Experts: Quebec to use HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, replacing Pap test
Quebec says it will start using human papillomavirus tests as its primary screening tool for cervical cancer, replacing the Pap smear. The Health Department says the province will systematically offer HPV testing for cervical cancer screening to all women aged 25 to 65, every five years. Earlier this year, the Institut national d鈥檈xcellence en sant茅 et en services sociaux reported that the HPV test is more sensitive than a Pap smear and could allow patients to collect their own test samples.
Experts: Quebec summer forecast calls for heat, humidity and severe thunderstorms
A hot, "unstable and sticky" summer awaits Quebecers, according to The Weather Network, which predicts periods of abundant heat, often followed by severe thunderstorms. This will be the "fifth consecutive summer where temperatures will be above seasonal normals, which has never happened since we started compiling data" in 1942, according to Andr茅 Monette, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network.
Experts: COVID-19
Researchers are struggling to explain why Quebec had the country's highest official COVID-19 death toll, but a relatively low number of excess deaths. A study听鈥� titled听Excess mortality, COVID-19 and health-care systems in Canada 鈥� looked at excess deaths, which refers to when observed deaths exceed expectations based on previous years' data, between March 2020 and October 2021.
Expert: Monkeypox
A growing number of countries, including Canada, the U.S., Spain, Portugal, and the U.K, are reporting an unusual outbreak of monkeypox. What makes these cases notable is the disease is relatively rare and there are no clear links between some of the infections, raising concerns about community spread and undetected cases.
Expert: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney steps down as UCP leader
Premier Jason Kenney threw Alberta politics into a tailspin on May 18 when he narrowly won a United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership review vote only to announce he was quitting the top job. Kenney said anger from party and caucus members over decisions he made to limit personal liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic led to open criticism of his leadership and ultimately the underwhelming vote of support in the review.
Expert: Son of Philippine dictator appears to win election in a landslide
The namesake son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos appeared to have been elected Philippine president by a landslide in an astonishing reversal of the 1986 "People Power" pro-democracy revolt that ousted his father. (CBC News)
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Experts: Asian Heritage Month | May 2022
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on and recognize the many contributions that Canadians of Asian heritage have made and continue to make to Canada. Asian Heritage Month has been celebrated since the 1990s. In December 2001, the Senate of Canada adopted a motion proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy to officially designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In May 2002, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to announce May as Asian Heritage Month.
Expert: Severe hepatitis of 'unknown origin' in children being investigated in Canada
Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada as global scientists race to understand a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has affected nearly 200 youths around the world. The latest available data from the World Health Organization shows at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported in close to a dozen countries, with the bulk of the reports 鈥� 114 鈥� from the U.K.
Expert: Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B US
Elon Musk has sealed a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion US. The move comes after the richest man in the world started buying shares in the company in March, complaining that the social media network wasn't doing enough to ensure free speech. The company rebuffed his advances for weeks before the two sides struck a deal over the weekend that was made official on April 25.
Expert: Federal Budget 2022
The federal Liberals unveil their latest budget that aims to balance promises made in the 2021 election campaign, in the pact with the NDP, and recently to Canada's global defence allies. The 2022 budget released Thursday includes more than $31 billion in new spending over the next five years. It鈥檚 targeted at speeding the flow of goods through the country鈥檚 supply chains, boosting housing supply and jolting businesses out of an anemic period of investment.
Experts: Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to unionize
Amazon warehouse workers in the Staten Island borough of New York City voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the online retail giant's history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. (CBC News)听
Experts: Canada releases plan for a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault released the government's plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years to meet ambitious 2030 reduction targets. It's a plan that leans heavily on deep cuts in the electricity, oil and gas and transportation sectors. (CBC News)听
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Experts: Does Quebec's secularism law speak to the younger generation?
Researchers from 成人VR视频 and Concordia universities have听teamed up听to examine how Quebec's secularism law, Law 21, is affecting the career choices and experiences of discrimination of students, particularly in the province's faculties of law and education.
Expert: Endometriosis Awareness Month | March 2022
Endometriosis is a common and sometimes debilitating condition experienced by women of reproductive age that may cause chronic pelvic pain and is sometimes associated with infertility. Even though endometriosis has been researched extensively, it is a complex disease that can be challenging to diagnose and treat. (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada)
Experts: International Women's Day | March 8
March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. (Status of Women Canada)
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