It’s happened. There’s another piece of Canadian public art for everyone to marvel at, debate, question, argue about and drag online. We’ve had everything from giant rings to a pile of silver balls to a bunch of cows. Now, there’s the chandelier. This week, the City of Vancouver unveiled the long-anticipated $4.8-million art piece, “Spinning […]
WINNIPEG — Police zapped a man with a stun gun and took him into custody Friday after a suspect stole a fire truck and drove it, lights flashing and horn blaring, through downtown Winnipeg. Const. Rob Carver said it appeared that the suspect was targeting pedestrians as police cruisers pursued the fire truck. It rammed […]
MONTREAL — Québec’s highest court largely upheld a human right’s tribunal’s ruling requiring a comedian to pay damages to a disabled singer he mocked, while overturning the part of the decision that ordered Mike Ward to also pay $7,000 to the victim’s mother. In a split decision, two of the three judges argued Ward’s comments about Jeremy […]
Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned, the team announced at a news conference Friday in Calgary. The Flames announced assistant coach Geoff Ward will be the interim head coach. The resignation comes after former NHL player Akim Aliu tweeted Monday night that he had a racial slur directed his way by a former […]
A town in Quebec is cleaning up its act — or rather, its name. Asbestos announced this week that it plans to change its name, because apparently being named after a deadly mineral is a bit of a buzzkill. Councillors voted unanimously to move forward with the decision Tuesday night. It had previously voted down […]
Dans une vidéo publiée sur les réseaux sociaux, l’acteur Sylvester Stallone déclare qu’il ne jouera sans doute plus son personnage iconique de Rocky Balboa à l’écran. Stallone et Rocky, c’est fini ? Dans une vidéo publiée ce mercredi sur les réseaux sociaux, relayée par The Hollywood Reporter, l’acteur américain de 72 ans déclare qu’il n’incarnera sans doute […]
Reuters In order to curb pollution during preparations for Lok Sabha elections, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has asked states and the Union Territories to avoid single-use plastic for preparation of polls. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Massive Snowfall And Avalanche Blocks Jawahar Tunnel, Srinagar-Jammu Highway […]
Le 22e Festival International du Film de Comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez, en Isère, dévoile sa compétition. Au programme notamment, les nouvelles comédies portées par Sandrine Kiberlain, Franck Gastambide, Guillaume de Tonquédec… Après le film d’ouverture et les séances spéciales, c’est au tour de la compétition du 22e Festival International du Film de Comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez, […]
India has jumped three positions to 78 in the latest Global Corruption Index 2018 list released on Tuesday. India, which was ranked 81st in 2017, is ranked 78 in 2018, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by the Transparency International. Denmark and New Zealand topped the 2018 index while Somalia, Syria and […]
Avec “Aquaman”, James Wan fait ses débuts dans le monde des super-héros. Mais il n’oublie par le genre horrifique qui l’a révélé, et s’autorise même un clin-d’œil amusant à la saga “Conjuring”, dont il a été l’instigateur. ATTENTION – L’article ci-dessous contient un très léger spoiler sur “Aquaman”, dans la mesure où il révèle l’une […]