Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.
With the current affordability crisis and tip inflation, many Canadians can’t afford to tip extra this holiday season.
People protesting against inclusive sexual orientation and gender-identity policies in schools are seen next to protestors supporting such policies in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sept. 20, 2023.
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In the wake of transphobic protests, the ‘rights’ of parents are being falsely positioned in opposition to the rights of transgender and non-binary children rather than focusing on supporting families.
Russian Central Bank Chief Elvira Nabiullina attends a meeting on economic issues in Moscow in February 2023. Central bank reserves are among the Russian state assets that could be seized under Canadian law.
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Who will pay to rebuild Ukraine? Canada is the first to pass a law allowing Russian state assets to be seized to rebuild Ukraine, but will it discourage Russia from ending the war?
En 2017, la compagnie américaine Southwest Airlines, qui a mis en place des politiques visant à renforcer l’image de marque en interne, enregistrait le taux moyen de rotation du personnel le plus bas du secteur aérien.
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Une marque reconnue, qui fidélise les clients et augmente les ventes, n’affecte pas tous les collaborateurs de la même manière au sein de l’entreprise qui la propose.
Lifestyle changes may be our best hope of delaying dementia or not developing dementia at all.
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Lifestyle-related dementia risks are complex, with factors like sleep, exercise, diet and social contact interacting with things like cognitive reserve, neuroplasticity and inflammation in the body.
Les toxines issues de la pollution s’accumulent dans le corps des épaulards par l’intermédiaire des petits poissons qu’ils consomment.
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L’accumulation de polluants synthétiques dans la graisse des orques nuit à la santé de ces mammifères marins. Il est urgent d’agir pour résoudre ce problème.
En étudiant les heures consacrées à certaines activités mondialement, on obtient une image de la manière dont nous utilisons collectivement le temps.
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La combinaison de différentes approches de l’utilisation du temps permet de dresser un tableau interdisciplinaire de la journée humaine mondiale.
People stand on frozen Ghost Lake outside a hydro-electric dam near Cochrane, Alta., in December 2020. Renewables and e-fuels could be instrumental in Canada’s green transition.
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E-fuels are materials that reliably and efficiently store energy until we need to use it and can readily be moved from place to place. They could be a major player in Canada’s green transition.
Toxins from pollution are accumulating in the bodies of killer whales through the smaller fish they eat.
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The accumulation of synthetic pollutants found in the blubber of killer whales is impacting the marine mammals’ health. Urgent action is needed to tackle the issue.
Second-generation dairy farmer David Janssens walks through a pasture of dairy cows at a farm in Surrey, B.C., in August 2018. Canadians and policymakers should support systems that allow for valuable food industries to flourish, rather than dismantle them.
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If Canada wishes to preserve domestic farms and enhance food security, officials must have limits on what they can concede to American and other foreign interests.
Protesters and counter-protesters at a demonstration against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools, in front of Parliament Hill on Sept. 20, 2023. The protest was one of many across Canada, organized by “1MillionMarch4Children,” against so-called “gender ideology” being taught in schools.
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Our online data is inevitably intertwined with the data of others. Current protections are ill-equipped to address this reality and manage the far-ranging impacts of data breaches.
By studying how much time is globally devoted to certain activities, a picture emerges of how we collectively use time.
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Combining different approaches to time use presents an interdisciplinary picture of what the global human day looks like.
Buy now, pay later loans target low-income, tech-savvy Gen Z and millennial consumers under the guise of improving financial inclusion for these groups.
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Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?
Les méthodes expérimentales à notre disposition aujourd’hui permettent ni plus ni moins de « déconstruire » le cerveau en ses composantes élémentaires afin d’en comprendre les fonctions et les dysfonctions.
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À Montréal se trouve l’une des plus importantes banques de cerveaux au monde, la Banque de cerveaux Douglas-Bell Canada. Elle permet des découvertes sur différentes maladies neurologiques et psychiatriques.
A revolution in Canadian communication funding policy is not only possible, it is necessary.
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Meta’s blocking of Canadian news reveals how reliant Canada’s media industry is on the U.S. The government must create a better funding model to provide support for Canadian media.
En matière d’assistance sociale, le Québec n’est pas différent des autres provinces. Ses programmes sont insuffisants pour sortir de la pauvreté.
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En matière d’assistance sociale, le Québec n’est pas différent des autres provinces. Ses programmes sont insuffisants pour sortir de la pauvreté. Et ils sont également punitifs et contraignants.
La tuberculose est redevenue la maladie infectieuse la plus meurtrière pour l'humanité. De nouvelles recherches révèlent qu’améliorer la nutrition est un moyen d’en réduire la portée.
Les formations de sensibilisation culturelle aux peuples autochtones destinées au personnel soignant se concentrent sur les préjugés individuels plutôt que d’attaquer les problèmes systémiques.