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Esteville Mayor Considers Changing the Name of the Village’s Abbé-Pierre School
Manuel Grente, mayor of the Seine-Maritime town where the priest is buried and where he lived, said on Friday that he had begun to think about the village school, which…
Our strange fascination with crime
Thanks to Stéphane Berthomet and a team of enthusiasts, Montreal is hosting this weekend the very first event dedicated to true crime podcasts (true crime), a phenomenon that is enjoying…
What planet do you live on, Mr. Cairo? | Le Devoir
Every time the Minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Affairs and MP for La Peltrie, Éric Caire, holds a press briefing, I always have the strange impression that he comes straight…
Ship stranded in St. Lawrence Seaway dislodged, traffic can resume
The ship that ran aground Thursday evening in the St. Lawrence Seaway, near Kahnawake, was freed Saturday morning. Traffic was able to resume quickly, but the incident will still have…
It’s a song that resembles us. The communist diplomacy of the song
Let us return to the forgotten history of the tours in the USSR and in the Eastern countries of Yves Montand, Juliette Gréco, Jacques Brel and a few others, organized…
In Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, the inhabitants relive the arrival of the allies
Published 08/24/2024 3:54 PM Video length: 2 min 80 years of the Liberation: in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, the inhabitants relive the arrival of the allies 80 years of the Liberation: in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne,…
The national drama of the teacher shortage requires that we act quickly to find solutions
This year again, we are dramatically short of teachers. In fact, there is a shortage of more than 3,800 as I write these lines, one week before the start of…
A University of Sherbrooke project focuses on giftedness in schools
This text is part of the special Back to School notebook Promoting academic perseverance among gifted students is the goal of a mentoring project in partnership with Sacré-Coeur Elementary School…
Airbnb tenants face exorbitant bills from landlords
On the social network X, there have been many testimonies since the beginning of the week: Airbnb tenants are complaining about excessive sums demanded by owners as compensation for details.…
Justin Bieber and wife Hailey welcome first child
(Los Angeles) Justin Bieber, who rose to international fame with his song Baby In 2010, welcomed his first child with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber. Published at 8:51 a.m. Kaitlyn Huamani…
“It’s serious, shocking and shameful,” denounces Mayor Stéphan Rossignol.
The resigning Interior Minister has since asked all French prefects to “immediately reinforce the static presence of law enforcement” in front of all Jewish places of worship in France. Published…
It’s a song that resembles us. “L’Oriental”, somewhere between Paris and the Maghreb
The song “L’Oriental” is known today, most often, in a version by Enrico Macias. Signed Joseph Hagège, it was first a standard of the “francarabe” song embodied by Line Monty,…
“Doing good”: when you do good badly
What is good? Are human beings naturally benevolent, and is it always good to want to do what is right, at any cost? In an age where our rectitude on…
Kamala Harris’s ‘Obama Moment’
Shaela Worsley was just 8 years old when Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States in 2008. “I remember watching it on TV. I remember my…
In Isère, the CAF attacks the benefits of convicted traffickers
Published 08/24/2024 09:40 Video length: 2 min Drug trafficking: in Isère, the CAF attacks the benefits of convicted traffickers Drug trafficking: in Isère, the CAF attacks the benefits of convicted…
Immersion in the history and gastronomy of London pubs
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook When we mention the word “ pub”, we inevitably think of England. The number of pubs is one of the emblematic…
Giving yourself the means to combat reading declines
This text is part of the special Back to School notebook The entire education sector received a blow to the heart in May 2024, when the 2023 results of the…
Sea Shepherd activists mobilize again to secure the release of Paul Watson
The founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd was arrested by Danish authorities on July 21. Environmental activist and whale defender Paul Watson faces extradition to Japan. Published 08/24/2024 08:27 Reading…
Arthur Teboul from the group Feu! Chatterton, looks back on their cover of “L’Affiche rouge” for Missak Manouchian’s entry into the Pantheon
Singer Arthur Teboul will probably never forget this moment that marked their career. He looks back on his performance, and that of his group, of the song “L’Affiche rouge”, on…
Cancellation of her Vienna shows | Taylor Swift explains her silence
(London) Two weeks after organizers canceled Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts due to a foiled terrorist plot, the singer has released her first statement on the cancellations. Updated at 6:15 a.m.…