ctv news /channels/taxonomy/term/3145/all en 2014: The year women joined forces online /channels/news/2014-year-women-joined-forces-online-240941 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:24:23 +0000 webfull 107347 at /channels Ottawa researcher hopes bugs can address global food insecurity /channels/news/ottawa-researcher-hopes-bugs-can-address-global-food-insecurity-237039 <p><strong>Gabe Mott</strong><span> is spending the summer in Mexico, where the company he's part of is trying to figure out how to industrialize the production of insects — or micro-livestock — to address global food insecurity.</span></p> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:32:54 +0000 webfull 103201 at /channels Special report: examining the blackface debate /channels/news/special-report-examining-blackface-debate-243083 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:49:43 +0000 webfull 108334 at /channels Electrolux closes Montreal area plant, leaving thousands unemployed /channels/news/electrolux-closes-montreal-area-plant-leaving-thousands-unemployed-237641 <p><span>After years of waiting, more than a thousand Electrolux employees are out of a job after the company wound down operations Wednesday.</span></p> <p><span>... <strong>Karl Moore</strong>, associate professor at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Faculty of Management, says businesses are under more pressure than ever to make the most money possible for shareholders.<br /><br />Read full article: <a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/electrolux-closes-montreal-area-plant-leaving-thousands-unemployed-1.1919052" target="_blank">CTV News Montreal</a></span></p> Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:25:15 +0000 webfull 103697 at /channels New App helps kids with disabilities find fun activites /channels/news/new-app-helps-kids-disabilities-find-fun-activites-243843 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:49:25 +0000 webfull 109117 at /channels Craving chocolate? Your brain made you do it, study suggests /channels/news/craving-chocolate-your-brain-made-you-do-it-study-suggests-239648 <p> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:03:50 +0000 webfull 106024 at /channels Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students give future Syrian newcomers English lessons online /channels/news/mcgill-students-give-future-syrian-newcomers-english-lessons-online-257614 <p>Many people are offering help to Syrian refugees after they arrive in Quebec, but students are reaching out to refugees while they remain overseas.</p> <p>... <span>"We're filling that void," said <strong>Anita Nowak</strong>.</span></p> <p>The Mentor-in-Residence at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº said the image of Alan Kurdi, the young Syrian boy who drowned trying to make it to Turkey, motivated them to reach out overseas.</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mcgill-students-give-future-syrian-newcomers-english-lessons-online-1.2724614">CTV News</a>, January 5, 2016</p> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:30:08 +0000 webfull 114944 at /channels Æ»¹ûÒùÔº campaign on grey areas of consent /channels/news/mcgill-campaign-grey-areas-consent-239689 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:42:38 +0000 webfull 106068 at /channels Trump win sparks flurry of American interest in Canadian universities /channels/news/trump-win-sparks-flurry-american-interest-canadian-universities-264274 <p>"We've faced elections, we've faced currency devaluations and earthquakes and wars. There's a lot of world events that can have an impact on the number of applications. But admissions requirements stay the same." <strong>Kim Bartlett</strong>, director of admissions. <br /> Read more: <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/trump-win-sparks-flurry-of-american-interest-in-canadian-universities-1.3167328">CTV News</a></p> <p><br /></p> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:10:47 +0000 webfull 123144 at /channels The Berlin Wall came down 25 years ago, symbolizing the end of the Cold War and a pivotal point in world history /channels/news/berlin-wall-came-down-25-years-ago-symbolizing-end-cold-war-and-pivotal-point-world-history-240057 <p> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:47:21 +0000 webfull 106467 at /channels