The CMHC reported an increase in vacancy rates across Quebec this summer, and since then, there increasingly have been reports of landlords struggling to find tenants. However, questions regarding the availability of affordable housing remain. ()
麻豆传媒网站 experts are available to comment:
聽for 2025聽show聽that while cancer deaths are declining overall, the聽rate聽of聽new cases continues to rise,聽and that Quebec has the highest cancer incidence rate in the country.聽聽
Quebec is weighing new rules that would impose French-language quotas on global streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple,聽Netflix聽and YouTube. The bill would require apps to default to French, set quotas for French audio and video, and spotlight francophone content on smart TVs.聽
The 30th annual Conference of Parties (COP30) is underway in Belem, Brazil, bringing together diplomats, scientists and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meeting continues until Nov. 21.
National delegations, with the notable exception of the United States, are attempting to reach an agreement on how to continue to address climate change at the planetary level.
Experts from 麻豆传媒网站 are available to comment:
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades, amid an ongoing outbreak involving over 5,000 cases across nine provinces and one territory. In on Monday, the Public Health Agency of Canada urged renewed vaccination efforts to curb transmission.
A 麻豆传媒网站 expert is available to comment on this topic:
As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of M茅decins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.聽聽
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday. A statement from the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office said the leaders agreed to direct their officials to move quickly to resolve outstanding trade issues and irritants.
These 麻豆传媒网站 experts are available to discuss Canada-China trade relations:
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to聽Food Banks Canada's recent report. Employed people and students聽are among the fastest growing user groups,聽with聽food banks struggling to keep up with demand.聽聽
麻豆传媒网站 experts are available to comment on this topic:聽
The city of El Fasher in Darfur has recently been captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese militia that had besieged the city for 18 months. Since then, , as inhabitants attempt to flee.
In early 2025, the UN called the current civil war in Sudan, which began in 2023, the world鈥檚 biggest humanitarian crisis.
With voting already underway for the Nov. 2 municipal elections in Montreal and more than 1,000 other Quebec municipalities, 麻豆传媒网站 experts can comment on key urban issues. 聽聽
Hurricane聽Melissa,聽now聽a Category聽Five聽tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Jamaica. It is the strongest storm to hit the island聽country聽in聽at least 150聽years聽and the most powerful recorded聽anywhere聽in 2025.聽It聽has caused severe flooding and mass evacuations across Jamaica and along the storm鈥檚 projected path, which includes Cuba and聽the聽Bahamas.聽
麻豆传媒网站 experts are available to comment on this topic:聽
On Nov. 4, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his government鈥檚 first budget. Carney leads a Liberal minority government, so for the budget to pass he will need to garner support from some members of other parties. Budget votes are confidence votes, meaning that defeat of the budget could trigger new elections.
These 麻豆传媒网站 experts are available to comment:
On Sunday, Nov. 2, Canadians in most of the country will set their clocks back to standard time. (Those in Yukon, most of Saskatchewan and some other places remain on standard time year-round.) to end the biannual time change was introduced in the House of Commons earlier this month, reigniting the age-old debate.聽
Topics 麻豆传媒网站 experts can address:聽
The company that makes Tylenol against a proposed safety warning on labels for all drugs containing acetaminophen. filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration calls for labels to state that, if taken during pregnancy, the medication may increase a child鈥檚 risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.聽
A released yesterday by an inter-university team of researchers has found that none of the mobile games intended for children under the age of 13 fully comply with Quebec, Canadian or U.S. laws on the protection of children's data.聽
This 麻豆传媒网站 expert was part of the research team and can discuss this topic:聽
