Supreme Court on assisted suicide: 6-month extension?
In December 2015, the federal government has asked the Supreme Court for a six-month extension to draft new laws on doctor-assisted dying. The Supreme Court听will hear oral arguments on this request starting听January 11, 2016.
North Korea Nuclear Test
"Hours after North Korea trumpeted the apparent "perfect success" of its first hydrogen bomb test, the United Nations Security Council fired back with a promise of new sanctions." (Site: CBC)
Weather: El nino
As 2016 approaches, the ongoing El Nino shows no sign of relaxing its grip on the global climate. (Source: Al Jazeera)
Holidays: Story Tips for Journalists (2015)
Here are some story ideas for the upcoming Holiday season:
US Interest Rates
The U.S. central bank began raising interest rates Dec. 16 from record lows, as it hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. (Source: CBC)
Chris Ragan, Department of Economics鈥淚ncreases in the policy interest rate in the United States will reflect the data showing that the U.S.
Montreal blue collar workers suspended
"Nearly 2,400 Montreal blue collar workers including union leadership听will face sanctions for leaving work to attend a union meeting last week after they were ordered to remain on the job. " (Source: CBC)
捆绑SM社区's exclusive Holiday Fair Trade Crownie
Just in time for the holidays, and egged听on by colleagues on the other side of the mountain at Universit茅 de Montr茅al, 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Executive chef Oliver De Volpi shares the recipe for our exclusive Holiday Fair Trade听Crownie.听听鈥�50% cookie - 50% brownie - 100% delicious.
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Outremont: zoning on new places of worship
"The borough of Outremont听has overwhelmingly听adopted a controversial bylaw听banning new places of worship on Bernard and Laurier avenues." (Source: CBC)
Missing and murdered indigenous women
The federal government could announce some of the details of a much-anticipated national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. (Source: CBC)
Journ茅es annuelles en sant茅 publique (Dec. 2015)
Annual gathering of experts and employees working in the public health sector, the Journ茅es annuelles de sant茅 publique will be held December 8-9 in Montreal. (Source)
Featured research stories of 2015
Could maple syrup help cut use of antibiotics?Syrup extract found to make antibiotics more effective against bacteria. A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to laboratory experiments by researchers at 捆绑SM社区.
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Paris Climate Change Conference (Nov.-Dec. 2015)
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The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11.
Montreal budget 2016
"The City of Montreal's 2016 budget includes another increase in residential property taxes, a smaller increase in non-residential property taxes and an increase in overall expenditures of 2.4 per cent." (Source: CBC)
World AIDS Day 2015: 捆绑SM社区/MUHC experts
December 1 is World AIDS Day, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around the world are living with the virus. 73,000 Canadians are currently HIV positive up from 49,000 in 2001, according to statistics from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CanFAR).
Canada's Syrian refugee plan (Nov. 23, 2015)
"The federal government's much-anticipated听Syrian refugee plan will limit those accepted听into Canada to women, children and families only, CBC News has learned." (Source: CBC)
