Expert: Fake newspaper sites
Two websites claiming to be the pages for newspapers located in Quebec are the latest in a series of fake sites.聽 The sites have extensive mastheads with staff titles, pictures and names.聽 Stories posted on this site are translations or rewrites of original stories posted by other media outlets.聽 These sites are earning revenue with little effort through Google AdSense.聽
Expert: Capital One Financial data theft
"Capital One Financial Corp announced Monday that the FBI has arrested an alleged hacker who reportedly accessed the personal information of as many as six million people in Canada and 100 million people in the United States." Global
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Expert: Are mosquitoes driving you crazy?
It is a particularly bad mosquito season in Montreal. "More snow in winter, more floods in spring, you'll get more mosquitoes." (Source: CBC)
Expert: New rules lay out rights of Canadian airline passengers
The federal government has unveiled new protections for airline passengers, rules designed to make sure both airlines and the people who fly on them are up to date on what they are entitled to when things go wrong. (Source: CBC)
Expert: Gulf of Oman tankers attacked
An attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman occured this morning. All crew members were evacuated and are safe, according to the owners of the two ships. (Source: CNN)
Here's a 捆绑SM社区 expert that can provide analysis and context on the current developing situation in the Middle East:
Expert: Food Safety and Food Recall Warnings
Food recall warnings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency occurs almost every week in Canada.
Here's an expert who can answers questions about food safety:
Life after (and during) a PhD 鈥� a project designed to change expectations & the culture of the academy
For the past four years a cross-Canada project developed by 捆绑SM社区, TRaCE, has been gathering stories and data about life after (and during) a humanities PhD.
The goal?To shift the expectations of PhD students away from a single-minded focus on a future in academe (since only about 30% will end up with tenure-track jobs) and give them a sense of a range of satisfying possible careers.
What will be the next big things in astronomy?
It鈥檚 been an exciting time for astronomy lovers in the past few years: the first black hole picture amazed, many exoplanets have been discovered, gravitational waves were observed for the first time.
Now, what will be the next big things in astronomy?
Astronomers from across Canada will gather in Montreal June 17-20 to discuss emerging topics that could lead to big new advances in the field in the coming decade.
Expert: Tornado Season in the US
鈥淎fter a slow start, tornado season in the United States has suddenly become supercharged, with 500 twisters touching down over the past month and 12 consecutive days with eight or more of the devastating whirlwinds.鈥� CBC
Expert: Theresa May quits
"Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister." (BBC)
Here's a 捆绑SM社区 professor who's available to comment in the media on what it means for the United Kingdom:
Expert: Narendra Modi Elected with "historic mandate" in India
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of India for giving him a "historic mandate" of five more years in office, after a landslide victory in the general election." (BBC)
Expert: 2019 European Parliament election
Between 23 and 26 May 2019, the EU鈥檚 citizens will elect a new European Parliament. Polls are showing a rise of euroskeptic but also green parties in most countries, while the party groups that are traditionally best represented in the European Parliament seem to be on the losing end.
To discuss the election, a public forum will be held with four EU experts who will discuss the current key issues of EU integration and engage in an open debate with the event鈥檚 participants.
Experts: Air Canada will buy Air Transat
Air Canada will buy Air Transat, offering $13 a share, or about $ 520 million, for its rival. (La Presse)
Here are experts to comment what this transaction means for the consumers and the industry:
Media Advisory: Talking Science in the Age of Fake News
Members of the media are invited to attend an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Office for Science and Society.
Expert: WhatsApp security flaw
"WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets.
