Expert: Prediction markets coming to Canada
Wealthsimple is preparing to launch a new app this summer that will give Canadian retail investors limited access to prediction markets, where users can trade on the outcome of real鈥憌orld events 鈥� from interest rates to climate trends 鈥� through the U.S. platform Kalshi.
Experts: One in four Quebecers now unpaid caregivers
New data offer a snapshot of the scale of informal caregiving across Quebec and the people most likely to shoulder that responsibility.
More than one in four Quebecers aged 15 and over identify as informal caregivers, most supporting someone aged 65 or older. The findings show that women and adults aged 45 to 54 are more likely to take on these roles. They also highlight the reality that caregiving is often balanced with paid work, with most caregivers remaining employed.
Experts: A tentative deal to end the war between U.S. and Iran
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a tentative deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. These 涩里番 Experts can provide comment:
Daniel Douek, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Political Science, can discuss the international and domestic implications of this move. daniel.douek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Experts: Prime Minister Mark Carney in Europe for G7, bilateral meetings
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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Experts: Canada鈥檚 Digital Safety Act
The Canadian government is expected to introduce a bill to ban the use of social media by those who are under 16.
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Expert: Health聽effects聽of energy drinks聽
A聽bill聽to聽ban the sale of energy drinks to聽people聽under 16聽could be adopted in Quebec by Friday. The push follows the death of a 15-year-old who聽drank a聽can of Red Bull聽while on聽ADHD medication.聽
Expert : Rabies prevention
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.
Experts: Montreal allots $50 million to reducing homelessness
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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Experts: Effects of Quebec鈥檚 school cellphone ban
A cellphone ban has been in effect in Quebec schools since last fall. As the school year wraps up, these 涩里番 experts are available to comment on the ban鈥檚 impact:
Experts: Wildfires聽
As wildfire season聽begins,聽Canada鈥檚聽federal government has聽announced聽the country鈥檚聽first-ever federally funded reserve of firefighting aircr
Experts: Skin cancer prevention聽聽
As warmer weather draws more聽people聽outdoors, 涩里番 dermatologists are available to speak on sun safety and skin cancer prevention.聽
Experts: Google search to prioritize AI
Google聽has聽announced that it聽has聽overhauled聽its search engine to be entirely聽powered聽by its Gemini 3.5 Flash聽artificial intelligence聽model.聽Users will no longer聽be prompted to choose their search mode; instead, the search box聽will聽operate聽more like a聽conversation,聽with聽the option聽for users聽to聽ask聽follow-up聽questions.聽The changes聽are set to take effect on Tuesday, May 26, 202
Expert: Ebola outbreak
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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Expert:聽Canada聽aims聽to double electricity capacity by 2050聽
A new national strategy聽aims to聽double the capacity of the country鈥檚 electricity grid by 2050, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he announced the plan Thursday.聽聽
Experts: Trump鈥檚 visit to China
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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