Kategori: Culture
Sylvain Parent-Bédard | Of passion and risk
East of Highway 20, we know Sylvain Parent-Bédard, the man who is at the head of the new comedy empire in Quebec. But elsewhere, what do we know about this…
Better help | Le Devoir
Even if I often fail, I always hope that I am good and turned towards others — “good” in the sense of “always trying to do the right thing.” It…
Elektra: when the artist reveals a new otherness
In what ways can we take the pulse of a new otherness, which we ourselves have participated in bringing into the world and in constituting? How is the human experience…
Mademoiselle’s “raï’n’blues” weaves together origins, rhythms and sounds
At the Vieilles Charrues festival in Carhaix, the trio carried away the audience with their “raï’n’blues”. At the controls: Rodolphe Burger, Sofiane Saïdi and Mehdi Haddab. Published 07/13/2024 10:50 Reading…
Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial dismissed due to procedural flaw
The judge dismissed the trial for withholding evidence, denouncing behavior “bordering on bad faith” on the part of the prosecution, which did not provide the defense with bullets related to…
Your holiday like an influencer
It smells like summer vacation, finally! Except that, for many, if it’s not on Instagram, it doesn’t exist… So, here are some gadgets that will ensure that your vacation is…
Meeting the artisans of the L’Islet region
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook Picking vegetables, haskap berries or edible wild plants, harvesting honeycombs, meeting laying hens followed by a painting workshop… To say that…
Abbé Pierre Foundation calls for an increase in social security benefits and low wages
“Having social security benefits and salaries that are at least at the poverty line is the least we can do,” the association’s spokesperson argued on franceinfo. Published 07/12/2024 08:51 Reading…
Largest dinosaur ever auctioned on display
Published 12/07/2024 17:11 Update 12/07/2024 17:26 Video length: 2 min Dampierre-en-Yvelines: the largest dinosaur ever put up for auction on display Dampierre-en-Yvelines: the largest dinosaur ever put up for auction…
Lang Lang, Gautier Capuçon, Khatia Buniatichvili, the stars of classical music at the Hôtel de Ville to celebrate July 14
A few days before the opening of the Olympic Games, the show will not take place this year at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, but on the forecourt of…
Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet in the Wimbledon final for a final rematch
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic qualified for the Wimbledon final on Friday, where they will face each other on Sunday in a rematch of the 2023 final, where the Spaniard…
Krejcikova vs. Paolini for Wimbledon debut
Barbora Krejcikova or Jasmine Paolini: for the eighth time in as many editions, Wimbledon will crown a different champion on Saturday and it will be a new surprise, to the…
The terrace of the Hôtel de Ville Games will host a “safe place” against sexual and sexist violence from Sunday
To prevent the risk of an increase in sexist and sexual violence during the festivities linked to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, several “safe spaces” will be deployed…
Road deaths up 2% in June
The number of seriously injured people (1,519) is, however, down 12% compared to June 2023. Published 12/07/2024 11:43 Update 12/07/2024 12:21 Reading time: 1 min The A13 in Vaucresson (Hauts-de-Seine),…
Author Revelations | Western University Suspends Alice Munro Chair in Creativity Program
(London) Alice Munro’s alma mater has suspended the chair program that bears her name following revelations that the writer protected her second husband after learning he had sexually assaulted her…
It’s a song that resembles us. The ambassadors of French song
Yvette Giraud, Jacqueline François, Line Renaud and Mireille Mathieu have devoted a good part of their careers to giving concerts and recording albums for foreign audiences as ambassadors of French-language…
Actor Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial unexpectedly halted
The judge sent the jury home after the discovery of new bullets that the defense never had access to. Published 12/07/2024 23:54 Reading time: 1 min Actor Alec Baldwin on…
CF MTL Prepares to Make Moves During Transfer Period
Developing a game project and identity doesn’t happen overnight, but progress is faster when everyone buys into that mentality. CF Montreal President and CEO Gabriel Gervais set the tone Wednesday…
Forest fires: severity index is low to medium for Quebec
The forest fire season should be mild in Quebec, according to government authorities responsible for the issue, who held an information session on Friday. “We’ve been blessed with good weather.…
Holidays: when teenagers work
Published 12/07/2024 16:47 Video length: 2 min Holidays: when teenagers work Holidays: when teenagers work (France 2) Painting, gardening, cleaning… The town of Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) offers missions to young people…