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Tropical tree named after actor and conservationist Leonardo DiCaprio by British botanists
A tropical tree discovered in the Ebo forest in Cameroon has been named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio who was committed to the preservation of this tropical forest, scientists from the…
QMJHL | Patrick Guay named striker of the month for December
Charlottetown Islanders center Patrick Guay, who scored eight goals and 11 assists in nine games, was named the QMJHL forward of the month for December. Posted on January 3, 2022…
Elaine Thompson-Herah and Novak Djokovic named “Champions of champions” of the 2021 world by “L’Équipe”
After the names of the two French “Champions of Champions” of the year 2021 published on Tuesday, December 28, the newspaper The team unveiled Wednesday, December 29 its foreign “Champions…
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award | Leylah Fernandez named Canadian female athlete of the year
Leylah Fernandez of Laval is the recipient of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Trophy, awarded to the female athlete of the year according to The Canadian Press. Posted on December 28, 2021…
A star named Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée. A landmark. A giant. I was still inhabited by the film CRAZY, recently reviewed. Haunted by music and so many ingredients that saw my youth. The time. Ill-fitting…
A disappointment named Biden | Press
Joe Biden’s first year in office ends with a mixed bag. Rightly or wrongly, the new President of the United States is judged to have failed to live up to…
Tennis: Félix Auger-Aliassime named male player of the year in Canada
Montrealer Félix Auger-Aliassime had a hat trick, courtesy of Tennis Canada, which on Wednesday voted him male player of the year, singles player of the year and player who improved…
Fernandez named tennis player of the year by Tennis Canada
Laval’s Leylah Annie Fernandez was named Tennis Canada Player of the Year, Singles Player of the Year and Most Improved Player. Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa was once again named doubles…
Team Canada Junior | Guhle named captain against the backdrop of an outbreak
Canadian prospect Kaiden Guhle has long been anticipated to captain Junior Team Canada; it is now official. It remains to be seen whether the “bubble” in which the World Championship…
Alphonso Davies named Canada Soccer Player of the Year
(Ottawa) Bayern Munich and men’s national team star player Alphonso Davies was named Canada Soccer Player of the Year on Wednesday. Posted on December 15, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. Davies,…
Lewis Hamilton named knight by Prince Charles
(London) A few days after missing an eighth Formula 1 title, Briton Lewis Hamilton was awarded the knight title by Prince Charles during a ceremony held at Windsor Castle (England)…
LCF | Zach Collaros named MVP
(Hamilton) Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros was named CFL MVP on Friday night. Posted on December 10, 2021 at 6:07 p.m. Updated at 18:23 This means that Montreal Alouettes…
DJ Leslie Barbara Butch named 2021 Out d’Or Personality of the Year
Organized for the 4th year by the association of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex journalists, the Out d’or celebrates LGBTI visibility through 7 categories. DJ, plus size model, lesbian,…
Decathlete Damian Warner named Canadian Athlete of the Year
Decathlete and Olympic champion Damian Warner is the recipient of the Lou-Marsh Trophy, awarded to the Canadian athlete of the year. Warner won the gold medal in the decathlon at…
Bruce Boudreau named head coach | Canucks want to restart their season
(Vancouver) Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini has said he may have been “too patient” waiting for his team to straighten out their season. Posted on December 6, 2021 at 4:04…
Valérie Pécresse named candidate for the Republicans with 60.95% of the vote against Eric Ciotti
“For the first time in its history (…), our political family will equip itself with a candidate for the presidential election”, rejoiced the president of the Ile-de-France region on Saturday.…
Country Queen Dolly Parton named 2021 Personality of the Year by “People” magazine for her “mega-philanthropy”
At 75, it’s not her first magazine cover Dolly Parton, but this time around, the country music star isn’t named for her vocals or record sales, but for “his generosity,…
Tel Aviv named most expensive city in the world in 2021
(London) Tel Aviv has supplanted Paris and Singapore as the most expensive city in the world, according to an annual survey by The Economist which points out that supply chain…
COVID-19: the B.1.1.529 variant classified as “worrying” by the WHO and named “Omicron”
The new variant B.1.1.529 of the virus causing COVID-19, detected for the first time in southern Africa, was classified Friday of “concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO), and named…
Popular culture: a Tanguy named Tamagotchi
They seduced legions of children from Asia to America via Europe, invaded schoolyards at the end of the 1990s, gave headaches to parents… The Tamagotchis, these small electronic creatures, which…