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Quebec submits its offers to all workers’ unions in early childhood centers
More than 13 months after the expiry of the collective agreements, Quebec finally submits its offers to all the unions which represent the thousands of workers in early childhood centers…
What we know about the attack on a prison van in Eure which left at least two dead
An escape that turns into drama. At least two prison officers died on Tuesday 14 May, in the attack on their van in the Eure, at the Incarville tollbooth. Three…
the largest camera in the world will observe the universe from Chile
This digital camera, the most powerful ever built and in which France participated, will examine the universe and its mysteries by photographing daily a large part of the sky visible…
Death of Canadian author Alice Munro
Canadian author Alice Munro, specialist in short stories and awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013, has died at the age of 92, media announced on Tuesday. Posted at…
A deal worth it?
Published on 05/14/2024 4:05 p.m. Video length: 3 min Refurbished bikes: a deal worth it? Refurbished bikes are a lower-cost alternative for smaller wallets. But are they really worth it?…
The head of American diplomacy tries to reassure Ukraine about American weapons
The head of American diplomacy, on a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, tried to reassure kyiv about the arrival of American military aid, at a time when Moscow assures…
Breast cancer drugs could fight prostate cancer
Drugs already used to fight breast cancer could be used to combat prostate cancer, noted a researcher from Laval University. Traditionally, said Professor Étienne Audet-Walsh, prostate cancer is studied in…
“tiktokeur”, “baraki”… 150 new words and expressions in Le Petit Robert 2025
Published on 05/14/2024 4:42 p.m. Video length: 2 min Dictionaries: “tiktokeur”, “baraki”… 150 new words and expressions in Le Petit Robert 2025 Like every year, the Petit Robert dictionary welcomes…
a Franco-American big band for a tribute to Duke Ellington and to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day
There are sixteen young American and French musicians, united within the Future of Jazz Big Band. They performed this weekend on the stage of the Jazz sous les pommiers festival…
Canada Day Show | FouKi, Chromeo and Corneille on stage
(Ottawa) Quebec rapper FouKi, Montreal funk duo Chromeo and singer Corneille will perform at the Canada Day concert on Parliament Hill. Posted at 9:46 a.m. The list of artists who…
Filmmaker Roman Polanski acquitted after being sued for defamation by actress Charlotte Lewis
The 90-year-old director notably described the comments of the actress, who accused him of rape, as “odious lies”. Published on 05/14/2024 2:08 p.m. Update on 05/14/2024 2:18 p.m. Reading time:…
France | In his hometown, a digital twin of Arthur Rimbaud animated by AI
(Charleville-Mézières) Did you like Verlaine? Do you believe in God ? In Charleville-Mézières, in northeastern France, a digital twin of Arthur Rimbaud generated by artificial intelligence will respond to visitors,…
Students from the University of Sherbrooke set up a pro-Palestinian camp on their campus
After those of McGill University and the University of Quebec in Montreal, it is the turn of students from the University of Sherbrooke to set up a camp on their…
The United States significantly increases tariffs on many Chinese products
The White House announced on Tuesday a marked increase in customs duties applied to the equivalent of $18 billion in Chinese products, in order to “protect American businesses and workers”…
“We don’t have major support from the state and politicians,” laments the co-founder of Metoo media
“There is a real Metoo collective”, assures Muriel Réus but the men are rare there. “This societal movement will not progress without men at our side.” Published on 05/14/2024 12:42…
Louis-Philippe Dalembert receives the Goncourt prize for poetry
(Paris) Haitian writer Louis-Philippe Dalembert received the Goncourt poetry prize on Tuesday for his entire body of work, the jury announced in a press release. Posted at 6:38 a.m. The…
Triumphant return to Switzerland for Nemo, Eurovision winner
This is Switzerland’s third victory in the Eurovision song contest since its creation in 1956. As tradition dictates, the country will host the next edition. France Télévisions – Culture Editorial…
Agricultural bill, 77th Cannes Film Festival. The morning news from franceinfo on Tuesday May 14, 2024
Every day, those in the know debate the news around Salhia Brakhlia and Renaud Dély Published on 05/14/2024 11:01 Reading time: 23 min The morning news from franceinfo on Tuesday…
At the Victoriaville International Festival of Contemporary Music, the beautiful risk of Scott Thomson
The 40e Victoriaville International Festival of Current Music, FIMAV, opens Tuesday under the sign of renewal — or, at the very least, the beginning of renewal. Having come to relieve…
Reconciling the irreconcilable at Québec solidaire
These days we are witnessing a fascinating epistolary debate within Québec solidaire, where the “pragmatic” turn proposed by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois is causing a stir comparable to those caused 40 years…