Who provides unpaid care in Canada's care economy? In鈥�2022,鈥�13.4鈥痬illion Canadians aged鈥�15鈥痽ears and older (42%)鈥攐ver 鈥痶wo in five鈥痯eople in this age group鈥攑rovided unpaid care in the previous鈥�12鈥痬onths to children younger than鈥�15鈥痽ears old or to youth aged鈥�15鈥痽ears and older and adults with a long-term condition or disability. Of these unpaid caregivers,鈥�13% provided care to鈥痓oth鈥痮f these care-dependent groups, meaning that鈥�1.8鈥痬illion Canadians older than鈥�15鈥痽ears were "sandwiched" between multiple care responsibilities.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2024
Imagine cows roaming freely in a barn equipped with cameras and sensors linked to artificial intelligence in a system that predicts their mood and lifespan. Implementing such a system is the mission of the new Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (), created jointly by 黑料不打烊 University and UQAM thanks to $5 million in funding over five years.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2024
黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director听Pascal Th茅riault听spoke to Radio-Canada's听Le Caf茅 Show about what regenerative agriculture is, how it can improve water retention in the soil鈥攁n increasingly important consideration as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of drought in the prairies, and its role in carbon capture.
Published on: 2 Apr 2024
Rising costs of cocoa due to drought and disease affecting crop yields is听proof of how global warming is hitting our pocketbooks, agronomist and economist听Pascal Th茅riault, 黑料不打烊 Farm Management and Technology Program Director, .
The food system "relies on stability, and what climate change does is it creates situations where nothing is stable," he said.
Published on: 2 Apr 2024
We are pleased to announce that, 黑料不打烊 and MCLIU Course Lecturers and Instructors reached an agreement in principle on March 25th.
The parties鈥� negotiation committees have agreed to recommend the contents of the agreement to their respective constituents and to keep the details of the agreement confidential until the Union has had an opportunity to share them with its members.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2024
On December 15, 2023, President Deep Saini announced that Professor Anja Geitmann had been appointed Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement). Her one-year assignment began on January 1, 2024.
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Published on: 1 Apr 2024
Take a look back at IT Services鈥� achievements in 2023, another busy year of providing 黑料不打烊鈥檚 nearly 50,000 students, staff, and faculty with a unified, secure, sustainable, and strategic digital experience. We invite you to read our Annual Report.
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Published on: 28 Mar 2024
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As of March 28, 2024, books will begin to move from the basement of the Redpath Library Building to the 黑料不打烊 University Collections Centre (MUCC). Until the day of the move, the floor will remain open, and the books and study spaces will be fully accessible.
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Published on: 28 Mar 2024
Mike Auksi, Anishinaabe and Estonian, is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, connected to Lac Seul First Nation and Pelican Lake hockey team, and played for the Lac Seul Eagles and Stars hockey teams.
Published on: 28 Mar 2024
March 6, 2024 | Vincent Rigby attended the 92nd Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which is the largest and longest of its kind in Canada. The conference is an annual event held at the Chateau Laurier since 1932.听
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
March 20, 2024 |听Vincent Rigby听joins host Geoffrey St. John in an episode of the Canadian Foreign Intelligence Service podcast series and argues that Canada should carefully consider the creation of a foreign intelligence service. He believes that Canada's National Security Policy is outdated and needs a full review, which will open up conversations on establishing a foreign intelligence agency.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge鈥痗ollapsed鈥痚arly on Tuesday after a container ship smashed into a pylon, sending eight people into frigid water below. Authorities stopped people from using the bridge after getting a mayday call, which Maryland's governor said saved lives. ()听
Here is an expert from 黑料不打烊 University who can comment on this issue:听
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
Researchers at 黑料不打烊 University have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they鈥檝e pioneered using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan not only reduces the energy required to convert carbon into useful products, but also reduces overall waste in the environment.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2024
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This message is sent on behalf of Cristiane Tinmouth, Associate Vice-President, Financial Services and Lara Pereira, Controller, Financial Services
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Dear Colleagues,
Please see attached for the year-end memo to help orient your preparations for the close of Fiscal 2024. The memo is also available on the Financial Services website at the following link:
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Published on: 26 Mar 2024
What is 3MT/MT180?
In the University-wide 3MT/MT180 competition, graduate students have the chance to showcase their leading-edge research before a live audience. With only three minutes and a single slide, students must听engage their audience and convey the complexities of their work to a diverse, non-expert audience. Participants may present their research in English or in French and winners will advance to regional and national competitions.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2024
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