In light of the quickly spreading novel coronavirus, you’ve probably heard the advice to avoid crowded places, wash your hands often and disinfect shared spaces if you think you’re sick. But why are those precautions so important? COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is transmitted through droplets. If someone with the disease coughs […]
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is suspending jury trials for two months over concerns about the potential spread of novel coronavirus after the province’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed Thursday. Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare said she made the decision after conferring with the Department of Health and the province’s chief medical officer. “This […]
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it is closing schools for three weeks because of COVID-19. Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen says classes will be suspended starting March 23. Schools will be open next week to give parents and teachers time to prepare, and the week of March 30 was spring break anyway. He says the […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government will close all publicly funded schools until April 5 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Schools will not re-open for two weeks following March break as a “precautionary measure,” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday. “As we head into March break, it is clear that there will be increased travel and […]
raconte sa descente aux enfers dans une interview accordée à un quotidien britannique. Au menu: alcool, stupéfiants et tout ce qui a pu contribuer à se couper de la réalité. Lindsay Lohan semble voir le bout du tunnel. Et c’est peut-être un symbole si elle a choisi le Sun (soleil) pour évoquer sa rédemption… Car, […]
Trainée dans la boue par son infidèle de mari, pourrait bientôt se venger grâce à ses supers pouvoirs. Trompée, humiliée par un butor qui a préféré batifoler avec une cocotte maculée de tatouages Sandra Bullock s’est réfugiée au fin fond du Texas. Bonne nouvelle, l’actrice pourrait tenir sa revanche et passer la corde au cou […]
Trois “Avatar” tournés conjointement, c’est bien ce qui semble mijoter James Cameron, à en croire Sigourney Weaver… Ceux qui se désespéraient de le voir se perdre pour des années dans l’univers (certes merveilleux) d’Avatar diront que c’est plutôt une bonne nouvelle : James Cameron pourrait tourner les trois (!) suites d’Avatar d’un coup d’un seul. […]
Member states given more time to cut deficits Commission recommends economic reforms. Country by country recommendations European Voice By Peter O’Donnell 5/29/13, 10:59 PM CET Updated 4/13/14, 1:15 AM CET The European Commission yesterday (May 29) issued recommendations of economic reform for 23 of the European Union’s member states, but eased its demands of various […]
FIA president Jean Todt has robustly defended his decision to reach a ‘secret deal’ with Ferrari over the legality of the team’s 2019 power unit. The governing body revealed at the end of February that it had “reached a settlement” with the team over issues surrounding the fuel-flow rate in last year’s Ferrari engines used […]
The liberal lexicon From European Voice's Entre-Nous column 11/14/12, 8:20 PM CET Updated 4/23/14, 9:21 PM CET ELDR becomes the ALDE Party. At its party conference in Dublin last week, the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) changed its name to the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party), so bringing […]