new-york-times-362936 <p>January 25, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis </a>said that while one of the main tenets of Quebec’s secularism was the idea that the state should be a neutral actor, she thought the law had imposed the government’s viewpoint of what nonreligion ought to look like in the public service.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:59:13 +0000 admin 314994 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-lgbtq2s-advocates-fearing-trans-rights-ctv-news-362934 <p>January 23, 2025 | Organizations advocating for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Quebec are speaking out against comments made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who said he’s only aware of two genders. Professor and Human rights lawyer <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> said there’s a lot of disinformation on social media conflating sex and gender.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:43:14 +0000 admin 314995 at /newsroom