The image many have of Anglophones living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec is that of fat cats living in mansions, controlling the Quebec economy. And that is frustrating, according to those actively trying to improve the lot of what has become a population far […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the corner of Pie IX and Sherbrooke East, in the east end of Montréal, about a couple of hundred freedom convoy types and a few trucks parked themselves on a sunny Sunday afternoon. They waved flags of all description: Canadian flags […] See more
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is triggered by an event that poses a risk to a person’s life or physical integrity. During this event, the sufferer feels powerless and very scared. By Delphine Caubet The highest profile cases involve soldiers back from battle. But victims of […] See more
A scared, lonely young man, whose opportunities are limited by Covid, begins to believe that vaccines are a Chinese plot and the world is “out to get him.” Mental illness has seeped into his thoughts. He is not alone. By Colin McGregor According to a […] See more
Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Two years after the “big confinement,” many are asking a lot of questions about what we could have done better in our response to the virus. Oone of these questions can actually be partially answered through data we’ve already collected: what would […] See more
I’ve disarmed people. I’ve put myself between two people who wanted to take each other’s head off … But that’s not the worst of it. By Raymond Viger As a street social worker, I’ve said for a long time that in my line of work […] See more
We’re in an age when we’re all told to recycle and compost. But I think it’s wrong to recycle and compost at all costs. I have another societal project to present to you. By Raymond Viger A half-century ago, a group of youths used to […] See more
By Raymond Viger I am at a provincial journalists’ meeting. We end up on the stormy topic of fake news and the credibility given to anything that appears on social media. Several journalists decry how young people are gullible and only believe what social media […] See more
Pascal Lapointe – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) At this point, we know that the Omicron variant spreads faster than its predecessors. But all the worry is about the hospitalization rate. Does Omicron cause a lot of serious cases leading to hospitalization? The Rumor […] See more
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
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