A l’occasion de la journée mondiale contre le cancer, qui se tient le 4 février, l’Association pour la recherche contre le cancer invite le grand public à interroger en direct des chercheurs de renom sur les avancées et les perspectives en matière de lutte contre le cancer. Baptisé le “Grand Direct des Chercheurs“, cet évènement inédit […]
Présente en France métropolitaine depuis mars dernier, la varicelle s’est solidement installée dans de nombreuses régions de l’Hexagone. Avec 38 cas pour 100 000 habitants, l’activité de la maladie a été modérée à forte au cours de la semaine du 9 au 15 mai derniers, selon le dernier bulletin du réseau Sentinelles, publié mercredi 18 mai. Six régions demeurent particulièrement […]
Découvrez les premières images de “Voyage au centre de la Terre 2”, la suite des aventures du professeur explorateur Trevor Anderson et de son neveu. Au casting : Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens… Synopsis : Le professeur Trevor Anderson et son neveu se retrouvent sur un bout de terre perdu en pleine mer. Tout […]
Nico Hulkenberg is enjoying a leisurely time on the sidelines this year but the German driver is ready to rev-up once again his F1 aspirations at the slightest opportunity. Hulkenberg, who holds the unenviable record of starting the most races in F1 – 177 – without ever finishing on the podium, was forced to depart […]
A controversial new policy meant to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa’s nursing homes could be quashed in the coming weeks if politicians have their way. The City of Ottawa announced Wednesday it was banning window visits at city-run long-term care homes, which have been a popular way for people to visit elderly relatives […]
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday he is scrapping a redesign of Ontario’s licence plates, returning to the old, white-and-blue “Yours to Discover” version. New blue licence plates that the Progressive Conservative government rolled out this year using a slogan of “A Place to Grow” proved difficult to read in the dark. After the […]
OTTAWA — An annual survey looking at who Canadians trust most suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has given Canadians almost absolute trust in doctors, while trust in corporate leaders and the media has plummeted to all-time lows. The Proof Strategies CanTrust Index is usually completed in January but when Canada went into a countrywide lockdown to […]
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford teased good news on steps toward reopening for retail stores, parks, cottagers and people missing loved ones Monday, as long as the province’s COVID-19 numbers keep going down. Ontario reported 370 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, bringing the provincial total 2.1 per cent higher than the previous day, part of […]
OTTAWA — Janitors at long-term care facilities, those restocking food on store shelves, along with other low-wage employees who have made it possible for millions of Canadians to avoid contracting COVID-19 while getting the supplies and services they need, will soon be getting a raise. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government, provinces and territories […]
Another day, another story that really starts to feel like 2020 is a year that just really has an axe to grind with humanity as a whole. Asian giant hornets, which have been not-so-fondly dubbed murder hornets, have made their way to North America. They were discovered in British Columbia last summer but there’s growing […]