A sixth round of NAFTA negotiations is taking place this week in Montreal, with key players say the focus is on constructive discussion.” ()
, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
A sixth round of NAFTA negotiations is taking place this week in Montreal, with key players say the focus is on constructive discussion.” ()
, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
. ۲ݮƵ and its affiliated institutions have experts in the following areas of Alzheimer’s detection and treatment who are available to comment:
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)) based at the Jewish General Hospital:
Early detection of AD through genetic and cognitive markers
Jose Mauricio Gaona, O’Brien Fellow at the ۲ݮƵ Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
Under US law, immigration authorities may exercise discretionary powers to allow otherwise inadmissible or removable aliens to enter or remain in the country. Such powers include, but are not limited to: (i) deferred actions, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(d)(2), e.g., DACA, (ii) parole to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A), and (iii) Temporary Protected Status for foreign nationals of designated states and circumstances, 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a), e.g., El Salvador, Haiti.
Labour organizations across Ontario are holding rallies today to protest the actions some Tim Hortons franchises have taken in response to an increase in the province's minimum wage. ()
Barry Eidlin, Professor of Sociology at ۲ݮƵ University
“Officials in the city of Montreal have issued the latest of several smog alerts today and they hope to improve air quality by restricting the use of wood-burning appliances made popular after thedevastating ice storm of 1998.” ()
“Doug Jones on Tuesday became the first Democrat in a generation to win a Senate seat in Alabama.” ()
Harold Waller, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
The Geminids meteor showers will peak on the evening of Dec. 13 and continue until early morning Dec. 14. The meteors will be bright and you can see up to 120 meteors an hour stream across the sky. Observers need to go to areas with little light pollution.
, ۲ݮƵ Space Institute
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Beijing on Sunday, with expanding trade with China at the top of his agenda. As the United States under President Trump becomes increasingly protectionist, Canada is moving in the opposite direction.” ()
, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
“Quebec’s mental health is getting a boost as Health Minister Gaetan Barrette announced a $35 million public program to provide psychotherapy to those who need it.” ()
Rob Whitley, Department of Psychiatry, ۲ݮƵ University
“A large eruption of Bali’s restless Mount Agung volcano could be imminent, Indonesian officials have said as they called for 100,000 people to leave the area.” ()
, professor and volcano expert at ۲ݮƵ University
The K-pop boy group BTS (aka Bangtan Sonyeondan (Korean) or “Beyond the Scene” (English)) will be performing live at the American Music Awards (AMAs) this Sunday in Los Angeles. This will mark the first time that a K-pop group has had a solo stage performance on an American music awards show, after Psy performed with MC Hammer during the 2012 AMAs.
Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement have stalled, and some news reports are laying the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according toand the.
“Hezbollah's leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon's prime minister to destabilize the country.” ()
Rex Brynen, Political Science, ۲ݮƵ University
“The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned.” ()
Eyad Atallah, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, ۲ݮƵ University
He’s a research associate and course lecturer at ۲ݮƵ University. He can talk about the impact of climate change on weather patterns and discuss what lies ahead.