Kategori: Culture
68 lawyers file complaint, notably for “death threats”
In total, 98 names of lawyers were included on this list published on a far-right website calling for them to be “sent into a ditch”. Published 04/07/2024 23:46 Reading time:…
It’s a song that resembles us. “It’s so good”, because it’s so good
“C’est si bon”, composed in 1947 by Henri Betti, took a few years to establish itself as an international standard, including thanks to an English version which kept the title,…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | The Eternal Elegance of Oliver Jones in Five Essential Albums
On Saturday night, during a show imagined by several of his comrades, Oliver Jones will blow out his 90 candles, a milestone he will not officially reach until September 11,…
Four Quebec women will represent the country in water polo at the Paris Olympics
Four Quebec women will represent Canada in women’s water polo at the Paris Olympic Games, Water Polo Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Thursday. They are Axelle Crevier, Élyse…
Dylan Groenewegen wins sixth stage of the Tour de France
Dutch champion Dylan Groenewegen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France after a group sprint came to the finish on Thursday. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey as…
In Lille, the “school street” is making headway
Published 04/07/2024 16:50 Video length: 2 min Road safety: in Lille, the “school street” is making headway The holidays will begin on July 5 for millions of children, who will…
Sexual Assault Allegations | New Complaint Against Rapper P. Diddy
(New York) A new complaint for sexual assault and sexual exploitation has been filed against American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs by a former porn star, according to court documents made…
“This is the first time I have seen such a list circulating,” reacted the Paris Bar Association President, who said he was “deeply shocked.”
Pierre Hoffmann announces that he has contacted the Paris public prosecutor. Published 04/07/2024 19:02 Reading time: 2 min The far-right website Réseau Libre published an article on Wednesday, July 3,…
Smashed 2 Review | A Tale of Revenge
Double bill from the United Kingdom on Wednesday night at the Tohu to kick off Montreal Completely Circus. If the proposal of Gandini Juggling leaves us with a little sour…
Mexico, in turn, prepares for the arrival of hurricane “Beryl”
The Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit the tourist coasts of Mexico on the night of Thursday to Friday, accompanied by winds of up to 190 km/h, after having earlier…
Gas chambers “detail of history” complaint in France against a far-right candidate
The SOS Racisme association announced on Thursday that it had filed a complaint after a French far-right candidate slipped up and claimed that party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen’s comments on…
The Hall of Song is relocating with two exciting tributes to Anne Sylvestre and Georges Brassens
For the second year in a row, the Parisian institution dedicated to French song is presenting two of its productions in Avignon. “Les Eaux sauvages” and “Le Prof de Brassens”…
racist leaflets distributed in letterboxes in a town in Yvelines
Residents of this commune in Yvelines have found racist leaflets on their cars or in their mailboxes. According to SOS Racisme, these acts have been increasing since the legislative elections.…
Weekend Plans | How to Start July Off Right
2Frères, Clay and Friends in Tremblant, PlazaPalooza… July is off to a good start with a variety of choices. Here are our journalists’ suggestions. Published at 11:45 a.m. 2Frères and…
Chinese electric vehicles in the crosshairs of the European Union
Chinese electric vehicles are in the sights of Brussels, which has just imposed precautionary surcharges to slow their surge and protect European manufacturers. Here are the reasons that pushed the…
Quebec’s turn to demand the recusal of Justice Mahmud Jamal from the Supreme Court of Canada
After the Mouvement laïque québécois, it is Quebec’s turn to demand that Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada recuse himself from the case surrounding the State Secularism…
Former Mayor of Canteleu Acquitted of Drug Trafficking Complicity Charges
Although the court noted a “weakening of Mélanie Boulanger’s ethical safeguards”, it considered that there was no “positive act” in the file likely to characterise complicity. Published 04/07/2024 14:52 Update…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | A Cowboy Like No Other
Masked singer and crooner With his astonishing register, Orville Peck performs Friday on the Place des Festivals. Portrait in five key words of the most flamboyant cowboy in country music…
Conductor Raphaël Pichon brings a lost Rameau opera back to life
The maestro at the head of the Pygmalion Ensemble, a specialist in baroque music and admirer of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), was invited by the festival to work with the director…
Montreal International Jazz Festival | On view indoors and outdoors this Thursday
Montreal International Jazz Festival The Eternal Elegance of Oliver Jones in Five Essential Albums On Saturday night, during a show imagined by several of his comrades, Oliver Jones will blow…