Etiket: BALADO
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Balloons, UFOs and open-air espionage
The word “UFO” has rarely hit the headlines in the mainstream media as often as it has in recent weeks. Here, it is not a question of extraterrestrials, but of…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Grosses-Roches and the fracture of social networks
In a small Quebec village of a few hundred inhabitants, a Facebook group recently ignited, channeling a very real discord. At a time when social networks contribute to accentuating division…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The plague of rats in Montreal
A visit to some major cities of the world means an involuntary cohabitation with rats. While Montreal seemed to have the situation under control, the rats have been much more…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Story of a tragic day in Laval
On Wednesday, the tragedy that claimed the lives of two young children in a Laval daycare center sent shockwaves through Quebec. 24 hours later, we follow the thread of events…
[BALADO] No, the Earth’s core does not rotate in the opposite direction
You may have read or heard it in recent days, a recent Chinese study would have said that the Earth’s core would have stopped rotating altogether and could even have…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What life after the DPJ?
What happens when children who have lived in a youth center reach majority? For many of them, being catapulted back to life in society, after years of strict supervision, generates…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Alys Robi, forgotten diva
She would have been 100 a few days ago. Given its extraordinary influence in the middle of the last century, but also its history, which remains particularly current in 2023,…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What fate for Santé Québec?
Once again, we promise a real revolution in the world of health. This time, it is about the creation of an agency separate from the Quebec government, which must make…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | 20 years of Quebec reality TV
Twenty years ago now, Quebec television saw the arrival of mass reality television. In 2003, three franchises that would later mark the small screen were launched. First of all Star…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Are trauma warnings more harmful than effective?
In recent years, we have seen an explosion in the use of trauma warnings, or “trigger warnings”, with the aim of preventing vulnerable audiences from reliving their traumatic episodes. We…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The adventures of François Legault in the land of the media
After a break of a few weeks, Quebec elected officials are returning to the National Assembly – as are the journalists who cover their activities. But repeated frictions have colored…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What is the air quality in a home with a gas stove?
In December, an American study concluded that cooking with gas was responsible for just over 12% of childhood asthma cases in the United States. Even though the science studying the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Nagorno-Karabakh, collateral victim of the Ukrainian conflict
While cameras around the world remain focused on Ukraine, another region is silently affected by the war between Moscow and kyiv. Nagorno-Karabakh, a landlocked autonomous republic, is under heavy blockade…
[BALADO] What to do when you die in space?
Astronauts who travel are generally in perfect health and prepared for all eventualities. But with space travel now available to ordinary people and the prospect of a colony on the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | How to Cheat on YouTube and Spotify
In the world of music, the importance of streaming platforms has consecrated the reign of statistics, especially that of the number of listens. Some artists with elastic ethics, smelling the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Trials to watch in 2023
In 2023, the judicial system is under pressure. After two years of the pandemic, it is plagued by a severe shortage of staff which is causing significant delays. Despite all…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Temporary immigration, a “phantom” demography
Whether they are foreign students, workers or asylum seekers, the place occupied by temporary immigrants in Quebec is growing. Yet they remain sidelined from political discourse, in the shadow of…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Social acceptability in times of mining resurgence
Synonymous sometimes with regional development, sometimes with fears for the environment, mining continues to divide. However, it is at the heart of the Legault government’s green transition plan, which relies…
[BALADO] The electric car and its climate balance: good or bad?
Transportation electrification is one of the main strategies of the Quebec government to reduce greenhouse gases. And for good reason, the electric car does not emit GHGs during use. But…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The Service 3R Valorisation sorting center at the heart of the turmoil
In Montreal East, the Service 3R Valorisation sorting center is overflowing. The duty learned that, despite numerous notices of non-compliance and large sums owed to the Canadian and Quebec tax…