Author: Maria Gill

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Do you know the new national sport for the people of Quebec? Look for discrepancies in the instructions we must follow. Like: You can buy a magazine at Maison de la Presse, but not a book at a bookstore. You can walk your dog after 8 PM, but you cannot run. Futile game When you find a contrast between the sexes, you post it on social media and win dozens of new friends and thousands of likes. The good thing about this new hobby is that anyone can practice it. Because even the least defrosting journals can find inconsistencies in…

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Quebec has reported an additional 1,457 cases and 41 deaths, bringing the total to 253,633 infected people and 9,478 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Yesterday, the governorate recorded 1685 injuries and 76 deaths. Status in Quebec as of January 24, 2021 253,633 injured (+1457) – 9,478 deaths (+41) – 1,327 people were admitted to hospital (-56) – 219 people in intensive care (+3) – 227,215 has been restored Withdrawals executed on January 22 were 33719, for a total of 5,646,660 Status report by region Bas-Saint-Laurent: 1455 (+2) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: 8690 (+16) Capitale-Nationale: 20973 (+62) Mauricie-et-Center-du-Québec: 11933 (+41)…

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He died on October 20 at the age of 92. This Canadian-American (born in Toronto) who was called in English “The Amazing Randi”, was an imaginative who had found a second profession: denouncing impostors who practice illusion without saying that they are playing illusion. Those who claim, for example, to roll spoons with the ultimate power of thinking, or read minds. And whoever does so without admitting, unlike an honest magician, that “there is something”. James Randi’s favorite Turkish head was the world’s most famous spoonmaker, Uri Geller. Humiliated on TV in 1973 When Randy brought his cutlery and insisted…

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The arrival of a new president to the White House does not mean protectionism will be less present south of the border, according to Prime Minister Francois Legault, who says he is concerned about the use of “buy” clauses. American “. Posted Jan 21, 2021 at 3:33 pm Julian ArsenaultThe Canadian Press At a Thursday press conference in Quebec, he warned that it would be difficult to obtain “relief” from Washington, even if Democrat Joe Biden’s administration were more “predictable”. From the previous one. “You must be careful […], He said. When you look at US history, the Democrats were…

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If we believe the latest governmental or medical interventions in the media, we are not done with the mask on our noses! If it’s been since Thursday, it’s not recommended to use the Handmade fabric masks Those are Class 2, and Surgical mask It is still the norm. But some people can Take advantage of free surgical masks. Today, you can find boxes of 50 masks for € 5, but it’s still a budget if you change them every 2 hours! So who can benefit from a number of masks for free every month? Explanation. Location Public Health France I…

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(Montreal) Three unions have united in condemning the Quebec government, which, in its view, is trying to avoid retroactively adjusting the salaries of administrative assistants in the university network under equal pay. Posted on January 23, 2021 at 12:12 pm Vicky Fragaso MarquezThe Canadian Press The Federation of Health and Social Services (FSSS-CSN), the Canadian Federation of Public Servants (SCFP-FTQ) and the Quebec Federation of Personnel and Service Personnel (SQEES-FTQ) are accusing the government of not respecting the arbitration award issued last November, in which the unions won its case regarding the value of their work. employees. According to the…

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TheThe term “deepfake” refers to a video of a person being forced to say sentences they have never spoken. Demonstrations have taken place over the years. But each of these “actions” requires a lot of time and energy to be persuasive – while in comparison, in recent years, millions of people have been able to believe that their country was ruled by a demonic group. And pedophilia, with simple Facebook messages or regular memes.In a recently published study, researchers from three American universities estimate that nearly 50% of Americans could be persuaded of the validity of a false scandal presented…

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TheThe term “deepfake” refers to a video of a person being forced to say sentences they have never spoken. Demonstrations have taken place over the years. But each of these “actions” requires a lot of time and energy to be persuasive – while in comparison, in recent years, millions of people have been able to believe that their country was ruled by a demonic group. And pedophilia, with simple Facebook messages or regular memes.In a recently published study, researchers from three American universities estimate that nearly 50% of Americans could be persuaded of the validity of a false scandal presented…

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While airlines have managed to preserve some cash by extending credit to their customers since the start of the pandemic, at Desjardins Insurance, payments are made somewhat randomly. Also read: The federal government considers a mandatory hotel quarantine Also read: Pandemic in New Zealand: As on another planet, a Quebec resident testifies This is illustrated by the story of Yves Pronovost, 62, and his wife, Colette Dumais Pronovost, “young” pensioners from Chatuguay, near Montreal. In the fall of 2019, they planned to travel to Cuba for two weeks with a couple of friends. Mr. Pronovost is responsible for organizing everything…

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Question: What does the heat of sunlight represent?- LisaReply Simply energy. Sunlight is what physicists call “electromagnetic waves”, meaning electrical and magnetic energy that travels through space like waves on the surface of water.There is a very simple comparison that allows us to understand concretely what it is. When you sit on the edge of a campfire you get hot, right? Well, this heat is made of the same thing as sunlight: electromagnetic waves. Some of these waves are visible to our eyes (“visible light”), some are not (infrared rays, for example), but we can feel this energy when our…

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