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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.

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.”

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.

Al Jazeera: Odebrecht case: Thousands protest in Panama City

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:47:33 -0500

Demonstrators take part in anti-government rally amid growing scandal over bribes paid by Brazilian firm Odebrecht.

Presse-toi a gauche!: Signature d'une entente historique aux ports de Trois-Rivières et de Bécancour ! (SCFP)

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:40:46 -0500

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC, le 17 févr. 2017 - Le SCFP 1375 représentant les débardeurs des Ports de Trois-Rivières et de Bécancour a signé aujourd'hui une convention collective de neuf ans avec l'Association des employeurs maritimes. Cette convention collective valide jusqu'en 2023, avec une année d'option en 2024, assurera une longue période de paix industrielle qui profitera tant aux 103 débardeurs qu'aux employeurs.

Cette entente historique va assurer un climat de travail plus sain tout en contribuant au développement économique régional.

CBC Canadian News: David and Victoria Beckham in 'beautiful' Whistler for family ski trip

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:39:15 -0500

The soccer star was recently the focus of much scrutiny in Britain after alleged image-tarnishing emails were leaked to the media.

CBC Canadian News: Canadians prepare to face cyberwarriors and fake news in Latvia mission

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:34:49 -0500

The first Canadian troops assigned to NATO's deterrence force in Latvia will arrive in the Baltic country by June, the country's chief of defence staff said Friday. The deployment of 450 troops to check a resurgent Russia was agreed to by the Trudeau government last summer.

CBC Canadian News: Big bonuses for RCMP top brass as front-line Mounties go without pay hikes

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:34:11 -0500

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson signed off on more than $1.7 million worth of what is called "at risk" performance pay last year for 90 senior officers, not including himself - at a time when rank and file Mounties have gone nearly three years without a raise.