Agence Science-Presse While all eyes are turned towards South Africa, it’s more relevant to look towards Scandinavia, where the first two major spreader events involving the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus took place. Indeed, Norway has “the honor” of having hosted the first “superspreader event.” […] See more
Posting information concerning your own son or daughter on Facebook or Instagram isn’t against any law, says Alexandre Plourde, an analyst and lawyer at Option Consommateurs: “A child, just like anyone, has a right to control their image, their reputation and their private life. The […] See more
When he was punched in the face, Denis-Martin Chabot understood that he’d passed the point of no return with his soon-to-be ex-partner. In his novel Escales parisiennes (Parisian stopovers) this Québec journalist and writer examines conjugal violence. In playing with what is real and what […] See more
A timeline of LGBTQ+ penalties under the law. By Mathieu Perron 1600s: Sexual relations between women attract no judicial interest. However, transvestism is severely repressed, and women are forbidden from wearing pants. 1600s: Three trials for homosexuality take place in New France. The Catholic Church […] See more
At age 65, hyperactive garage mechanic Jean-Guy Brien was due to take his retirement when the pandemic hit. His goal? To avoid infecting the nine men that his wife was looking after. To help out, he was constantly called upon to do tasks both big […] See more
Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Scoop: Anti-vaccination websites spread disinformation. The researcher that came up with this scoop no doubt had to do a lot of work to come up with this conclusion. These sites use a “considerable quantity” of disinformation – not to mention pseudoscience and […] See more
When I was a little girl my best friend, a boy, used to dress up as a girl. We liked to play princess and perform shows in which Maxime (not his real name) always played a young woman, wearing a dress chosen from his immense […] See more
Général grew up inside a gangland family. Like many of his relatives from the Congo, Général was invited to become a member of the infamous Rouge (Reds, or Bloods) gang of Montreal North. At age 9 he saw his cousin beaten badly before his eyes. […] See more
The human psyche is not a world of straight lines and precise systems. It is a maze, full of nooks and crannies. Its pathways harbor mysterious dark corners and challenging obstacles; turnoffs leading to sudden glimpses of glory, or of shame. One never knows what […] See more
By Laurie Noreau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Not to upset anyone expecting a reprieve from mosquitoes on rainy summer days, but in fact, these little insects seem to literally slip between raindrops. How? It’s a mystery that interested our Rumor Detector. You’d […] See more
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