Les drogués du travail
Non, les addictions ne concernent pas uniquement des substances licites ou illicites. Il y a également des accros au jeu, au sexe… ou au travail ! Car certains ne peuvent décrocher de leur boulot et y consacrent soir et week-end, au point de menacer toute vie sociale et familiale. Qui sont ces addicts ? Quelles…
10e semaine pour l'emploi des handicapés
La dixième semaine pour l’emploi des personnes handicapées, organisée par l’ADAPT (Association pour l’insertion sociale et professionnelle des personnes handicapées), se déroulera du 13 au 19 novembre 2006 et aura pour thème « Ouvrons nos portes à toutes les compétences ». L’objectif de cette semaine est de favoriser la rencontre entre personnes handicapées, recruteurs et…
Fruit of the Loom, le retour d'une légende
La marque qui a accompagné notre enfance et notre adolescence, Fruit of the Loom, est de retour. Crée en 1851 la célèbre marque aux 3 fruits revient sur le devant de la scène avec une nouvelle ligne de vêtement casual intemporelle et indémodable. Oubliée durant quelques temps, Fruit of the Loom, qui figure parmi les…
Matt Reeves dans la “Quatrième dimension”
C’est finalement le réalisateur de “Cloverfield” Matt Reeves qui aurait été choisi pour orchestrer la nouvelle adaptation sur grand écran de “La Quatrième dimension”. Son nom ne figurait pas sur la short-list des cinéastes pressentis (voir notre article), et pourtant, c’est bien Matt Reeves que la Warner vient de bombarder à la tête du nouveau…
Silverstone and F1 agree terms on British GP double-header
Silverstone Circuit and Formula 1 have agreed a deal for the British track to host two Grands Prix this summer, but questions regarding quarantine procedures in the UK still threaten the event. Silverstone and Liberty Media had been locked in a financial standoff regarding the fee demanded by the track to stage its rounds of…
Quebec Premier Francois Legault Makes 1st Visit To Montreal, Canada's COVID-19 Epicentre
MONTREAL — For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec Premier Francois Legault visited Montreal on Thursday, to announce the province recorded 131 new deaths linked to the virus — 91 of them in the hard-hit city. Montreal — the epicentre of the COVID-19 contagion in Canada and Legault’s hometown — is…
Trudeau Stops Short Of Confirming Canada Wants To Extend U.S. Travel Ban
WASHINGTON — Canada is not yet prepared to confront the challenges inherent in reopening the shared border with the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, stopping short of confirming that a ban on non-essential travel will be extended to June 21. The federal government has asked to extend the current ban, which is…
7 Out Of 10 Layoffs In Ontario Were In Low-Paid Work: FAO
A new study from Ontario’s budget watchdog shows Canada’s economic divide risks growing larger in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vulnerable and low-wage workers have taken the brunt of Ontario’s layoffs in this crisis, the provincial Financial Accountability Office (FAO) said in a report issued Friday. One-third of working Ontarians ― some 2.2 million…
Ontario To Resume Surgeries, Open More Retail Stores May 19
TORONTO — Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play golf or tennis, and get their dogs groomed — but not visit family — starting next week as stage one of the province’s reopening kicks in, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Tuesday will mark the beginning of the province’s first recovery stage, which also includes…
Trudeau On Canada-U.S. Border Reopening: ‘We’re Going To Be Very, Very Careful’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will be “very, very careful” about reopening the country’s border with the United States, as the country’s top doctor warns our southern neighbour poses “a risk to Canada” due to its COVID-19 cases. Speaking to reporters outside of his Ottawa residence Tuesday, Trudeau faced several questions about a…