Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.
With babywearing — using slings, wraps or structured carriers — caregivers can keep their babies close while going about daily activities.
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Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a fire.
Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and an American program to combat HIV/AIDS globally, on Capitol Hill in February 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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If political agendas hijack the global HIV/AIDs response, it will devastate the 40 million people living with the disease worldwide, especially the most marginalized.
Finding and building community requires time, intentionality and persistence.
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Research from Ghana, Mozambique and the United States sheds light on what a safe, healthy and nurturing environment looks like for children to grow and develop.
A Ghana fan blows white powder into the air during the Ghana-England match at the FIFA World Cup on June 23, 2026.
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Le nouveau PDG d’Air Canada, Anko van der Werff, peut s’exprimer en français. Mais le vrai enjeu du transporteur aérien, c’est le service en français à bord de ses avions.
Des personnes observent les eaux de crue le long de la rue Saint-James à Montréal, en avril 1886. Ces inondations ont submergé une grande partie de l’Ouest-de-l’Île et touché environ 20 000 familles.
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Grâce à des archives météorologiques remontant à plusieurs centaines d’années, il est possible de retracer les changements progressifs qui s’opèrent au fil des siècles.
Des épisodes de chaleur extrême, comme celui-ci à Montréal en juin 2023, sont appelés à devenir de plus en plus fréquents.
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Jérémie Boudreault, Université Laval; McGill University; Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
L’IA est un outil précieux d’analyse de données et d’aide à la décision afin d’améliorer les actions prises lors des vagues de chaleur extrême.
Pesquisas sugerem que práticas espirituais muito diferentes podem compartilhar um mesmo mecanismo neurobiológico fundamental, em uma espiral de atenção, excitação e liberação que possibilita a renovação.
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A meditação budista e o falar em línguas pentecostal dificilmente poderiam parecer mais diferentes, mas não para o cérebro
People stand near floodwaters along St. James Street in Montréal in April 1886. Flooding inundated large parts of the city’s West Island and affected some 20,000 families.
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With weather records dating back hundreds of years, it’s possible to track everything from sudden downpours that led to flash floods to the slow changes that occur over centuries.
Research suggests very spiritual different practices may share a fundamental neurobiological mechanism.
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Buddhist meditation and Pentecostal speaking in tongues could hardly look more different. But not to the brain.
Bad Bunny’s characteristic reggaeton rhythms are derived from “the tresillo,” a distinctive pattern created by two groups of three beats followed by a group of two beats. Bad Bunny at the Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo, in February 2026.
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New research suggests the federal government’s statements on different geopolitical issues were inconsistent, reinforcing inequalities for international students in Canada.
On parle de continuité intergénérationnelle lorsque le parent ayant vécu de la violence ou de la négligence dans son enfance voit son enfant vivre des expériences similaires, qu’il en soit l’auteur ou non.
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Dans de nombreuses familles québécoises, la maltraitance se répète d’une génération à l’autre, mais certains parents parviennent à briser ce cycle. Voici comment.
Plant-based products at a supermarket in Brussels in October, 2020. The foods we buy and consume are often discussed as if they are simply a matter of personal choice. But grocery shopping rarely works that way.
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Pricing policies and retail strategies can help shift diets, but they must account for socioeconomic inequalities in how consumers respond to food prices.
Le rhum a occupé une place importante dans la vie économique du Canada, notamment dans les industries extractives telles que la pêche, la fourrure et l’exploitation forestière, dont les travailleurs étaient généralement de grands buveurs.
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Le rhum a joué un rôle central dans l’économie canadienne, influençant les relations de travail dans les secteurs de la pêche et du commerce des fourrures.
Anthropic co-founder and President Daniela Amodei, left, speaks with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy at the Snowflake Summit on AI in business, June 1, 2026, in San Francisco.
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Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.
Humanoid robots and models take part in the Galaxy Corporation’s MACH33: Physical AI Fashion Show in Seoul, South Korea, in May 2026.
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Ordinary people, not just technical experts, need to set the moral standards for regulation of AI.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 2, 2026.
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