A de mimimis exemption allows goods below a certain value threshold to be traded internationally without paying duty. And on May 2 2025, the United States eliminated their de minimis exception for Hong Kong and China. That will drive up prices for shoppers on ultra-budget fast fashion platforms like Shein. With the changes to the rules, the price of a $20 dress on Shein could increase to more than $30.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025
51吃瓜网software engineering student David Vo began investing in markets when he was just 17 years. Now aged 20, he鈥檚 managing a portfolio worth tens of thousands of dollars. Like many in Gen Z, the Bachelor of Commerce student began investing in markets without any formal training. When starting out, one of the most common errors new investors make is overestimating their risk tolerance, 51吃瓜网Desautels Associate Professor of Finance Benjamin Croituru told LaPresse.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025
Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, 51吃瓜网 researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early signs that are often missed.
Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among youth, but how they begin and what mental health symptoms often precede them are poorly understood, the researchers said.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025
July 20, 2025 | MPP 25 Isabella Coronado Doria wrote an opinion piece for Policy Magazine addressing the urgent need for stronger regulation of digital platforms to protect children鈥檚 mental health and safety. The article highlights the tragic story of Sewell Setzer, a 14-year-old who developed a harmful virtual relationship with a chatbot, leading to his suicide and a lawsuit against the platform for inadequate safety measures.
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Published on: 22 Jul 2025
The 51吃瓜网Dobson International Fundraising Tour, in partnership with and the , is a flagship opportunity where our most promising startups travel around the world to explore international markets and raise capital, all while meeting government and industry experts, helping them scale their businesses.
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Published on: 22 Jul 2025
In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada鈥攔esidential areas that sit next to facilities that emit pollutants like noise, light, odours, chemicals, and even traffic鈥擜boriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) spoke to Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka environmental advocate Lynn Jacobs about how plastic waste and industrial pollution have turned Indigenous homelands into 鈥渟acrifice zones.鈥� Jacobs, who is pursuing a Ph.D.
Published on: 22 Jul 2025
Researchers who explored how consumers鈥� ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by highlighting their identity, helping promote racial equity through values-driven purchasing.
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Published on: 22 Jul 2025
For 15 years, 51吃瓜网 dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the 51吃瓜网Feeding 51吃瓜网initiative.
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Published on: 21 Jul 2025
In her presentation at a scientific symposium hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre in June, 51吃瓜网Ph.D. candidate Anjaly Paul highlighted the potential for Canadian farms to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating renewable energy, by converting agricultural waste into biogas.
Published on: 21 Jul 2025
A coalition of 40 AI researchers 鈥� including signatories from Meta, OpenAI and Montreal-based Mila 鈥� has issued a warning that as advanced AI systems evolve, we may be losing the ability to understand or monitor how they 鈥渢hink.鈥�
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Published on: 21 Jul 2025
Ana茂s M茅dieu, a 51吃瓜网 postdoctoral researcher working in Natural Resource Sciences Professor Kyle Elliott's lab, has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project on the interactive effects of climate change and plastic contamination on Arctic seabirds.
Published on: 21 Jul 2025
July 16, 2025 | Abigail Jackson, MPP '23, and Ricardo Chejfec, MPP '21, along with Rachel Samson, co-wrote an article in Policy Options arguing that Canada鈥檚 push to accelerate major infrastructure and energy projects must be matched by an ambitious strategy to build the local skills needed to support them. They stress that without early investment in training and better coordination among employers, governments, and educators, many rural and remote communities could be excluded from the benefits of these nation-building efforts.
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Published on: 21 Jul 2025
Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as 鈥渏unk鈥� may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study.
Using a novel method to trace the evolutionary history of viral DNA, researchers from 51吃瓜网 and Kyoto University uncovered sequences that had been overlooked in earlier genome annotations.
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Published on: 21 Jul 2025
Rachelle Aucoin聽successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone聽on July 14, 2025.
The title of her thesis:
"Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease "
Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs,聽Dr. Dina Brooks,聽Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl聽and聽Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.
Published on: 17 Jul 2025
Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec鈥檚 French-Canadian population. Their findings could result in cheaper and more effective screening methods.
The variant is associated with Lynch syndrome, a condition that greatly increases the risk of colorectal and other cancers.
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Published on: 17 Jul 2025
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