Israël : à la conquête des électeurs venus de France
À Netanya (Israël), la plus francophone des villes israéliennes, la campagne électorale a pris l’accent français. Ceux arrivés depuis peu apprécient d’avoir des informations dans leur langue maternelle pour mieux cerner les enjeux du vote. Ces nouveaux émigrés représentent une force électorale non négligeable. 100 000 Juifs ayant la double nationalité franco-israélienne vivent désormais dans…
Un box-office US qui… pense comme un homme !
La comédie “Think Like a Man” s’empare de la tête du box-office américain avec 33 millions de dollars de recettes. Le drame “The Lucky One” et le blockbuster “Hunger Games” complètent le podium du week-end. Week-end sans bruit au box-office américain. Sans grosses sorties au programme, c’est la comédie romantique Think Like a Man, réalisée…
Steiner: Formula 1 can emerge ‘better’ from current crisis
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner believes a new and improved Formula 1 can emerge from the current crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, if solidarity prevails among the teams. Formula 1’s forced hiatus will prove the ultimate test for commercial rights holder Liberty Media in terms of its ability to pull its main constituents together…
Par for the course
Par for the course From European Voice's Entre-Nous column 10/6/10, 9:08 PM CET Updated 4/23/14, 9:05 PM CET Barroso’s golfing joy. Never let it be said that European Commission President José Manuel Barroso is slow to climb aboard a bandwagon – or a golf cart. Within 30 minutes of Team Europe securing victory over the…
EU officials warned over union protest
EU officials warned over union protest Disruption expected during next week’s ‘day of action’. European Voice By Jim Brunsden 9/22/10, 10:05 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 8:05 PM CET Officials working in the EU institutions in Brussels have been warned to expect serious disruption to their work on 29 September when trade unions will stage a…
Pressure Mounting On Residential Tenants, Landlords As April 1 Approaches
As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Canada, another wave may crest within the week as rent comes due for residential tenants. April 1 is a pressing deadline for tenants and landlords alike as the novel coronavirus keeps people at home and closes businesses, leaving tens of thousands of Canadians out of…
Service Canada Shuts Doors To More Than 300 Offices Due To Coronavirus Worries
OTTAWA — The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns. Some of the offices, such as one tucked inside Ottawa’s city hall, have already started to close as confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased and workers were needed elsewhere, or felt uncomfortable about going in due to…
Disney World Appears Empty In Eerie Photos Taken During Pandemic
Click:chinese lantern film prop In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney theme parks around the world have closed their gates. The impact of this closure is most striking at the company’s largest property at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Fla. The resort’s four theme parks, two water parks, hotels, and shopping centres have…
Doug Ford Vows To Make 'Disgusting' Coronavirus Price-Gouging Illegal
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford turned a message he usually reserves for criminals on companies that price gouge during the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday. “We’re coming after you. We’re going to come after you hard,” the premier said. Ford named Pusateri’s, a boutique grocery store company that he says had Lysol wipes available for $29.99…
What Is PPE And Where Can You Donate It To Fight COVID-19?
Canada needs Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) badly. As COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, continues to spread across the country and the world, health-care workers are bracing for a huge influx of patients into the system. And many say we don’t have the equipment they need to battle the disease on the frontlines.…