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Laval University law students revive law review
Some law students at Laval University are basking in the glow of success after having revived a student-run law review that disappeared five years ago. Publication of the 20th edition of the Revue...
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Did robocalls affect the last election? Apparently so, says a new study
A fascinating analysis by economist Anke Kessler at Simon Fraser University concludes that robocalls very likely did depress the turnout of non-Conservative electors in the 2011 federal election. She...
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Université Laval students set for Shell Eco-Marathon
Next week, a team of 30 Université Laval students – working on the Alérion Supermileage – team will be representing Quebec in the Shell Eco-Marathon 2013 in Houston, Tex. The goal of the competition is...
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Don Macpherson: The ongoing injustice of Quebec's electoral map
“One voter, one vote?” Not in Quebec elections. And as far as “no taxation without representation” is concerned, some taxpayers are entitled to much less representation in the National Assembly than...
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Don Macpherson: The self-destruction of the Quebec student protest movement
After this week, it’s hard to take the Quebec student protest movement seriously as much more than a small, hard core able to cause trouble and get attention out of all proportion to its numbers. In...
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Université Laval receives $98M grant, its largest ever
A $98-million research grant has been awarded to Université Laval. The federal government’s $350-million Canada First Research Excellence Fund provided the grant to the university’s Sentinel North...
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Laval Rouge et Or move into top position in latest CIS football rankings
OTTAWA — The Laval Rouge et Or moved into top spot in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport football rankings after opening the season with a 12-9 victory over Montreal. Laval (1-0) received 20 of 30...
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Quebec antibiotics study shows fragility of the gut
The human gut with its trillions of microorganisms is an unexplored universe, according to Michel Bergeron, the director of the Infectious Diseases Research Centre of Université Laval in Quebec City —...
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McGill tops Maclean's rankings for 11th straight year
Quebec universities did well in Maclean’s magazine’s 2016 university rankings. McGill University retained its place as the top-ranked university in the medical doctoral category for the 11th...
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Checking In: Université Laval's Forêt Montmorency has secret cache of snow
Snow alert! If you are hoping for an early opening to the cross-country ski season, I have news: You’re late. Forêt Montmorency, an exceptional Nordic skiing domain north of Quebec City, is part of the...
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Université Laval wins Shell Eco-Marathon, Concordia in eighth spot
Canadian universities took home three of the top five spots in the prototype division of the 2016 Shell Eco-Marathon held last weekend in Detroit. The team from Université Laval finished in top spot...
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Université Laval to release much-awaited study on school violence
QUEBEC — An increasing number of elementary schoolchildren bite and scratch their teachers, throw chairs and destroy school property, spokespeople for three teachers’ unions told the Montreal Gazette...
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Hudson student heads to Paris for international math competition
Alexei Kieran could tell time when he was two-and-a-half years old. He would spend one hour every day at his Montessori preschool playing with the 12-hour and 24-hour clocks, telling the teacher what...
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Break-in, sex assault reports at Université Laval rise to 15
QUEBEC — About 500 people gathered Wednesday evening outside the student residences of Université Laval in Quebec City to support victims of alleged sexual assaults last week. Quebec City police say...
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Gerry Sklavounos withdraws from Liberal caucus after sex-assault allegation...
QUEBEC — A day that began with rampant speculation in the provincial capital about an allegation of sexual assault ended with a Montreal MNA leaving the Liberal caucus. In a short statement late...
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'I've lost control of the story, the facts and their interpretation': Paquet
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Liberal MNA Gerry Sklavounos in 2014 published an open letter on Monday to defend herself against the backlash she’s received since coming forward...
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Former Université Laval student faces 12 charges after sexual assaults
QUEBEC — One of the accused in an alleged series of break-ins and sexual assaults at a Université Laval student residence is facing 11 additional charges. Thierno-Ourny Barry, 19, was first arraigned...
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Life on other planets: Quebec scientists listen in
The science community is keeping a wary eye on a Quebec research team’s claim of finding possible homes for life in outer space. The researchers from Université Laval in Quebec City say analysis of...
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