Kategori: Culture
Héroux-Devtek passes into the hands of the American company Platinum Equity Advisors
Quebec aircraft landing gear manufacturer Héroux-Devtek will come under the control of an American company, while it will be purchased by a private equity firm based in California. The company,…
Patrick Jacob gets 12 years in prison for violent sexual assaults on two women
Patrick Jacob, who committed acts of extreme violence against two women over several months, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the court ruled Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse. A…
University of Bordeaux professor charged with rape
A former vice-president of the faculty, he is suspected of rape and sexual harassment committed in May 2020 against a philosophy teacher-researcher. Published 07/11/2024 3:54 PM Reading time: 1 min…
Romania | The blouse of discord by Louis Vuitton
(Vaideeni) Vuitton? In the Romanian village of Vaideeni, at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, most residents had never heard of the French luxury brand. Until a white blouse embroidered…
Quebec Summer Festival | Charley Crockett: The Freedom of a Cowboy in Motion
In anticipation of his appearance at the Quebec Summer Festival, Charley Crockett, the best that American country has to offer in the last ten years, opened the doors of his…
Sellers are back, but prices continue to rise
The real estate market in the greater Montreal area was strong in the second quarter, with property prices up 4.8% over the year, according to a Royal LePage study released…
The rocket is to ensure Europe’s independence in the space sector
The final countdown has begun. Four years late, the Ariane 6 rocket is set to lift off for the first time on Tuesday above the Guiana jungle, carrying with it…
It’s a song that resembles us. Celine Dion, or the Everest of French
“D’eux”, the best-selling French-language album in history, was born from the meeting of Jean-Jacques Goldman with Céline Dion, and left behind some great hits in French (including “Pour que tu…
Gabrielle Fontaine | Fresh as a Rose (Ouellette)
She is 31 years old, but seems to have just left adolescence. Children call her affectionately “Passe-Carreau!” when they pass her in the street. Despite her youthful airs, it is…
Nicole Belloubet launches investigation after grades “allegedly low” for students at a Jewish high school
Several elected officials have called on the Minister of National Education to obtain clarification on the facts. “A grading bias” was observed for “15 students” at the private high school…
Group aims to break record for longest ballot in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun
Voters in the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun could have to choose between a hundred candidates, on a piece of paper longer than a metre, if enough Canadians add their names…
Shoemaker, a sought-after profession, but with no successors
Whether it is out of passion, necessity or because of a certain reluctance towards “modernity”, diehards practice professions that seem to come from another era, not without bringing them up…
19-year-old man dies in new ‘narco-homicide’
A 19-year-old man was shot during the night from Wednesday to Thursday in a social housing group in the 14th arrondissement of Marseille, a city known for housing drug dealing…
Jacques Dutronc returns to the bawdy cover of his hit “J’aime les filles”
Jacques Dutronc is considered one of the greatest French artists. He welcomes us into his refuge, his haven of peace in Monticello, Corsica. When we say: “Jacques Dutronc“, we obviously…
Lifetime presidency? | Le Devoir
It was already difficult to understand what a sensible voter could find attractive in Donald Trump’s candidacy, other than the taste for a low-level spectacle or the hope of a…
Parole protects our communities
In the current context where prisons are full and starting to overflow, parole represents a decisive measure of protection of our communities, actively working to break the cycles of delinquency.…
The suspense is complete before the take-off of Ariane 6
Published 07/09/2024 4:43 p.m. Video length: 2 min Space: the suspense is complete before the take-off of Ariane 6 Ariane 6 is due to take off on Tuesday, July 9.…
Unionized workers at Fantasia Film Festival to walk out on Thursday
Unionized employees at the Fantasia Film Festival will walk out on Thursday to increase pressure on the employer at the bargaining table. The union says it wants to reach an…
It’s a song that resembles us. “I love you, me neither”, the explicit and the censorship
“Je t’aime moi non plus”, a duet by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, shocks and amazes people around the world but is replaced on the radio by multiple instrumental versions,…
EDF prepares for the start-up of the Flamanville EPR
Published 07/10/2024 10:17 Video length: 1 min Nuclear: EDF prepares the start-up of the Flamanville EPR Nuclear: EDF prepares the start-up of the Flamanville EPR (France 2) The start-up of…