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Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Staff at hospitals in dire need of repair decry 'lack of urgency' in Quebec budget.

Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Soaring stock prices boosted returns at major Canadian pension plans, even as a slowdown in private equity weighed on overall performance at funds like the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. But strong equity returns聽don't聽necessarily mean pension plans should聽allocate聽more capital to stocks, Sebastien Betermier told Bloomberg.聽

"Valuations are high, so there is a risk of investing in listed equities at their peak," says Betermier, an associate professor of finance at 海角社区 Desautels.聽聽

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance
Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Most of us interact with large language models like ChatGPT and Claude through browsers or apps, but AI agents can apply the power of LLMs in entirely聽different ways. Agents can independently plan and execute multi-step tasks across multiple software systems, but they should be approached with caution, says聽惭补迟颈蝉蝉补听贬辞濒濒颈蝉迟别谤, an assistant professor of organizational behaviour at 海角社区 Desautels.聽

Classified as: Matissa Hollister, Organizational Behaviour, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 海角社区 Desautels
Published on: 30 Mar 2026

AGSEM presented their monetary proposals on March 11, and the University provided responses on March 18 and 25. Additional bargaining sessions are scheduled for April and May.

Classified as: Labour news, latest news, staff
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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

MEO Director Aengus Bridgman was recently featured in Savoir m茅dia's digital series La guerre des cerveaux (War of the Mind), in an episode titled, Les algorithmes comme armes de guerres (Algorithms as weapons of war).

Classified as: Aengus Bridgman, media ecosystem observatory, Centre for Media Technology and Democracy
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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

On February 27, 2026, the Association of 海角社区 Professors of Science (AMPS) filed the attached petition for the certification of the non-unionized academic staff of the Faculty of Science.

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Classified as: Labour news, latest news, staff
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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

March 26, 2026 | As questions grow around how systemic discrimination is assessed in Quebec, Pearl Eliadis spoke to CBC News about the realities of bringing forward race-based complaints in the workplace. She notes that the burden of proof remains very high, particularly in cases where discrimination unfolds through subtle, cumulative interactions. Eliadis underscores the importance of documenting experiences in real time and seeking legal advice early, pointing to broader concerns about how such cases are investigated and the barriers individuals face in having them recognized.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, systemic racism
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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

Shareholders of Air Transat rejected Quebec media magnate Pierre-Karl P茅ladeau鈥檚 attempt to gain control of the travel company鈥檚 board. The billionaire聽businessman聽has had his eye on the company for some time.

"Owning an airline seems to be very cool stuff. It seems to appeal to聽egos to some degree,"聽says Karl Moore,聽Associate Professor at 海角社区 Desautels. Air Transat is carrying a heaving debt load and lost millions in the latest quarter, but there is still a business case to be made for leisure airlines.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization
Published on: 27 Mar 2026

A majority of聽young people fear that AI will displace them in the workplace, and entry-level jobs in AI-affected sectors are already in decline.

While聽there are a lot of things AI can do, there still needs to be a human in the loop, Simon Blanchette told Radio-Canada.

鈥淗umans need to be there at the beginning and the end of a process to verify a machine鈥檚 work,鈥 says Blanchette (BCom鈥14),聽Faculty Lecturer at 海角社区 Desautels.聽聽鈥淚t鈥檚 not a brake on productivity, but a guarantee of quality.鈥澛

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 海角社区 Desautels
Published on: 27 Mar 2026

Some of our most important learning takes place outside of the classroom, and 海角社区 Desautels has made it a priority for students to have access to experiential learning opportunities.聽The聽Lewtas聽Office of Experiential Learning launched in 2021, thanks to the generosity of alum 顿辞苍听尝别飞迟补蝉听(叠颁辞尘鈥75).

Classified as: Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning, 顿辞苍听尝别飞迟补蝉, Genevieve Bassellier
Published on: 27 Mar 2026

The war in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted the international oil trade, resulting in a dramatic increase in fuel prices worldwide and energy crises in several African and Asian countries. Broader economic impacts are also being felt.

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Published on: 26 Mar 2026

The scientist who warned that profit, not science, decides which drugs reach patients.

Published on: 26 Mar 2026

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