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Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Teresa Scassa (English and French) Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy and Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section Teresa.Scassa@uOttawa.ca The COVID Alert app is now available in Ontario. It aims to help prevent the spread of COVID-19....

Increased number of Amber alerts and of cases of parents hurting their children... What motivates a parent to kidnap or hurt their child? Is pandemic-related stress making things worse?   Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Simon Lapierre Full Professor, School of Social Work, University of Ottawa....

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Michael Orsini (English and French) Full Professor, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences morsini@uottawa.ca “While it is challenging to prognosticate on Bolsonaro’s future, not to mention his recent positive C...

A heat warning is in effect in parts of Quebec and Ontario this week. How can we beat the heat while staying safe and wearing a mask? What are the risks for seniors? Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Glen Kenny (English and French) Full Professor, School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences. uOt...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Patrick Leblond (English and French) Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and CN – Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy Patrick.Leblond@uottawa.ca   Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled a fiscal “snapshot” t...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Luc Bonneville (French only) Full Professor, Department of Communication. Researcher, Institut du Savoir Montfort lbonnevi@uottawa.ca Starting today, wearing a mask is mandatory in enclosed public spaces in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. The same will soon be the cas...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Dr. Doug Manuel (English only) Physician and senior scientist, The Ottawa Hospital. Distinguished Professor at the University of Ottawa dmanuel@ohri.ca Starting tomorrow, wearing a mask will be mandatory in certain enclosed public spaces in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. ...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Jamie Chai Yun Liew (English only) Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section Jamie.Liew@uottawa.ca What are the rights of migrant workers in Canada? What are the responsibilities of companies hiring migrant workers? Professor Liew is an expert in immigr...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained in China, have been formally charged with spying by Chinese prosecutors. What’s the potential impact of those charges? Is it likely to raise tensions between the two countries? Errol Mendes (English only)...

Prime Minister Trudeau announced today that Ontario will start testing a new COVID-19 contact tracing app, which will be made available nationwide in July. Shall we all download it? Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Teresa Scassa (English and French) Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy a...