Experts: Food insecurity in Quebec
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to聽Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2025 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
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Experts: Darfur
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, reports of civilian massacres along ethnic lines have emerged, as inhabitants attempt to flee.
Experts: Municipal elections 聽
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
Experts: Hurricane Melissa
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
Experts: Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget
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.
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Experts: Fall time change聽聽
On Sunday, Nov. 2, Canadians in most of the country will set their clocks back to standard time.
Expert: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy聽
The company that makes Tylenol is pushing back against a proposed safety warning on labels for all drugs containing acetaminophen. A petition filed with the U.S.
Expert: Mobile games that target children聽聽
A report 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
Experts: Declining physical activity among youth聽
Youth aged 12 to 17 are less likely than any other age group to meet recommended physical activity levels, according to鈥�
Expert: Canola export diversification聽
As trade tensions with China and the United States continue to affect Canadian canola exports, producers are seeking new markets abroad.聽
Pascal Th茅riault, Director of 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Farm Management and Technology Program, can comment on agricultural economics, farm management, and market diversification in the agri-food sector.聽
Expert: AI hallucinations and the courts
While experts call for stronger oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) technology development, including clearer legal frameworks, the legal system itself is grappling with AI-related challenges.
Experts: Gaza deal聽聽
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire as well as an exchange of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners.聽
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Experts: Pedestrian Safety Month
Fall is a dangerous season for pedestrians, with a rise in road accidents linked to reduced visibility and shorter daylight hours. According to the Soci茅t茅 de l'assurance automobile du Qu茅bec (SAAQ), October and November consistently see spikes in pedestrian injuries and fatalities, with a notable increase in deaths in recent years.
To draw attention to this problem, the SAAQ marks Pedestrian Safety Month each October, as do authorities in several other jurisdictions.
Expert: Quebec to unveil a draft constitution聽聽
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barette will be unveiling a Quebec constitution Thursday, according to media reports.聽
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Experts: Trump-Carney meeting and Canada-U.S. trade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting U.S. President Donald Trump today in Washington to discuss trade and tariff issues.
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Diya Jiang, PhD candidate and course lecturer, Department of Political Science, has expertise in the politics of trade, Canada-U.S. relations and public opinion.
