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You can’t honestly claim to prioritize French while failing to properly fund and incentivize its acquisition. Defending French doesn’t mean vilifying Montrealers who throw in a “hi!”, Toula Drimonis writes — it means providing people with all the tools they need to learn the language.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette The flashy campaign — essentially … Read more

While Plateau-Mont-Royal Mayor Luc Rabouin extols the project’s success, not all merchants welcome closing the streets to vehicles. More than 33,000 people flocked to Mont-Royal Ave. area between St-Laurent Blvd. and Fullum St., Plateau-Mont-Royal borough mayor Luc Rabouin said.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette With summer winding down, Montrealers were walking, cycling and using scooters … Read more

The CRA and ESDC are the only two government organizations that investigated and ultimately fired some of their employees who received the benefit The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) administered a $2,000-per-week benefit that was implemented as an emergency financial aid for workers who lost their job due to … Read more

A California DMV digital wallet sample. (California Department of Motor Vehicles) Californians can now securely add their digital driver’s license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch, the company announced Thursday. “With this new integration, we’re working to better serve the people of California in the 21st century,” … Read more

Trudeau has promised to buy fighter jets and subs ‘but there’s not a history of (Canada) taking those actions,’ says retired U.S. Gen. Glen Vanherck Don’t be fooled by Russia’s struggles in Ukraine, says retired U.S. Gen. Glen Vanherck: “They’re still very capable, with the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and hypersonic weapons.”Photo by Win McNamee/Getty … Read more

Former students and employees from Olivet University described a big brother-like atmosphere where administrators prevented adults from leaving, they said, and forced them to work, sometimes for free. Olivet denies the allegations. (Colleen Shalby / Los Angeles Times) In 2018, emergency dispatchers received a strange call from a remote valley in Riverside County. The caller … Read more

Almost 40 million people will die from antibiotic resistant infections by mid-century (Picture: Getty) Almost 40million people could die from antibiotic resistant infections between now and 2050.  Researchers found more than one million people died from drug-resistant infections each year between 1900 and 2021. Worryingly, they revealed this could increase to nearly two million by … Read more

The alleged assault took place Sept. 11 at a Taco Bell in Carson. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) A Carson woman who is accused of attacking a group of teenagers at a local Taco Bell with pepper spray is now facing up to six years in state prison. L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón … Read more

3Eight firefighters were injured in a “major accident” on a highway in California. ABC 7 Los Angeles Eight firefighters were injured Thursday in a severe highway crash involving a fire truck in Southern California, authorities said. Chief Brian Fennessy of the Orange County Fire Authority said the truck overturned on the California State Route 241 … Read more

A Washington DC coffee shop owner erupted into a racist tirade against a Spanish-speaking Uber Eats delivery driver, demanding he “learn English” and mocking his language. Canna Coffee owner Greg Harris was caught in a viral video posted on TikTok Monday berating driver Gregorio Amundarain for allegedly making “money” in America and not knowing English while … Read more