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Voting under the smoke in the middle of the climate crisis
Last month, the United Nations announced that the year 2024 would “very likely” be the hottest year in history — thus beating the record set in 2023. Already, the data…
“We play on words. “It’s smoke and mirrors”: the Caisse’s $2.5 billion investment in the Jebel Ali free zone criticized
“We play on words. It’s smoke and mirrors,” denounces tax haven expert Franck Jovanovic, who has difficulty seeing how the Caisse can both encourage “best tax practices” and invest US$2.5…
Italy | Mount Etna volcano produces smoke rings
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Bronte, Italy) The southern crater of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily produces a large amount of smoke rings visible from many places…
Smoke | The duty
Wherever you were in Montreal last Monday, everything reeked of dry, irritating smoke. Another old abandoned building, this one dating from 1870, which burned down. Located next to the former…
Study | Cigarette smoke and UV rays accelerate skin aging
The combined effect of cigarette smoke and UV rays seems to accelerate premature aging of the skin, warns a study led by a researcher from Laval University. Posted at 7:36…
Smoke causes emergency landing at Montreal-Trudeau airport
(Montreal) A Delta plane coming from New York had to make an emergency landing at Montreal-Trudeau airport Friday afternoon. Published yesterday at 11:10 p.m. Aéroports de Montréal spokesperson Anne-Sophie Hamel…
Clearing the smoke over Gaza
There is smoke over the Gaza Strip. We’ll see later if there really is a fire. In the meantime, Israel must take immediate steps to prevent the fire and extinguish…
Montreal Metro | Smoke release causes service interruptions
(Montreal) Two service interruptions of the Montreal metro were decreed Tuesday morning by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Posted at 9:06 a.m. A release of smoke caused the…
Public sector negotiations | The new offer is a “show of smoke and mirrors”, denounces the CSQ
(Quebec) The government’s new sectoral offer to teachers is a “show of smoke and mirrors” and constitutes a “setback in the talks”, denounces the Federation of Education Unions (FSE-CSQ). The…
Second-hand smoke associated with intense migraines in non-smokers
(Montreal) Significant exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with severe headaches or migraines in people who have never smoked, indicates a study recently published by Chinese researchers. Posted at 11:28…
Smoke release | Service resumes on all three Montreal metro lines
Service was temporarily interrupted on three lines of the Montreal metro on Wednesday evening due to “smoke release”. The situation returned to normal in less than half an hour. Updated…
Smoke from campfires
Discreetly, SEPAQ and Parks Canada are examining how problematic campfire smoke can be in campgrounds. But there is absolutely no question of banning what is a real institution. Updated yesterday…
The capital of the Brazilian Amazon choked by smoke from fires
(Manaus) Manaus is suffocating: the capital of the Brazilian Amazon has for several days been invaded by the smoke of fires caused by deforestation and those responsible, “criminals” targeted Friday…
The right to smoke on stage in dispute before the Superior Court of Quebec
Four herbal cigarettes and a fake joint, smoked on the stages of three Quebec theaters between 2017 and 2019 for a total of around fifteen minutes, mobilized the judicial system…
Going up in smoke: The 2023 wildfire season, the start of the rest of our lives
Data on area burned in Canada was extracted from Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center statistics. The climate data (emissions of burned carbon and temperatures at 2 meters altitude) come from…
Greenlandic skies fogged by smoke from Canadian forest fires
The smoke from the megafires ravaging Canada darkened the Greenlandic sky at the start of the week, residents of the west of the immense Arctic island testified. “It was a…
Trump’s chief of staff smelled like smoke from burning papers
Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, burned papers so often after the 2020 election that it left his office smokey and even prompted his wife to complain that…
Smoke blankets Sydney ahead of intense fire season
(Sydney) Smoke linked to forest fires, ignited by firefighters before the fire season which promises to be intense, invaded the famous harbor of Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, on Wednesday…
Forest fire smoke | Some tips for asthmatics
The death in British Columbia of a 9-year-old boy whose asthma had been exacerbated by wildfire smoke tragically illustrates the risks of poor air quality for people with underlying respiratory…
where do people smoke the most in France?
Welcome Health Drug-Addictions Tobacco Control Posted on 07/18/2023 22:21 Video length: 1 min. France 3 Article written by France 3 – D.Mascret France Televisions Smoking in France has not fallen…