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Quebec Researchers Found A 'Breakthrough' That Could Help Treat People With HIV

From finding an oral drug to treat COVID-19 to discovering a new way to detect Alzheimer's disease, Quebec researchers have been making impressive strides lately.

Now, local scientists have achieved another "breakthrough" — this time, to help treat people living with HIV. 

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Quebec Researchers Discovered A New Way To Detect Alzheimer's 5 Years Before Its Onset

Quebec scientists and researchers are making impressive strides lately — from working to develop a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine to finding the world's first oral drug for treating non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Now, they've found a new way to detect Alzheimer's disease five years before its onset.

The recent study, conducted at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec City and led by doctoral student Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher and postdoctoral student Mohamed Haddad,* uses two markers found in people's blood plasma to detect early warning signs of the disease.

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A Futuristic Store Just Opened In Montreal & You Can Leave Without Paying (PHOTOS)

A futuristic new store just opened in the Retail Innovation Lab on McGill University's downtown Montreal campus, and it's so high-tech that you can leave without paying for stuff you take — at least not in the traditional sense. 

The store — a partnership between McGill University and Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. — is designed as a "live testing ground" for retail innovation, including "frictionless technologies" that allows for contactless check-out.  

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Here's How Canada-US Relations Could Change Depending On Who Wins The Election

With the U.S. presidential election in progress, Canadians from Quebec to B.C. are anxiously anticipating the results of what some are calling the most important American election in our lifetime. 

Though many of us are worried about the potential impacts of the U.S. election, experts say that while things are bound to change, relations between our two countries should remain stable no matter who wins — whether it be Joe Biden or Donald Trump. 

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A Survey Asked Quebecers To Weigh In On The uOttawa Prof Who Used The N-Word In Class

On October 27, Montreal marketing firm Léger released the results of a survey that asked Canadians about a recent controversy at the University of Ottawa in which a professor used the n-word in a class discussion about minority groups reclaiming derogatory terms.

The professor was ultimately suspended — a decision Premier François Legault questioned publicly at a press conference on October 20, saying he doesn't "understand" it. 

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Prof Whose Report Calls SPVM Team 'Anti-Black' Says Legault Isn't Taking Issue 'Seriously'

Black Montrealers are much more likely to be arrested by an SPVM anti-gun squad than other groups, according to a report by Concordia University professor Ted Rutland.

The report found that 74% of all persons charged by the Quiétude squad — a team of about 20 investigators — were Black while 19% were white. 6% were non-Black people of colour.

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Premier Legault Doesn't 'Understand' Why uOttawa Suspended A Prof For Using The N-Word

In reference to a University of Ottawa professor being suspended for using the n-word in one of their courses, a reporter asked Premier François Legault during a press conference on October 20 if he thought any words should be banned from being used in Quebec.

Legault responded: "No, I don't think there should be words that are prohibited. Obviously, we need to look at the context in which words are used."

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A New Study Shows That Montrealers Are Beyond Stressed Out

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the psychological well-being of Quebecers. According to a new study conducted by the Université de Sherbrooke, one in four Montrealers has developed symptoms of "pandemic-induced" anxiety and depression. 

More broadly, across seven of Quebec's health regions, one in five survey respondents reported similar symptoms of mental distress. The situation seems to be worse in urban areas. 

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