Kategori: Culture
In Nîmes, end of construction in the arenas to host the 27th edition of the Open Air Music Festival
The Nîmes Festival will begin with a highly anticipated concert: Eric Clapton. A French and international scene: Dua Lipa, SCH, Avril Laving, Sofiane Pamart, a total of 35 artists will…
Félix-Leclerc Prize | Gab Bouchard, Lou-Adriane Cassidy and Jeanne Côté in the running
(Montreal) Gab Bouchard, Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Jeanne Côté and the duo Rau_Ze are in the running for the Félix-Leclerc prize, awarded to young French-speaking artists during the Francos de Montréal. Posted…
No deadline for reaching NATO military spending target, despite Allies’ impatience
Despite multiple criticisms from Canada’s allies in recent weeks, Federal Defense Minister Bill Blair refuses to set a deadline for Canada to increase its military spending to 2% — the…
Ottawa is reluctant to give foreign workers the right to change jobs
The Trudeau government is not committing, as requested by a Senate committee, to gradually getting rid of “closed” work permits, or those linked to a single company, for temporary foreign…
an autonomous robot within everyone’s reach?
Published on 05/29/2024 3:47 p.m. Update on 05/29/2024 5:02 p.m. Video length: 2 min Lawn mower: an autonomous robot within everyone’s reach? Lawn mowers are becoming more and more popular.…
According to Crime Writers of Canada | Holy Peace, by André Marois, best detective novel in the country
The thriller by André Marois holy peace won the prize for best detective novel published in Canada in French on Wednesday, awarded by the Crime Writers of Canada association. Published…
Pornographic frescoes still visible in certain hospitals
Published on 05/29/2024 4:05 p.m. Update on 05/29/2024 4:09 p.m. Video length: 1 min Pornographic frescoes: still visible in certain hospitals Pornographic frescoes: still visible in certain hospitals (France 2)…
JK Rowling regrets not speaking out “sooner” about transidentity
(London) The author of the saga Harry PotterJK Rowling, said she regretted not having spoken “sooner” about transidentity, despite accusations of transphobia targeting her, in a text published in the…
Israel bombs Rafah from air and ground, ignoring international condemnations after strikes on displaced people camps
The Israeli army bombarded Rafah by air and ground on Wednesday, ignoring international condemnations after strikes on camps for displaced Palestinians in this town in the south of the Gaza…
“Road prevention is no longer a matter of stupidity”, reacts Pierre Chasseray of 40 million motorists
Road Safety has launched a petition to request a maximum speed of 30 km/h in town. If reaction time is the issue, Pierre Chasseray estimates that by forcing motorists to…
Rome | A museum for antiquities rescued from trafficking
(Rome) In Rome, antiquities recovered after being looted and sold illegally, a trade against which Italy is fighting, have found their sanctuary: the Roman National Museum, which dedicated a room…
Temperatures will be above seasonal norms this summer in Quebec and Ontario, according to Météomédia
The MétéoMédia forecast indicates that “the summer of 2024 will be meteorologically busy, once again,” with hot and dry weather expected across the country. In Quebec and Ontario, temperatures will…
Google and Microsoft will soon offer virtual collaborators
It will be a kind of ChatGPT which feeds on videoconferences or emails, to then give a report, assign tasks and fill the agendas. The objective is to delegate the…
Oumar Diémé, former Senegalese rifleman, bearer of the Olympic flame
This man, over 90 years old, who fought for France, will carry the Olympic flame at the end of July in Seine-Saint-Denis. A “beautiful symbol” at a time of “the…
a drop in prices of 5.2% in one year
Published on 05/29/2024 10:17 Video length: 1 min Real estate: a drop in prices of 5.2% in one year Real estate: a drop in prices of 5.2% in one year…
SZA, Kim Gordon, Justice or Chase & Status, festival director Marie Sabot details her favorites
Rap, pop, electronica, but also rock, major figures and emerging gems: the eco-responsible Ile-de-France festival We Love Green, which takes place at the Bois de Vincennes Friday May 31, Saturday…
Public media | Concerns everywhere
Three countries, three public broadcasters, three transformations. CBC/Radio-Canada is not alone in questioning its governance, its mission and its financing. This is also happening in France and the United Kingdom.…
The specter of acculturation hangs over the youth of Nunavik
The principle may well have been enshrined in law since 2020 in Ottawa and since 2022 in Quebec, in Nunavik, the harshness of a real lack of resources can still…
The virtual war against young people
Thus, 70% of Quebec adults would be in favor of the establishment of a digital majority, François Legault even going so far as to state that social networks are “…
Laurent Wauquiez, Xavier Bertrand, David Lisnard… Three LR presidential contenders in the aisles of the agricultural show
By chance of the diaries, there will not only be Marine Le Pen and Fabien Roussel on Wednesday in the aisles of the agricultural show, but also three potential candidates…