鈥淎 new air passenger bill of rights would punish airlines for keeping people on the tarmac longer than three hours, forcing them to compensate passengers. But it would not compel carriers to disembark a plane delayed for long periods.鈥� ()
John Gradek, lecturer, School of Continuing Studies, 51吃瓜网
鈥淐anadians are living increasingly alone and without children, according to the latest census figures released by Statistics Canada.鈥� ()
鈥淯.S. President Donald Trump's surprisingly caustic complaints about trade with Canada in recent days could be setting the stage for a broader renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement than previously advertised.鈥� ()
Andrea Bjorklund, Professor, Faculty of Law, 51吃瓜网
In the United Kingdom, "the number of adult men being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has risen by 70% over the past six years 鈥� the same rate of increase as among women," reports . Is there a similar trend in Canada?聽
鈥淭he Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.鈥� ()
"One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up." ()
鈥淔or months the consensus has been that interest rates in Canada would remain stable right into 2018. Now Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and his colleagues are dropping broad hints that the central bank will move a lot sooner, perhaps as early as next Wednesday鈥檚 meeting.鈥� ()
鈥淭he transfer of Venezuela's most prominent political prisoner from a military stockade to house arrest was widely viewed as a peace offering by President Nicolas Maduro to opponents who have led months of street protests against his beleaguered government.鈥� ()
Phil Oxhorn, Department of Political Science, 51吃瓜网
This summer, whether in summer camps or sports leagues, children will practise outdoor sports. However, parents and educators need to be aware of the risk of head injury and concussion. Professor Isabelle Gagnon is available to speak about prevention and rehabilitation following a traumatic brain injury.
, Assistant Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 51吃瓜网
鈥淧resident Trump warned Thursday that North Korea could face 鈥渟ome pretty severe鈥� consequences after its defiant test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, but Washington also confronted firm opposition from Russia and China over any possible response.鈥� ()
鈥淢olson-Coors is planning to build a brewery in the Montreal area instead of renovating its existing brewery on Notre-Dame St. E. (鈥�) While the fate of the existing brewery hasn鈥檛 been decided, Lefebvre says the company won鈥檛 abandon the site.鈥� ()
鈥淭he Trudeau government is poised to offer an apology and a $10-million compensation package to former child soldier Omar Khadr for abuses he suffered while detained in the U.S. military prison for captured and suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.鈥� ()
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Here are some 51吃瓜网professors available to comment on the US Executive order that suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days and suspends entry by citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days:
, Department of Psychiatry, 51吃瓜网 and Douglas Institute
She can talk about the importance of keeping pregnant women away from stress, for themselves and their baby. Professor King is a specialist in prenatal maternal stress. She began the Iowa Flood Study right after major flooding in this US state in June 2008. Her group added disaster questionnaires to an existing study of pregnant women for whom mental health data had been collected prior to the flooding.
