Even after five years in the Leipzig city council, you can still experience defeats. That’s what happened to Left Party city councillor Oliver Gebhardt on August 21st, who had actually made a very sensible request: He wanted the P+R car park at the Neue Messe to finally be put into an acceptable condition. After rainfall, … Read more
The Paralympic Games have begun in Paris. They last until September 8. A total of 549 awards will be presented in 22 sports. Due to the invasion by Russian troops into Ukraine, athletes from the Russian Federation are participating in the Games in a neutral status. They may only attend the opening and closing ceremonies … Read more
The 37th edition of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (GHF) takes off at Parc de la Baie from August 29 to September 2. Here are five activities that caught our attention and that promise to please young and old alike. Charlotte Cardin en spectacle Open in full screen mode Singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin will kick off … Read more
At the Hecht Museum in Haifa, a four-year-old child broke a Bronze Age vase estimated to be at least 3,500 years old. BBC News reports this. The vase was displayed in one of the first halls of the museum. It was not protected by glass – this is a conscious policy of the administration, which … Read more
The question is not if you should post on TikTok, but when. Sprout Social has answers and explains which day you should avoid. In the download charts, TikTok has almost always been in first or second place and the entertainment platform, which is becoming increasingly more diverse, has well over a billion monthly active users. … Read more
Pediatric cancer prognoses have improved greatly in recent years, but treatments have long-term side effects. Starting this fall, the VIE project, which aims to improve the quality of life of childhood cancer survivors through healthy lifestyle habits, will be expanded to all pediatric oncology centres in Quebec. More than 80% of children and adolescents with … Read more
The eight modular homes built in Maria to accommodate health workers were inaugurated Tuesday morning. It took the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) nine months to build these 5 and a half container homes, located in the heart of the municipality. Last fall, the SHQ was behind schedule in installing these units because the tender … Read more
About a decade ago, six Indigenous communities joined a new network dedicated to the mental health of Canadian youth. It was a university research project with a novel approach to care. The model has proven so successful that there is now a desire to expand it across Canada, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. … Read more
The City of Edmonton needs more space to process organic waste, according to a city report, which says the amount of food waste collected by city departments from households is increasing. The city plans to build new outdoor waste composting infrastructure at the municipal waste management center located in the northeast part of the city. … Read more
British rock band Oasis have announced that they will reunite after 15 years for a series of concerts in the UK and Ireland. In total, the musicians are planning 14 stadium shows in five cities in the summer of 2025. The concerts will take place in Cardiff on July 4-5, in Manchester on July 11-12 … Read more