Anne was born in 1942. Married since 1965, she’s occupied several jobs over her lifetime including antique dealer, her main profession. She’s been on Facebook for 10 years and Instagram for 2 years, just to keep up with what her friends and family are doing. […] See more
By Camille Cusset Whether it’s balancing an urn on a motorcycle seat or hanging photos in tree branches, alternatives to traditional funeral rites are diverse and varied nowadays. According to sociologist Laurence Hardy, private funeral services no longer base themselves on narrowly billing for goods […] See more
By Catherine Crépeau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Between July and September, wasps hanging around plates and glasses can make for some pretty disagreeable outdoor meals. Are they always that aggressive? The Rumor Detector finds out. Read on… More Numerous Most of the […] See more
By Alexandra Grenier Michel Tousignant is a retired associate professor in the psychology department at UQAM. He is a specialist in suicides in different communities around the world, but particularly in indigenous communities. The Social Eyes interviewed him to get his observations on the way […] See more
By Isabelle Burgun – Agence Science-Presse Young beluga whales benefit from the sort of care normally associated with babysitting, just like little humans. These caring techniques are “allomaternal,” which means non-maternal infant care when it is performed by any group member other than the mother. So this […] See more
By Arianna Noera When you think of the word “cemetery,” it’s easy to imagine a large, sprawling lawn dotted with tombstones. It’s a stereotype that many cemeteries around the world fall into. For a long time in our culture there were only two basic options […] See more
Alexandra Grenier L’Original is a unique art gallery in its genre. Situated on Saint Paul Street in Old Montréal, this non-profit organization is run by a young native of France, just 22, who arrived in Québec only four years ago. His goal? To promote socially committed […] See more
Kathleen Couillard, Agence Science-Presse Some people feel that the question of abortion rights is settled. Others attempt to spread false information concerning the risks of this operation on the health of women, the Rumor Detector has noted. This article is part of the Rumor Detective […] See more
Students at John Abbott College wrote about the Covid-19 health crisis in one of their French classes focusing on the media. Several of them couldn’t celebrate their passage into adulthood with their friends. In confinement, they came to realize the impact of the pandemic on […] See more
By Virginie Francoeur, Ph.D. The forests lead the people, the deserts follow them – François-René de Chateaubriand. On a planetary scale, the health and subsistence of our human population rest firmly on the viability of our ecosystems. Globalization has weakened our natural environment. The biggest […] See more
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