Etiket: Americas
One of North America’s last thatched buildings faces demolition
In Cap-à-l’Aigle, a very rare barn-stable with a straw roof, commonly called thatch, may be destroyed. The MRC of Charlevoix-Est sided on this subject with the municipality of La Malbaie…
Candidate Nikki Haley criticized for her comments on America’s slavery past
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the new darling of the American right, was under fire Thursday for refusing to mention slavery during a question about the causes of the Civil War.…
From Felix’s Toads to America’s Cowboys
Times are tough and the news is bad. But music – which softens morals, as everyone knows – consoles us for a moment. Enough to salute his muse, Euterpe, who…
Living in French in the Americas
The French-speaking presence in the Americas is a historical and geographical reality. The Francophones who live there are in a minority situation on a continental scale and this reality is…
A dive into the past for writers from the Americas
Trust Hernan Diaz Inspired by Rashomon (1950) by Akira Kurosawa, Trust is a collection of four manuscripts in various stages of completion telling different versions of the story of an…
Who is pulling the strings of America’s populist revolution?
In a recent analysis published by The dutyFabien Deglise notes that Ron DeSantis was the main “collateral victim of Trump’s legal troubles”. Indeed, we will add, even if it is…
Museum of Modern Art | Latin America’s colonial history reinterpreted
(New York) In New York, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) offers a new reading of Latin America’s colonial past through the eyes of contemporary artists. Posted at 12:37 p.m.…
“Francophone metropolis of the Americas” | A new slogan for Montreal
(Paris) Prepare to see this slogan everywhere. Montreal will soon appear as “Francophone metropolis of the Americas” in its official logo, Valérie Plante said Friday, ending her week-long European tour.…
From Alaska to Ushuaia, 17-year-old Liam Garner becomes the youngest cyclist to cross America’s three continents
This is called taking the adage “Travel shapes the young” literally. A resident of Long Beach, California, Liam Garner did not wait for parental approval to take his bike, leave…
Zahra Kamil Ali, representative of the Americas at the OIF
This text is part of the special Francophonie booklet Appointed representative of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) for the Americas (Quebec) last fall, Zahra Kamil Ali is a…
salvador | 2,000 suspected gangsters transferred to ‘America’s largest prison’
(San Salvador) A second group of 2,000 suspected gangsters were transferred to El Salvador on Wednesday in the “largest prison in America” built for 40,000 inmates as part of the…
Thom, Lou and the Secret of the Americas
Thom and Lou crossed the Americas. Literally. On July 22, 2021, Louis-Martin Gignac and Thomas Julien-Courchesne rode their bikes from Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina.…
Reaching the 7 highest volcanic peaks | Marie-Pier Desharnais, first woman in the Americas to achieve the feat
Quebec mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais is unstoppable. By climbing Mount Sidley in Antarctica on Tuesday, she became the first woman in the Americas to reach the seven highest volcanic peaks in…
94th birthday of Martin Luther King | “The battle for America’s soul is eternal”, says Joe Biden
(Atlanta) Speaking in the Church of Martin Luther King, Joe Biden said Sunday that his famous dream of equality and justice had “not yet” come true, and called once again…
Russell Banks, one of America’s great contemporary novelists, dies at 82
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Strategies | Sayona on track to become North America’s largest lithium producer
Running a business is first and foremost a matter of strategy. Leaders reveal some elements of their game plan and vision. Posted at 8:00 a.m. Quebec is in the process…
America’s Got Talent: All-Stars | Jeanick Fournier shines, but does not triumph
Sorry, your browser does not support videos Quebecer Jeanick Fournier, winner of the most recent edition of Canada’s Got Talenttook part in the show on Monday America’s Got Talent: All-Starswhere…
2024 presidential race | Here comes Trump again: “America’s comeback begins now”
(New York) He has been impeached twice. He is the target of several criminal investigations. And he is vilified by the leaders of his own party. Updated at 0:26 Richard…
Cocaine production increases in the Americas
In Colombia and Peru, “productivity has increased due to changes in processing and the use of different varieties of coca with a longer productive life”, notes the Organization of American…
[Critique] “The Genocide of the Americas”: A Human Tragedy
It is the story of a human tragedy, that of the discovery of the Americas by European empires, starting in 1492. ‘Épinal, that of the explorer Christopher Columbus setting foot…