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The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, released the Plan de développement 2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie - Pour une meilleure qualité de vie. (Source: )

Classified as: palliative, Daniel Weinstock, Palliative Care, end-of-life decision-making
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Published on: 17 Nov 2015

November 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking paper, Ҡco-authored by Â鶹AV’s Ronald Melzack, and the late Patrick Wall, which introduced .

Classified as: The Neuro, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Jeffrey Mogil, Jeff Mogil, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, philippe seguela, The Gate Control theory
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Published on: 17 Nov 2015

Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.

Frédéric Mégret, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Â鶹AV
He can comment on the legal ramifications such as the national emergency and border implications. (English, French)
frederic [dot] megret [at] mcgill [dot] ca, cellphone available

Classified as: Rex Brynen, Alain Brunet, Ken Lester, Terrorism, Frédéric Mégret, paris, laura madokoro, duncan pedersen, charles boberg
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Published on: 13 Nov 2015

It’s 'Back to the Future' day: “In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly travels to October 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in Back to the Future's 1985.†(Source: )

Journalists looking for comments can talk to Alex Maloney, professor of physics at Â鶹AV:

“Back to the Future was a great movie which brings up many interesting scientific issues.  Although Einstein's theory of general relativity seems to allow time travel under very special circumstances, it appears that the effects of quantum mechanics make time travel impossible.â€
- Alex Maloney

, Associate Professor of Physics & William Dawson Scholar, Department of Physics, Â鶹AV
Expertise: Black holes, string theory, particle physics, cosmology and the emergence of space-time in quantum gravity.
Contact: Maloney [at] physics [dot] mcgill [dot] ca

Classified as: physics, time travel, back to the future, marty mcfly
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Published on: 21 Oct 2015

By Myriam Denov and François Cré±è±ð²¹³ÜÌý

Classified as: opinion, Myriam Denov, Expert, François Crépeau
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Published on: 9 Oct 2015

“Teachers in many French public schools are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to voice their displeasure over contract talks with the Quebec government.†(Source: )

Classified as: Quebec, strikes, barry eidlin, labour unions
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Published on: 29 Sep 2015

Classified as: NASA, Mars, Arctic, microbes, lyle whyte
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Published on: 28 Sep 2015

Classified as: Quebec, sex, sexual education, lisa trimble
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Published on: 31 Aug 2015

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