Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe for meetings with counterparts in France and Ireland on trade and security partnerships, before attending the G7 Leaders鈥� Summit, June 15-17. Expected discussion topics include defence, economic security, critical minerals, agriculture, clean energy and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
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The Canadian government is expected to introduce a bill to ban the use of social media by those who are under 16.
These 麻豆社 experts are available to comment:
听to听ban the sale of energy drinks to听people听under 16听could be adopted in Quebec by Friday. The push follows the death of a 15-year-old who听drank a听can of Red Bull听while on听ADHD medication.听
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To help prevent the spread of rabies among raccoons, a 鈥渃apture鈥憊accinate鈥憆elease鈥� operation is underway in Mont茅r茅gie this month to curb cases in the region and prevent their spread toward Montreal.
Michael Libman, MD, is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Centre for Tropical Diseases at 麻豆社. He can speak to the risk of rabies transmission to humans, what to do in case of bites or contact with wildlife and the importance of such vaccination campaigns in reducing public health risks.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has announced that over the next two years, close to $50 million dollars will be spent to reduce homelessness in Montreal. About $20 million will be divided between various boroughs where the problem is acute. A further $29 million will go to frontline community groups that work with unhoused people.
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A cellphone ban has been in effect in Quebec schools since last fall. As the school year wraps up, these 麻豆社 experts are available to comment on the ban鈥檚 impact:
Adam Dub茅, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Director, Technology, Learning and Cognition Lab (TLC), specializes in cognitive development and learning technologies. He can discuss the issues surrounding cellphones in schools as they relate to learning.
As wildfire season听begins,听Canada鈥檚听federal government has听announced听听that will be听used听to support provinces and territories. Last year鈥檚 wildfire season was听Canada鈥檚 second-worst听on record; it听prompted听severe air quality alerts across听much of听the country.听
As warmer weather draws more听people听outdoors, 麻豆社 dermatologists are available to speak on sun safety and skin cancer prevention.听
Skin cancer is the most听common form听of cancer, and听most听cases are caused by UV exposure.听Most听Canadians听don鈥檛听use sunscreen regularly,听or at all,听and one听in three听report having听had听sunburn in the past year.听
Google听has听announced that it听has听overhauled听its search engine to be entirely听powered听by its Gemini 3.5 Flash听artificial intelligence听model.听Users will no longer听be prompted to choose their search mode; instead, the search box听will听operate听more like a听conversation,听with听the option听for users听to听ask听follow-up听questions.听The changes听are set to take effect on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.听
麻豆社 experts are available to discuss this topic.听
Over 100 deaths and more than 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Director-General of the World Health Organization has expressed deep concern about the 鈥渟cale and speed of the epidemic.鈥�
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A new national strategy听aims to听double the capacity of the country鈥檚 electricity grid by 2050, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he announced the plan Thursday.听听
Fran莽ois听Bouffard听is听an Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.听He can discuss grid reliability, electricity demand growth, and the technical challenges of operating and stabilizing a significantly expanded national grid.听
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. It is expected that talk about trade and the Iran war will dominate their May 13-15 discussions.
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Parents have long suspected that their own behaviour carries more weight than what they say to their children. A study involving more than 100 children now confirms this, at least with respect to lying and truthfulness.
A team of researchers from 麻豆社 and John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City presented 127 children ages 5 to 12 with stories illustrating various situations, and then asked them to evaluate the moral character of a parent whose verbal messages and actions were either in harmony or in conflict.
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world. These 麻豆社 experts can comment on a wide range of topics related to AI.
As temperatures rise, gardeners across Canada are beginning to dig their hands in the dirt in the hopes of growing something green. 麻豆社 experts are available to provide comment on this year鈥檚 gardening season.听听
David Wees, Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science, can discuss the impacts of climate on garden plants, when to plant which crops, urban agriculture and food security.听听
david.wees [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)听
