/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9668/all en /newsroom/channels/news/tick-borne-pathogens-increasingly-widespread-central-canada-343574 <p>Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada – presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected.</p> <p>The findings from researchers at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and the University of Ottawa demonstrate the need for more comprehensive testing and tracking to detect the spread and potential risk of tick-borne pathogens to human and wildlife populations throughout Canada.</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:39:13 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288511 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-ontario-governments-use-notwithstanding-clause-union-dispute-343306 <p>The Ontario government filed an application with the labour board to stop job action from a union of 55,000 education support workers who walked off the job to defy the passing of a bill that stripped them of their right to strike. On November 3, Ontario used the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to strip an education workers union of its right to strike in an attempt to avoid disrupting classrooms. However, many schools were closed Friday, and more than a million students were at home, as the union defied the government and walked out.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:03:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288471 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-forest-fires-and-smog-332148 <p>More than 130 forest fires were burning in northwestern Ontario on Sunday, July 25, with Environment Canada issuing air quality statements for much of the region due to smoke. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/forest-fires-northwestern-ontario-1.6116624">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZaW8ZbsAAAAJ&hl=en"><b>Mohammad Reza Alizadeh</b></a><b>, PhD candidate, Department of Bioresource Engineering</b></p> Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:17:13 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 271141 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-labour-groups-protest-tim-hortons-response-ontario-minimum-wage-283792 <p>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. (<em><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/labour-groups-protest-tim-hortons-response-to-ontario-minimum-wage/article37553813/">The Globe and Mail</a></em>)</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><a href="/sociology/faculty/barry-eidlin">Barry Eidlin</a>, Professor of Sociology at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ</strong></p> Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:16:48 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 32824 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/teenage-aggression-linked-neglect-270381 <p><em>By Katherine Gombay</em></p> Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:39:06 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32298 at /newsroom