Month: April 2020

Canadian athletes are capable of some pretty remarkable things. From gold-medal winning performances to astounding feats of charity, they’ve stepped up when they need to. Now, some are taking on an entirely new role in the COVID-19 pandemic: front-line health-care worker.  From a Super Bowl winning doctor to former Olympic medallists, Canadian athletes with medical…

MONTREAL — Melina Plante has found that, on her five-hectare fruit and vegetable farm south of Montreal by the U.S. border, one experienced Guatemalan farmhand can produce more than two Quebecers. She and her husband, Francois D’Aoust, have hired the same four Guatemalan seasonal workers year after year. They typically clock up to 70 hours…

OTTAWA — The connectivity and audio issues the House of Commons speaker warned would happen in a new virtual sitting format happened Tuesday during the first meeting of a special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of Parliament dialed in on Zoom, a video conferencing software, to pose questions to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and…

OTTAWA —  The federal government has quietly broadened the eligibility rules for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) by allowing self-employed workers to earn $1,000 more than their monthly business expenses, and by expanding the benefit to include those who pay themselves through dividends. The changes were posted to the CERB question and answer portion…

AVENTURA, FL — The FBI has made an arrest in the case of the so-called “traveling bandit” following a manhunt that involved law enforcement agencies across the United States and multiple FBI field offices. Jason Lee Robinson of Pikeville, Kentucky, is accused of waging a six-state crime spree that included at least seven banks between…

L’épreuve du maillot de bain approche à grands pas. Nombreuses sont celles qui rêvent d’une silhouette filiforme et de jambes joliment sculptées. Le nouveau cours des centres “Espace Récréa“ donnerait espoir à de nombreuses femmes, grâce à l’utilisation de palmes courtes et de gants palmés. Le BodyPalm, le nouveau cours aquatique à tester Au chapitre…

Le festival de Marrakech a rendu hommage à Roschdy Zem dimanche soir, après la Master Class de Jean-Jacques Annaud. Jean-Jacques Annaud évoquant durant sa Master Class la direction d’acteurs, Le Nom de la Rose et une certaine scène… mémorable entre Christian Slater et Valentina Vargas, Leïla Bekhti rendant hommage à Roschdy Zem… C’est ci-dessous, en…

DUVALL, WA – The video opens with three police vehicles speeding down a snow-covered road. The officers screech to a stop, jump out and line up behind a riot shield, as if on their way to confront a hostage crisis or raid a drug house. The officers move forward, hunched down, looking ready for anything.…

Nouvelle étape dans les tensions entre Londres et Moscou. Le ministre britannique des Affaires étrangères, Jeremy Hunt, accuse les services de renseignement militaire russes (GRU) d’avoir mené des cyberattaques contre des institutions politiques et sportives, des entreprises et des médias à travers le monde.Ce type de comportement démontre leur désir d’opérer sans tenir compte du…

Charles Leclerc says a shortened F1 season this year would incite him to take more risks on track to contend for the world title. F1 fans are still waiting for clarity on when the 2020 season will finally kick off. But there’s also uncertainty over the number of races the sport will be able to…