Infographie: Hells Angels under pressure
Outlaw motorcycle clubs from across the globe are expanding into Canada. Here’s a survey of the state of play National Post
Outlaw motorcycle clubs from across the globe are expanding into Canada. Here’s a survey of the state of play National Post
Review: Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy Digital Spy A new book explores the fascinating tale of a cross-dressing Japanese spy in wartime China. Divisive figures often make the most compelling biographical subjects; and Kawashima Yoshiko is no exception. During her life and in death opinions have varied markedly. Loathed by the Chinese as a traitor, extolled…
Motherboard In the sparsely populated Canadian Arctic, an internet connection with a one megabit per second download speed on an “ultra” home office plan can cost you $100 every month. For the people who live there, accessing the online services most of us take for granted means coming up with crafty workarounds. (…) To get…
Violemment antisémites (Le juif Süss) ou anglophobes (Le président Krüger), légitimant l’élimination des handicapés (Suis-je un assassin ?) ou justifiant a posteriori l’invasion de la Pologne (Heimkehr), certains des films produits par le IIIe Reich sous l’égide de Goebbels sont d’abord des moyens de propagande nazis. Relevant des grands genres du cinéma populaire, du mélo…
Histoire de John Gotti (Don Teflon) parrain de la mafia new-yorkaise. Il était surnommé “le don teflon” parce que les accusations ne collaient pas sur lui. — L’histoire du parrain Joseph “Big Joey” Massino, l’homme qui a fait tomber Vito Rizzuto. En français (44.47) Joseph Massino est né à à New Haven, Connecticut le 10…
Bill Whitaker checks in on Colorado after becoming the first state to legalize recreational pot 60 minutes
Five years after leaders killed the long-form census, researchers can’t tell you what direction the country is going in Aljazeera America
Hydro-Québec de mal ampère Avenues (…) Hydro-Québec aurait bien besoin d’un petit électrochoc. Depuis 2011, les 4,2 millions d’abonnés subissent des hausses de tarifs nettement supérieures à l’inflation et le nombre de débranchements, 62 000, a augmenté de 20 %. Clairement, le monopole d’État cherche à presser le citron aux abonnés, qui commencent à montrer…
Huffington Post UPDATE: Under media scrutiny led by groups like Universalist Muslims and the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, and the negotiations led by HELEM Montreal, the promoter of Eskanadar’s concerts has reached an agreement with HELEM Montreal. The agreement dated June 12, 2015 includes that Eskandar will abide by Canadian law and…