SHERBROOKE, Que. — A Walmart security guard from southern Quebec was fighting for his life on Sunday morning after being struck and dragged by a driver who was allegedly enraged by social distancing policies aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19, local police said. Police in Sherbrooke, about 150 kilometres east of Montreal, said the incident […]
MANITOWOC, WIS — On Monday, famous wrongful conviction lawyer Kathleen Zellner announced that someone has posted a $100,000 reward in the hope of leading to the arrest and conviction of Teresa Halbach’s real killer. Zellner has consistently maintained that Manitowoc County native Steven Avery is not the killer of Teresa Halbach and neither is Avery’s […]
JACKSBORO, TN — Teacher Brooke Goins cried and cried and cried in front of her young students last week, unable to stop the tears after one of them opened her eyes about how even a simple can of SpaghettiOs can comfort millions of hungry kids in America. “Those little O’s,” the Jacksboro, Tennessee, boy told […]
#AlertePollutionRivières ou sols contaminés, déchets industriels abandonnés… Vous vivez à proximité d’un site pollué ?Cliquez ici pour nous alerter !A peine officialisée, la décision provoque déjà une volée de critiques. Le Japon a annoncé mercredi 26 décembre son retrait de la Commission baleinière internationale (CBI), dans le but de reprendre la pêche commerciale dès juillet prochain.Tokyo avait […]
Lorsqu’une année se termine, on espère que la suivante sera synonyme d’un changement. Hier, comme aujourd’hui, quand on pose la question, c’est bien souvent l’amour qui culmine en tête. “Je souhaite embrasser une jolie fille tous les matins pour me mettre de bonne humeur et attendre des jours meilleurs”, lançait un homme. L’autre espoir récurrent, […]
Le 4e Festival Cinénordica se tient au Cinéma du Panthéon à partir de ce soir et jusqu’au 11 Mars. C’est comme chaque année l’occasion de découvrir le cinéma scandinave d’aujourd’hui. De Nicolas Winding Refn, à qui on doit le carton Drive, à Joachim Trier, dont Oslo, 31 août vient de connaître un joli démarrage dans […]
It seems the virtual world of Esports racing has a lot in common with the real world, with Team Penske dominating the results of the second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Trademark perfect execution by the squad helped propel Virgin Australia Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin to victory […]
ECJ says Council was wrong to block pay rise European Voice By Simon Taylor 11/24/10, 10:19 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 8:22 PM CET The Council of Ministers will have to decide whether to award EU officials the rest of a 3.7% pay rise after the European Court of Justice ruled that the Council was wrong […]
Ludovic Orban, waving, will be the new prime minister of Romania | Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images Romanian MPs vote in center-right government Administration can now propose new candidate for European Commission. By Anca Gurzu 11/4/19, 4:47 PM CET Updated 11/5/19, 7:13 PM CET A center-right government came to power in Romania on Monday, paving […]
OTTAWA — Growing season is on the horizon and Canada’s “City of Gardens” is planning for more plants to increase local food security amid the coronavirus pandemic. City councillors in Victoria, B.C. passed a motion Thursday to expand an urban food production program by temporarily reassigning some parks department staff to grow 50,000 to 75,000 […]