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Inuk leader Mary Simon has been chosen as the next governor general — the first Indigenous person ever to be appointed as the Queen's representative in Canada. During a news conference at the Canadian Museum of History, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the Queen has accepted his recommendation to appoint Simon — a past president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization — as the 30th governor general. ()

Classified as: Թ experts, Daniel Béland, Թ Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), department of political science, Canadian Politics, governor general
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Published on: 9 Jul 2021

Some technologists are telling the Bank of Canada (BoC) that its wait-and-see approach when it comes to issuing digital currencies runs the risk of leaving it behind in the race to innovate globally. Although its Governor Tiff Macklem said in April that the pandemic has accelerated the digital economy and “the case for a digital currency becomes more compelling,” the central bank says it has no immediate plans to launch a digital loonie. ()

Classified as: Թ experts, Katrin Tinn, Desautels Faculty of Management, cryptocurrency, Digital Currency, Bank of Canada
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Published on: 23 Jun 2021

In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month 2021 to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.

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Published on: 23 Jun 2021

The leadership of the Green Party's Annamie Paul is safe — for now — after party brass decided late Tuesday not to kick-start a process that could have ultimately ousted her as leader of the party. Tuesday night's decision follows a difficult few weeks for the party, which has been ripped apart by internal disputes over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ()

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Classified as: Թ experts, Daniel Béland, Թ Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), department of political science, Canadian Politics, green party, Annamie Paul
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Published on: 16 Jun 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking a $25.5 million US penalty against Air Canada for "failing to provide consumers prompt refunds" after cancelling their flights amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a "notice of enforcement proceeding" issued by the department on Tuesday, June 15, the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection says Air Canada "unlawfully failed to provide timely refunds" for flights between the United States and Canada that were cancelled or significantly changed. ()

Classified as: Թ experts, Air Canada, Aviation, John Gradek, School of Continuing Studies, Karl Moore, Desautels Faculty of Management
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Published on: 15 Jun 2021

U.S. government health officials approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results that seemed “reasonably likely” to benefit Alzheimer's patients. ()

Classified as: Թ experts, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Judes Poirier, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Centre, molecular neuroscience, Jonathan Kimmelman, department of social studies of medicine, Biomedical Ethics, Simon Ducharme, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI), Gerhard Multhaup, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vasavan Nair
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Published on: 10 Jun 2021

June is Pride Month in Canada. It is a time when we celebrate diversity and LGBTQ+ communities, acknowledge their history, the hardships they have endured, and the progress that has been made. ()

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Classified as: Թ experts, pride month, LGBTQ, richard montoro, Department of Psychiatry, Թ Sexual Identity Centre, Pierre-Paul Tellier, Department of Family Medicine, Alanna Thain, Department of English, Antoine Damiens, Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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Published on: 8 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day (WFSD) celebrated on 7 June 2021 aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. This year’s theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, stresses that production and consumption of safe food has immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy. ()

Classified as: World Food Security Day, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environment, Stephane Bayen
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Published on: 7 Jun 2021

Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site in British Columbia. In a statement, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that their language and culture department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.

Classified as: Թ experts, Wanda Gabriel, Richard Budgell, Department of Family Medicine, School of Social Work, indigenous children, Indigenous Health, residential schools, Truth and Reconciliation
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Published on: 31 May 2021

Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist’. In a video posted online, the detained blogger, Roman Protasevich, 26, said he was in good health, being held in a pretrial detention facility in Minsk, and acknowledged having played a role in organizing mass disturbances in the capital last year. The comments were immediately dismissed by his allies, including his father, as having been made under duress.

Classified as: Թ experts, Maria Popova, department of political science, International politics, Belarus, air and space law
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Published on: 28 May 2021

As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances, humans are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter, and energy, just to name a few. The 2021 theme, “We’re part of the solution”, was chosen to be a continuation of the momentum generated last year under the over-arching theme, “Our solutions are in nature”, which served as a reminder that biodiversity remains the answer to several sustainable development challenges.

Classified as: Թ experts, biodiversity, biological diversity, International Day for Biological Diversity, Department of Biology, Redpath Museum, Bieler School of Environment, Sustainability, brian leung, laura pollock, Anthony Ricciardi, climate change, Andrew Gonzalez
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Published on: 19 May 2021

The long-awaited bill clad with extensive measures to strengthen and protect the role of the French language in Quebec has been unveiled after months of discussions. Bill 96 aims to “reinforce” French as the “common language” in the Quebec nation and seeks to change the Canadian Constitution to ensure that French is recognized as the only official language of the province. ()

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Classified as: Թ experts, Daniel Weinstock, Faculty of Law, language rights, Law 101, Quebec politics
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Published on: 14 May 2021

Israel hit three multi-storey towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, and militants in the territory fired barrages of rockets at Israel, in the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 Gaza war, with no resolution in sight. The fighting has taken on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas, but with a startling new factor: large, heated protests by Israeli Arabs in support of those living in the territories as well as counter-violence by Jewish Israelis.

Classified as: Թ experts, Rex Brynen, department of political science, middle east, Israel, Arab-Israel conflict, Palestine, International politics, Yael Halevi-Wise, Department of Jewish Studies, Department of English
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Published on: 13 May 2021

The Scottish National Party is promising to hold a second independence referendum after election results announced Saturday saw pro-independence candidates gain a majority in the Scottish parliament. In her victory speech, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, had delivered a "historic and extraordinary" win after finishing with 64 seats in the Scottish parliament, one short of a majority. ()

Classified as: Թ experts, Daniel Béland, Daniel Weinstock, Brian Cowan, John Hall, Թ Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), Faculty of Law, Department of History and Classical Studies, Department of Sociology, Scotland, Scottish, brexit, United Kingdom, independence, Canadian Politics, Quebec politics, British politics
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Published on: 11 May 2021

Former U.S. President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook – at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump's accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company's quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that its "indefinite" ban on the former president was unreasonable. The ruling, which gives Facebook six months to comply, effectively postpones any possible Trump reinstatement and puts the onus for that decision squarely back on the company.

Classified as: Թ experts, US politics, United States, United States presidential election, donald trump, social media, Facebook, Jason Opal, Department of History and Classical Studies
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Published on: 10 May 2021

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