Etiket: headlines
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Chess and math, the basics of cheating
The chess world has been rocked since last month by a major scandal. Magnus Carlson, the world champion, accuses the young Hans Niemann of cheating, polarizing in passing a universe…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Civil disobedience at the museum
Environmental activists have targeted works of art to draw media attention to the climate cause. The images of these escapades have gone around the world, arousing as much if not…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Sound, a blind spot in town planning?
Whether it is perceived as harmful noise or as an inseparable component of urban identity, sound is an integral part of the daily life of Montrealers, sometimes in a subtle…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Investigation into the flaws in the system in the face of the suicides of young Quebecers
546. This is the number of Quebec children under the age of 18 who have taken their own lives over the past twenty years. When we look at the big…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The announced death of credit cards
With all the changes caused by the digital shift in the payment market, the pure and simple disappearance of the credit card is a scenario closer to us than you…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Is a recession inevitable in Canada?
The word “recession” has been on everyone’s lips since several central banks around the world imposed aggressive interest rate hikes. In Canada, bets are off on the probability of entering…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | A New Wind of Nationalism in Western Canada
After years of denouncing Quebec as the “darling” of the Canadian federation, the western provinces are now changing course. Over the past month, their governments have gone so far as…
[BALADO] Pick up the headlines | The dilemma of small municipalities faced with the Airbnb phenomenon
For several years, several small Quebec municipalities have been in the crosshairs of real estate developers wishing to develop impressive projects for short-term rental tourist chalets. There is a lot…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Restorative justice, the two sides of healing
Victims of sexual assault say they are poorly supported in the criminal justice system. This is why restorative justice, this process which puts healing at the forefront by allowing a…
World number 10 Felix Auger-Aliassime headlines the 15th Open de Tennis de Caen
The 15th Caen Tennis Open will take place from December 11 to 14 at the Zénith de Caen for the last time since next year it will move to the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What’s left of #MeToo?
Almost five years to the day after the publication of the first survey related to the #MeToo movement in the province, Pick up the one plunges back into the Quebec…
the wedding of the century that hit the headlines
Who is this Edward VIII, this “uncle David”, in question? This is Edward Windsor, the uncle of the recently deceased former Queen Elizabeth. If their relations were reputed to be…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | DART mission: we hit an asteroid!
On September 26, the US Space Agency successfully conducted the DART mission. A kamikaze probe crashed into an asteroid at 22,500 km/h in an attempt to deflect its course. The…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What Constitution are the Chileans trying to free themselves from?
Earlier this year, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum a new draft Constitution to replace the one in effect since 1980. The constitutional process will be relaunched shortly, but until…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What can Quebec learn from South Korea to promote its culture?
BTS, Blackpink, Parasite, Squid Game… In recent years, South Korean popular culture has managed to establish itself on this side of the ocean. To what extent could Quebec reproduce elements…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The Cheese of Discord
Two schools of thought clash in the dairy aisle: Rawesome, a Montreal-based vegan products company, is attacking a rule that restricts the use of the word “cheese” to products made…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | What not to invite to the same movie theater: critics and fans
Judging by recent US data, the gap between moviegoers and critics has never been greater. At the heart of this growing split: film-loving habits tinted by the pandemic and the…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Nunavik at the forefront of the climate crisis
It is said that the North is experiencing the impact of global warming one step ahead of the South. This is the case of Nunavik, which has vast natural spaces…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | A cemented majority, a fragmented opposition
At the end of a campaign without much suspense, François Legault’s Coalition avenir Québec won Monday evening the strongest parliamentary majority in the province since 1989. What does the new…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Five Heads, Two Races
After five weeks criss-crossing Quebec, the party buses are preparing to return to the garage while the leaders launch their final arguments. A look back at a five-party campaign, where…