More than 130,000 residents of the Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders or warnings 听as fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people have been killed, and thousands of homes have been destroyed.听
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Feb. 4 is , a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.听听
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On Thursday, Quebec鈥檚 Immigration Minister, Jean-Fran莽ois Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.
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Canada鈥檚 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.
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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 examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.
The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday it would hear a legal challenge to Quebec鈥檚 Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, also known as Bill 21.听
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday his country鈥檚 withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement.
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A by the Canadian Medical Association found 37 per cent of respondents took medical advice they found online because they don鈥檛 have access to a doctor, leading to significant health consequences for many. It also found misinformation is causing mental distress for a growing number of Canadians.听听
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The Canadian government is planning to impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States if Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports once he is sworn in as U.S. president.
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Canada is seeing a rise in cases of gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu, with over 150 reported at the University of Guelph. Often caused by norovirus, the illness spreads through contaminated surfaces, water or food, causing vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.
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Raymond Tellier, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.
The European Union鈥檚 has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5潞C above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet鈥檚 atmospheric and oceanic systems.听
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New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists 鈥� the class of drugs that includes Ozempic 鈥� to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.
Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.
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Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.
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The federal government鈥檚 deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.
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Julian Vikan Karaguesian is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at 91社区 and worked for Canadian Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.
