Tag: Quebec
Bokondji Imama, ice dreams for history
At 26, Bokondji Imama became last season the first French-speaking African player to play in the NHL, the North American ice hockey championship, the best league in the world in…
Andrée A. Michaud, a Quebec writer on the edge of the noir novel
Andrée A. Michaud was born in Saint-Sébastien-de-Frontenac, Quebec. After studying philosophy, linguistics and cinema, she began a career as a writer. She quickly gained recognition for her literary noir novels,…
in Montreal, the disaster of electric scooters is well forgotten
Three years ago, the mayor of Montreal decided to put an end to self-service scooters in the streets of the economic capital of Quebec. If their presence does not seem…
RJ Ellory, a new dark and chilling novel on the lands of Quebec
RJ Ellory was born in 1965 in Birmingham. After growing up in an orphanage, experiencing a bit of prison, he became a musician and then a writer. He is the…
Robert Charlebois and his “CharleboisScope”: “A screen at the service of music and emotion”
/ Podcasts / Cultural guest Quebec singer Robert Charlebois will be performing at the Grand Rex in Paris on April 1 and 2 to celebrate his 60-year career with a…
In Quebec, immigrants learn to speak French in intensive courses
The only French-speaking province in Canada, Quebec welcomes tens of thousands of migrants each year, often non-French speakers. To preserve its language, the province has set up an extensive francization…
Fanny Britt, between oneself and others
Quebec playwright and screenwriter Fanny Britt arrives in France today with her novel ” Make the sugars which received the prestigious Governor General’s Award in Quebec in 2021. A choral…
Music: Once upon a time Lynda Lemay
The Quebec singer continues her titanic project: to release 11 albums of 11 songs in 1,111 days! The title of this musical adventure which started in 2020: once upon a…
Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba, writing and fighting before the planet burns
In 2013, Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba left her job, her home and her family in Montreal, and settled in a wooden cabin in the Kamouraska region of Quebec. She spent three years…
Dominique Fortier revives the grace of poet Emily Dickinson
Born in Quebec, Dominique Fortier is a writer and translator. After a doctorate in French literature, she published her first novel in 2008, “Good use of the stars», laureate of…