Experts: 2026 Winter Olympics
The 25th Winter Olympics will take place in Milan鈥揅ortina, Italy, Feb. 6 to 22, drawing top athletes to one of the world鈥檚 most watched sporting events.
Experts: Psychotic disorders in聽youth and聽young聽adults聽
While overall rates of psychosis in Canada appear stable,聽there聽has聽been聽a聽sharp increase聽in聽diagnoses聽among adolescents and young adults,聽and they are receiving diagnoses at younger ages than聽did聽members of older generations,聽according to聽a new study published in the聽Canadian Medical Association Journal.聽
Experts: Digital sovereignty
The French government announced on Jan. 27 the rollout of its new videoconferencing platform, Visio. The domestically developed platform was created to replace U.S. tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams across all state services by 2027 as part of the French government鈥檚 broader push for digital sovereignty. Officials say the shift will also cut software licensing costs and strengthen security and confidentiality.
海角社区 experts are available to comment on this topic:
Experts: Extreme cold
Extremely cold temperatures are expected to hit most of Canada this weekend due to an Arctic air mass. As well, a severe winter storm is forecast for large parts of the United States.
海角社区 experts are available to comment on various aspects of the situation:
Expert: New Montreal policies on housing development
In a bid to encourage housing construction, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has announced the city plans to loosen obligations for developers that were enacted by the previous administration. Her team has also identified 80 plots of land owned by the municipality that are available for mixed use and non-profit projects.
This 海角社区 expert is available to comment Saturday, Jan 24 in the afternoon, or thereafter:
Expert: Rebuilding trust in health science
A new report calls for action to rebuild Canadians鈥� trust in health science, warning declining confidence is undermining public health and could weaken the country鈥檚 ability to respond to future crises.
Experts: intimate partner violence
The number of reports of conjugal violence received by the S没ret茅 du Qu茅bec (SQ) each year has tripled in the last decade, according to news reports. Representatives from the SQ have suggested this increase indicates people feel more comfortable reporting it, rather than an increase in violence.
海角社区 experts are available to comment:
Experts: 鈥疓reenland and NATO聽
As U.S. President Donald Trump reiterates the U.S. interest in taking control of Greenland, various NATO allies, including聽possibly Canada, are preparing to send troops to the Danish territory as an expression of solidarity.聽
These 海角社区 experts are available to comment:聽聽
Expert: Global call to scale up needle and syringe programs
Urgent action is needed to scale up needle and syringe programs around the world to curb the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, an international group of experts warns.
In a new study published in The Lancet Global Health, the authors say the programs are effective but remain widely underfunded due to policy barriers rooted in stigma and discrimination.
Expert: U.S. vaccine guidance overhaul
Sweeping changes to childhood vaccine guidance in the United States mean that several vaccines, including those for COVID-19, influenza and RSV, are no longer universally recommended.
A 海角社区 expert is available to comment:
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Next week,聽Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China on a trade mission designed to expand markets for Canadian goods and reduce Canada鈥檚 reliance on trade with the United States.聽
These聽海角社区 experts are available to discuss Canada-China trade relations:聽
Experts: Iran
At least 25 people have been killed as protests have swept across Iran in recent days, according to news reports. The demonstrations, which started in the bazaar of Tehran, were sparked by concerns about soaring inflation, but have broadened into expressions of dissatisfaction with Iran鈥檚 theocratic regime.
海角社区 experts are available to comment:
Experts: U.S. captures Venezuela鈥檚 president
Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. special forces last week and are to appear in a U.S. court today on charges related to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has coined the term 鈥淒onroe Doctrine,鈥� after the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine setting out U.S. dominance of the Western Hemisphere and has threatened the government of Colombia.
Experts: Methane pollution
The聽Canadian federal government聽has announced new measures to reduce methane聽pollution.聽聽
The greenhouse gas, which聽is聽primarily聽emitted through聽fossil fuel extraction聽and聽by聽landfills, has 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.聽 聽 海角社区 experts are available to comment on this topic:聽
Experts: The new U.S. National Security Strategy聽
These experts can comment on this subject:聽聽
Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Jean Monnet Chair, can speak about how the future of NATO will be affected, whether this shift may lead to an increase in conscription in European countries and the potential rise of far-right leaders in Europe.聽聽
