The Debate over Subsidies for Foreign Companies in Canada’s Battery Sector

2023-09-22 22:16:11 The Minister of the Economy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, defended the subsidies paid to foreign companies to develop the battery sector. The President and CEO of the National Bank, Laurent Ferreira, criticized, Thursday, government subsidies paid to foreign companies, in particular to develop the battery sector. My point on this is that when we give … Read more

1 cm jellyfish devoid of brains, but capable of learning

2023-09-22 18:48:48 They are barely a centimeter long and have no brain. And yet, a type of jellyfish is capable of learning combining vision and stimuli to avoid obstacles, a cognitive capacity never before observed in these animals whose lineage goes back to the origins of the animal world. Tripedalia cystophora, also called the Caribbean … Read more

One in 10 Quebec health workers could be affected by long COVID | COVID-19: everything about the pandemic

2023-09-21 18:45:31 “The WHO declared in the spring that the pandemic emergency is over. And there are people who think that COVID-19 is gone and that long COVID does not exist,” says Dr. Pavlos Bobos, one of the many researchers who attended the first Canadian symposium on long COVID, in Montreal, Wednesday and Thursday. And … Read more

ZuckHub.ca: Generating Article Links for Facebook and Instagram Users

2023-09-21 18:34:38 New media article links from the ZuckHub.ca site were briefly blocked Thursday afternoon on Meta platforms. The creator of the tool, Maxime Larrivee-Roy, did not waste a second in launching his response: within an hour, he transferred the domain under the name ZuckLePlouc.ca. Users of the tool can still go to the ZuckHub.ca … Read more

Rethinking Carbon Neutrality in Quebec: Making the Trucking Industry Pay for Mileage

2023-09-20 15:04:03 Quebec must review its approach to carbon neutrality and make the trucking industry pay for the kilometers traveled, supports the Advisory Committee on Climate Change in an opinion published Wednesday. Heavy road freight transport is among the sectors of intervention in the fight against climate change in Quebec which have experienced the strongest … Read more

Opposition Grows Against Silica Sand Mine Project in Springfield, Manitoba: Protecting Water & Environmental Concerns

2023-09-19 17:24:14 At the end of a consultation in Springfield in southern Manitoba, an overwhelming majority of those who voted opposed a silica sand mine project. Rural Municipality of Springfield councilors Mark Miller and Andy Kuczynski released the results Tuesday morning. More than 96.4% said no. They want to protect our water, says Marc Miller … Read more

Bank of Canada’s Inflation Fight: Rising Prices, Rent, and Mortgage Rates in August 2023

2023-09-19 13:41:15 The Bank of Canada’s fight to bring inflation back to a range of 1 to 3% is no easy ride. For a second consecutive month, inflation accelerated in the country, rising to 4% in August compared to the same period a year ago. The index was 3.3% in July (New window) and 2.8% … Read more

How to Overcome Climate Apathy: Communicating Climate Crisis Without Pushback

2023-09-18 16:12:16 There is reason to feel good about it. In recent months, news about our disrupted climate has painted a picture of a bleak future. This summer, Canada and Hawaii experienced the worst forest fires in their history. Severe heatwaves hit the United States, Spain, Iran, Morocco and even China. Greece was burned by … Read more