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Presse-toi a gauche!: Réseau du Forum social Chaudière-Appalaches

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:06:00 -0400

Un rare média indépendant et communautaire affichant les événements d'engagement social, démocratique, progressiste ou d'intérêt public : démocratie, droits de la personne et droits sociaux, éducation, environnement, féminisme, socio-politique, solidarité locale et internationale, etc. Ce sont principalement des événements de la région de Québec, mais aussi de Chaudière-Appalaches et nationaux.

Presse-toi a gauche!: Manifestons-nous contre le racisme, l'intolérance et la haine

Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:09:00 -0500

Samedi le 18 février à 13 h 00 - La Fontaine de Tourny - devant l'Assemblée nationale.

Al Jazeera: President Zuma and the media in South Africa

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 07:49:49 -0500

We explore Zuma's grip on broadcasters, and Wikimedia Foundation on facts, trust and open source knowledge.

Al Jazeera: Barrow to be officially sworn in as Gambia's president

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:14:57 -0500

Thousands will attend ceremony in the capital Banjul to witness the first democratic transfer of power in the country.

Al Jazeera: Merkel: 'Islam is not the source of terrorism'

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:37:12 -0500

Both Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence attend key security conference in Munich with Russia high on the agenda.

Al Jazeera: Break-dancing for social justice in Tunisia

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:36:02 -0500

The Mafia Wallitili Festival offered a platform to showcase the frustrations of the country's disillusioned youth.

Al Jazeera: The Rohingya crisis and the role of the OIC

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:25:55 -0500

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is not doing enough to save the Rohingya community in Myanmar.

Al Jazeera: Two dead as powerful storm hits Southern California

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:25:23 -0500

The strongest winter storm in six years hits the western US seaboard with more rain expected through the weekend.

CBC Canadian News: Collapsible porta-potty built in Windsor, Ont. ready to flush the market

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:00:00 -0500

The P-Pod folds down and becomes one-third the height of a traditional porta-potty, allowing people to transport three times as many units at considerable savings.

CBC Canadian News: Anti-Islamophobia debate might define both Liberals and Conservatives

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:00:00 -0500

In the wake of the Quebec City mosque massacre, the Liberals see their anti-Islamophobia motion as a defining matter of leadership. Conservatives, meanwhile, have drawn a line under Islamophobia and want to see the word defined.

CBC Canadian News: Bag missing a month, Air Canada still looking

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 05:00:00 -0500

A visiting student from Brazil is rapidly losing hope that he will ever see his luggage again before he returns home in the spring.

Al Jazeera: Thousands march against Duterte's war on drugs

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 04:16:51 -0500

Filipino Catholics condemn a 'spreading culture of violence' as the president's anti-drug campaign kills thousands.

Al Jazeera: Sri Lanka's antivenom leap forward

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 04:00:10 -0500

By making its own antivenom, Sri Lanka could boost its technology capacity and become a model exporter for others.

Al Jazeera: Building peace through video games in South Sudan

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 03:53:01 -0500

In a country ravaged by war and tribal rivalry, software engineer Lual Mayen promotes unity with video and board games.

Al Jazeera: Maintaining traditions in Salasaca of Ecuador's Andes

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 03:26:27 -0500

Here, men and women wear traditional clothes, hold festive rituals, and make handicrafts.

Al Jazeera: Gaza doctor seeks justice in Israeli court

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 03:26:25 -0500

Izzeldin Abuelaish's lawsuit is finally set to be heard, years after the Israeli army killed his daughters in Gaza.

Al Jazeera: Yahya Sinwar elected new leader of Hamas in Gaza Strip

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 03:03:20 -0500

Yahya Sinwar, known as the founding member of the Hamas military wing, was chosen in secret elections.

Al Jazeera: North Korean arrested over Kim Jong-nam's killing

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 02:05:29 -0500

Police make fourth arrest in Malaysia following death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother.

Al Jazeera: Trump declares media 'the enemy of the American people'

Sat, 18 Feb 2017 01:44:36 -0500

President Donald Trump has stepped up his verbal attacks on several widely respected US news organisations.

Al Jazeera: Sufis return to Sehwan shrine in defiance of ISIL

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:41:41 -0500

Day after deadly ISIL attack, more than 100 gather to wash blood-soaked floors of the shrine and continue ritual.

Presse-toi a gauche!: Rendez-vous national sur la main-d'œuvre - Le prochain budget Leitão doit prévoir un réinvestissement dans la formation et l'éducation pour atteindre les objectifs fixés (CSN)

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:53:23 -0500

QUÉBEC, le 17 févr. 2017 - Au sortir du Rendez-vous national sur la main-d'œuvre, le président de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Jacques Létourneau, a invité le gouvernement Couillard à faire preuve d'audace et à profiter du prochain budget pour réinvestir massivement dans la formation, l'éducation et l'enseignement supérieur.

Presse-toi a gauche!: Les chargées et chargés de cours de l'UQAM ratifient l'entente de principe (FNEEQ)

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:51:24 -0500

MONTRÉAL, le 17 févr. 2017 - Les chargées et chargés de cours de l'Université du Québec à Montréal ont ratifié à 88 % vendredi en assemblée générale spéciale l'entente de principe intervenue à la table de négociation le vendredi 3 février, après 18 mois de négociation et 2 mois de conciliation entre le Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours (SCCUQ) et l'UQAM.

CBC Canadian News: 'No words, no language': Douglas Garland victim impact statements

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:42:26 -0500

Douglas Garland was sentenced Friday in a Calgary courtroom to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years in the deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grandson Nathan O'Brien. The judge called the murders "brutal and senseless and planned." Relatives went further.

AlterNet.org: The AP's Flawed Immigration 'Round-Up' Scoop and the White House Response

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:15:00 -0500

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AlterNet.org: 4 Nasty Ways Federal Prohibition Hurts Pots Smokers—Even Where It's Legal

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:08:00 -0500

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CBC Canadian News: 'Punch a Zionist' McGill student politician rebuffs calls to resign

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:26:51 -0500

The Students’ Society of McGill University has asked for the resignation of student politician Igor Sadikov following a tweet he sent out stating “punch a [Z]ionist today.”

Electronic Intifada: Palestinian was on way to chemotherapy when shot by soldiers

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:25:23 -0500

Muhammad Jallad’s family was kept in the dark about his condition and not informed when he died in an Israeli hospital.

CBC Canadian News: Feds investigating as B.C. oyster norovirus outbreak spreads

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:14:17 -0500

The Public Health Agency of Canada says its taken on a leadership role in the investigation into norovirus-contaminated oysters from B.C., now that cases have been reported in Alberta and Ontario as well.

AlterNet.org: GOP Strategist Steve Schmidt: Trump's Constant Lies and 'Endless Self-Pity' Are Unlike Any Other American President

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:04:00 -0500

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AlterNet.org: Trump's Inside Team Tightens Travel Ban to Avoid Constitutional Objections; Leaves National Security Council Out in the Cold

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:56:00 -0500

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