Etiket: mega
Between “mega” and “mini” projects
This text is addressed to the management of Hydro-Québec. I am, like some other people, extremely concerned about the future of what we call “environment” and which also includes us,…
The mega pothole that we refuse to fill
From coast to coast, politicians are scolding about green taxes that would strangle citizens’ budgets, according to them. Posted at 1:18 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. But guess what? Refueling…
how do mega pumps work?
Welcome Weather report Severe weather Published on 01/04/2024 9:55 p.m. Video length: 1 min Floods in Pas-de-Calais: how do mega-pumps work? Floods in Pas-de-Calais: how do mega-pumps work? – (France…
Appeal and demonstration in Buenos Aires against Milei’s deregulatory “mega decree”
Several thousand people demonstrated on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, giving rise to some scuffles with the police, during the third rally in a week against a decree of massive deregulation…
Mega forest fires | “No one is safe in Quebec anymore”
Like ogres, the fires threatened to engulf everything in their path. Huge propane and gasoline tanks. The airport. Telecommunications towers. The prison. Without forgetting the factory which supplied the firefighters…
French firefighters as reinforcements in the face of mega fires
Welcome Miscellaneous Forest fires Published on 07/17/2023 21:25 Video length: 1 min. France 3 Article written by France 3 – L. de la Mornais, J. Desrousseaux, T. Donzel France Televisions…
[Opinion] Fund graduate students, not mega research projects
While graduate students in Canada live well below the poverty line, given low levels of federal funding for scholarships that have not increased in decades, the Canadian government recently announced…
Tokyo Olympics | First conviction in the mega corruption scandal
(Tokyo) The former president of a Japanese company sponsoring the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games received a suspended prison sentence on Friday, a first conviction by Japanese justice in the context…
Owner of Mega Fitness Gym | Dan Marino died of heart attack, coroner says
The former owner of the Mega Fitness Gym in Quebec Dan Marino died in 2022 of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), i.e. a natural death, concludes the coroner Me…
Volkswagen Mega Battery Plant in Ontario | A symbol of resistance to American protectionism, according to Ottawa
Ottawa sees in Volkswagen – which will build a battery factory in Ontario – the example of resistance to American protectionism. In the Quebec electric transport sector, which pleads for…
The Mega Fitness Gym changes hands
A young entrepreneur who has taken over the reins of the Méga Fitness Gym de Québec intends to restore its letters of nobility to the establishment which had made headlines…
the funny video published by Pierre, the brother of the director of “Alibi 2”, to celebrate a mega score!
Fifi’s gang is back! After the release of the first part on February 15, 2017, Philippe Lacheau, his partner Elodie Fontan, Tarek Boudali, or even Julien Arruti reopened the doors…
Mega Millions Lottery | The 1.35 billion US jackpot won in Maine
(Des Moines) In the United States, Friday the 13th brought good luck to the person or group who bought the winning ticket in a lottery allowing them to win an…
Mega Millions Draw Prize Pool Reaches One Billion
(Des Moines) In the United States, no one got their hands on the US$940 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, so the next jackpot will increase to an estimated US$1.1 billion…
Why and how authoritarian regimes stage mega sporting events
When Catherine the Great of Russia visited Crimea in 1787, her minister, lover and favorite Grigory Potemkin dressed villages on the imperial route to give the right impression. Its detractors…
A record year for mega art auctions
(Paris) As the big autumn sales in New York come to an end, 2022 is already a record year in terms of mega art auctions. Here is a summary in…
Eating Disorders | A “mega taboo” in the world of sport
Eating disorders are a growing concern in the sports community. The problem is such that Sports Quebec is offering a very first online training to its coaches. Posted at 6:00…
Tired of paying for your brother-in-law’s Mega Gold credit card?
PHOTO GETTY IMAGES We have no illusions: some merchants will keep these savings for themselves. But it’s better than the current situation, where SMEs are suffocated by high credit card…
Evolution of agriculture or outdated energy? Near Nantes, a mega methanizer project divides inhabitants and breeders
This Saturday, September 17, a new demonstration brings together opponents of the mega methanizer project of Corcoue-sur-Logne (Loire-Atlantique). At heart of this mobilization, we find the association “Collectif Vigilance Méthanisation…
Residential school: a mega lawsuit to recognize the cultural impact on communities
A lawsuit to recognize the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities, in connection with the loss of culture and language, has just opened in Federal Court in Vancouver. The…