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Canada鈥檚 AI strategy targets growth but raises concerns on accountability and equity

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 11:48

Canada鈥檚 鈥淎I for All鈥 strategy, unveiled June 4, pairs over $2 billion in spending with ambitious targets for economic growth and job creation by 2031. Built on pillars like infrastructure,听skills听and responsible AI, it aims to boost adoption and close Canada鈥檚 gap with G7 peers.

But as听faculty听lecturer听Simon Blanchette writes in听The Conversation, the plan emphasizes growth more than accountability. Key gaps听remain听around job displacement, worker听protections听and oversight of workplace AI, with entry-level roles and equity-seeking groups particularly vulnerable.

Published: 19 June 2026

Governing AI: why the public must set the moral limits

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 11:46

Who should decide what artificial intelligence is allowed to do to us?

Increasingly, choices about fairness, risk, and harm are made not by the public, but by the companies building these systems. Even industry leaders admit this is a problem.

础蝉听Emmanuelle Vaast, professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网听puts it, 鈥淲hen corporations alone decide how AI shapes our lives, we risk outsourcing our moral responsibility.鈥

Published: 19 June 2026

Rethinking remote work beyond the productivity debate

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 11:44

As debates over remote work persist,听闯别补苍鈥慛颈肠辞濒补蝉听搁别测迟, a professor at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, argues the issue is often misunderstood.

Remote work鈥檚听success is not inherent鈥攊t hinges on preparation and the quality of management. Reyt notes that early evidence of lower performance may reflect outdated practices rather than the limits of remote work itself.

Published: 19 June 2026

The Anthropic shock: Why Canada must rethink AI control

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 11:42

Who controls access to the artificial intelligence systems shaping our economies and institutions?

As Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at 91黑料网 Desautels, underscores, the U.S.-ordered suspension of听Anthropic鈥檚听advanced models鈥攃utting off global users overnight鈥攕hows how quickly a routine commercial relationship can turn into a strategic vulnerability.

Organizations in Canada and elsewhere lost critical tools without warning or recourse, revealing the risks of relying on foreign-owned AI governed by external laws and priorities.

Published: 19 June 2026

Nkabom Africa Case Competition: Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 10:59

罢丑别听Sustainable Growth Initiative听(厂骋滨)听Office of Sustainable Africa听hosted the听inaugural Nkabom Africa Case Competition, bringing together students, researchers, poli

Published: 19 June 2026

D2R launches major international projects to advance personalized genomic medicine

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 10:48

Montreal, June 19, 2026 鈥 91黑料网鈥檚 DNA to RNA (D2R) initiative has announced two new international research projects aimed at accelerating personalized genomic medicine and RNA-based therapies. Funded through D2R鈥檚 International Partnerships Program (IPP), each project receives $600,000 and brings together leading institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Published: 19 June 2026

NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 10:24

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

鈥淗umanity is entering a new era of space exploration, but our planetary protection strategies have not kept pace with the risks associated with returning extraterrestrial samples to Earth,鈥 said paper co-author Frederick I. Moxley, Director of Strategic Threat Analysis and Research Laboratories, an Idaho-based consultancy.

Published: 19 June 2026

AES Researcher Daiva Nielsen Receives ASN's Mead Johnson Award

News - Fri, 06/19/2026 - 09:24

Daiva Nielsen, Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition and Scientific Director of the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (CNRU), has been selected to receive the Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation.听

Published: 19 June 2026

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News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 16:14

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Published: 18 June 2026

Expert: Prediction markets coming to Canada

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 15:51

Wealthsimple is preparing to launch a new app this summer that will give Canadian retail investors limited access to prediction markets, where users can trade on the outcome of real鈥憌orld events 鈥 from interest rates to climate trends 鈥 through the U.S. platform Kalshi.

Published: 18 June 2026

On YouTube - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 15:15

Workshop with the Rwandan Space Agency

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 14:49

Last Friday, the Institute of Air and Space Law听wrapped up a successful three-day workshop with the Rwanda Space Agency, discussing domestic space law. The workshop, which was organised and moderated by Dr Arnold Agaba, included presentations from Professor Andrea Harrington, Adjunct Professor and Alumna Diane Howard, DCL candidate Judith S. jahnke, and LLM student Melanie Munyori. The workshop concluded with the IASL and the RSA signing a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to continue the fruitful collaboration between the two institutions.

Published: 18 June 2026

Pearl Eliadis on the values behind 鈥淐anada Strong鈥 | Literary Review of Canada

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 10:56

May 29, 2026 |听Pearl Eliadis听associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, contributed an essay to the Literary Review of Canada warning that Canada must reinforce its "values infrastructure" as it pursues a "Canada Strong" agenda focused on defence and economic resilience.

Published: 18 June 2026

A 鈥榖ridge鈥 to bolstering research and clinical expertise

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:52

91黑料网鈥檚 Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is well known for its impact in Quebec, where its award-winning Service to the Community Program provides dental care to underserved groups throughout the Greater Montreal Area.

Though lesser known, the Faculty鈥檚 global impact is no less impressive, with a long history of training oral and maxillofacial surgical residents from the Middle East. Now, the Faculty is expanding its global footprint through a new research and clinical collaboration with Kuwaiti partners.

Published: 18 June 2026

Nouvelles du campus - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:39

L鈥檜niversit茅 se classe au 30e rang mondial et fait son entr茅e dans le top 10 mondial en mati猫re de durabilit茅听

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Campus news - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:33

University places 30th globally and breaks into global top 10 for sustainability

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91黑料网 Department of Bioengineering launches its first Newsletter

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:29

We are delighted to share the inaugural edition of The 91黑料网 Department of Bioengineering Newsletter.From groundbreaking research and student achievements, to new programs and community initiatives, this issue highlights the many ways our department continues to grow and innovate.

Future editions will be shared annually each June.

Published: 18 June 2026

Digitization of centuries of Canadian weather records promises to improve climate understanding

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 09:07

Researchers have uncovered and digitized nearly two million 18th and 19th century weather observations from across Canada that offer new insights into how the country鈥檚 climate has changed over time.

The international project draws on handwritten records dating from 1768 to 1884. The data include temperature, precipitation, wind and detailed descriptions of such events as storms and floods.

Published: 18 June 2026

Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

News - Thu, 06/18/2026 - 07:43

What makes a speaker engaging? Both what is said and how it is said matter, but in different, complementary ways, a new study conducted at the 91黑料网 School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found.

When people try to sound 鈥渆ngaging,鈥 they tend to speak more loudly and in a higher pitch, and this can lead listeners to evaluate them more positively, the researchers said. However, the study also reveals that the listener鈥檚 desire to extend a conversation depends mainly on interest in what the speaker has to say.

Published: 18 June 2026

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