Quebec Mayors Call for Change in Hostile Political Climate

Quebec Mayors Call for Change in Hostile Political Climate

The mayor of Saguenay, Julie Dufour, believes, like the resigning mayor of Gatineau, France Bélisle, that the political climate must change. In her speech Thursday morning to announce her departure for health reasons, France Bélisle mentioned that municipal elected officials in Quebec must increasingly face problems, many of which are linked to interpersonal relationships. It … Read more

Taylor Swift Tops Global Sales in 2023, Making History Again

Taylor Swift Tops Global Sales in 2023, Making History Again

New crown for Taylor Swift: the American singer topped global sales in 2023, for the fourth time since the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) compiled this ranking. This is the eleventh time that this list has been compiled, based on an artist or group’s worldwide sales over the past year, across all formats, … Read more

Argentine Beef Consumption Drops as Prices Rise: Impact on Butcher Shops and Supermarkets

Argentine Beef Consumption Drops as Prices Rise: Impact on Butcher Shops and Supermarkets

The figure is compared to January 2023. In comparison, almost 14,000 tons less were eaten. In the last month alone, the increase in butcher shops and supermarkets was at an average of 20%. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Meat and Derivatives of the Argentine Republic (Ciccra) indicated that the level of beef consumption … Read more

Staff Shortage Crisis in Pharmacy Departments on North Shore Health Establishments

Staff Shortage Crisis in Pharmacy Departments on North Shore Health Establishments

The staff shortage is hitting pharmacy departments hard in health establishments on the North Shore. In emergency rooms in the region alone, there is a shortage of approximately 34% pharmacists, according to the Association of Pharmacists of Health Establishments of Quebec (APES). This is a generalized trend, according to the head of the pharmacy department … Read more

Study: 75.5% Use Digital Media for Mental Health Information – Recommendations for Educational Materials in Schools

Study: 75.5% Use Digital Media for Mental Health Information – Recommendations for Educational Materials in Schools

Recommendation to add educational materials in schools Study: 75.5% use digital media to obtain information about mental health Technological progress and the development of digital media have greatly affected people’s lives, especially in transmitting information quickly, which has increased awareness and education in societies in all fields, including mental health, as modern media provides support, … Read more

Rail Workers Union Warns of Potential Strike, Threatening Public Safety & Shipping Industry

Rail Workers Union Warns of Potential Strike, Threatening Public Safety & Shipping Industry

The union that represents more than 9,000 workers at Canada’s two largest rail companies says public safety is at stake as collective negotiations are currently stalled and a potential strike looms. On Friday, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) asked the federal Minister of Labor to appoint a conciliator in negotiations for … Read more

10,000 Incorrect Speed Measurements in Bern due to System Error | February 19, 2024

10,000 Incorrect Speed Measurements in Bern due to System Error | February 19, 2024

Almost 10,000 flashed incorrectly | February 19, 2024 Between mid-September and mid-October, incorrect speed measurements occurred in the city of Bern due to a programming error in four measuring systems. The error has been fixed and the systems released for operation have been in use again since Monday. A system error led to some incorrect … Read more

Top Events in Verona: Weekend Schedule for February 16-18, 2024

Top Events in Verona: Weekend Schedule for February 16-18, 2024

Weekend with lots of events in the city and throughout the province of Verona. Let’s now see the best initiatives scheduled from 16 to 18 February 2024. THE TOP EVENT Carnival Village The “Village of Traditions” opens in the Summer Garden over the weekend in Verona, from 16 to 18 February. The Veronese Carnival celebrations … Read more

Rafael Nadal Declares Novak Djokovic Best Tennis Player in History: “The Numbers Say Yes”

Rafael Nadal Declares Novak Djokovic Best Tennis Player in History: “The Numbers Say Yes”

“I wouldn’t consider him a friend, but someone familiar, with whom I have a great relationship,” described the world tennis legend from Spain, during the event yesterday.Madrid Rafael Nadal assumed that Serbian Novak Djokovic is the best player in the history of tennis, ahead of him and the Swiss Roger Federer because the numbers say … Read more

End of an Era: Gibraltar News Ceases Publishing after 8 Years of Independent Reporting and 8 Million Reader Visits

End of an Era: Gibraltar News Ceases Publishing after 8 Years of Independent Reporting and 8 Million Reader Visits

This Sunday, at midnight, it will stop publishing Gibraltar News and, with it, the local sections of Gibraltar, Algeciras, La Línea, San Roque and the collaborations of History and Defenseas well as so many firms that have distinguished this digital newspaper with their opinion articles that, over eight years, has registered some eight million reader … Read more