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Canadian Thanksgiving: what are the differences with American Thanksgiving?

1- In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October, which is about a month and a half before American Thanksgiving. In the United States, this big family celebration takes place on the fourth Thursday of November, to commemorate th ...

09
Oct
2023

The Winterlude: a major winter festival in Ottawa and Gatineau.

A very chilly festival The Winterlude is the essential event of February in the Ottawa and Gatineau region in Canada. This Canadian festival has been organized for over 30 years. It was founded in 1978 to celebrate winter through various fun activities. This event attracts nearly 600,000 particip ...

09
Dec
2015

Scrabble: 75 years of success.

8 different versions and more than 100 million boxes have been sold worldwide since its creation. The rights owner is Hasbro in the United States and Canada and Mattel in the rest of the world. History of Scrabble Scrabble was born from the imagination of New York architect Alfred Butts. Constrained ...

21
Mar
2007

How does the Google Photos photo printing service work?

What's new about this? On July 20, 2022, Google Europe announced in a blog post the launch of a new photo printing service in Europe and Canada. In practical terms, this means that you can now go through Google Photos to order photo prints but also to make canvas prints or create photo books. ...

09
Aug
2022

The Friends Experience in Paris: an outing for fans of the cult series

ds offering American specialties, including a Thanksgiving menu with a turkey sandwich! A first in Europe After crisscrossing the United States and Canada, The Friends Experience has chosen Paris for its first European stop. This is a godsend for fans of the first hour who will be able to relive ...

29
Nov
2022

Trivial Pursuit: the most famous trivia game.

board game was initially called Remue-méninges before experiencing great success under its current name. As an anecdote, this board game is known in Canada as Quelques arpents de pièges. It must be said that each game mobilizes players' knowledge in various fields and reserves its share of tricky ...

28
Dec
2007

Time zones: origins and functioning

time: although their territory covers several time zones, they have decided to adopt a single legal time. Other large countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, DR Congo, USA, Indonesia, Russia) are arbitrarily divided into several zones to avoid too great a difference between legal time and solar ti ...

06
Aug
2008

Air travel: what are the prohibited items?

y must sometimes be tasted at the checkpoint: bring resealable containers). - specific foods in case of allergy Caution: in the United States and Canada, bottles must not exceed 3 ounces, or 90 ml. They must be inserted into smaller sealed bags. What can I put in the hold? Certain items are no ...

28
June
2013

The Shortest Day: A Short Film Celebration on December 21st

xperimental film). Numerous films will be presented. The screenings will be followed by discussions and meetings in dedicated or alternative venues. Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland are participating for the first time in this Short Film ...

16
Dec
2013

The Olympic Flame: 5 Things to Know About This Symbol

t this sacred fire. In 1952, the Olympic flame crossed the Arctic Circle. In 1976, it was transformed into a radio signal transmitted from Athens to Canada, where it was used to rekindle another flame with a laser beam. In 2000, the Olympic torch traveled on a Native American canoe, on a camel, ab ...

12
Feb
2014

Giving Tuesday: an international day of generosity

the United Kingdom, Iralnd, Israel, Australia and New Zealand but also in Latin America, Brazil and even Singapore! In French-speaking countries like Canada, this day of generosity has taken the name of Mardi je donne. A day to give 'Giving Tuesday' is not a fundraising association, but an internati ...

01
Dec
2014

The Lille Christmas Market: A Cosmopolitan Market

d mulled wine, you will find a treasure trove of ideas to indulge yourself or treat your loved ones: - gourmet baskets and gift boxes - world crafts (Canada, Russia, Germany, Poland...) - Christmas decorations, nativity scenes, and figurines - games and toys - jewelry and other accessories Musical ...

14
Dec
2015

Val Thorens voted best ski resort in the world.

y, November 13, 2023. The Savoyard resort has risen to the top of this ranking, despite competition from prestigious resorts in Switzerland, Austria, Canada, and even Australia! To date, only the ski resorts of Verbier in Switzerland and Kitzbühel in Austria have managed to dethrone the French res ...

21
Dec
2015

Netflix: 5 Things to Know About the Streaming Platform

year, the company offered children's content for the first time. In the 2010s, the company set out to conquer the world by offering its services in Canada, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. It was in 2014 that the service reached several European countries, including Austria, Switzerland, Bel ...

05
Feb
2019

An algorithm to predict the spread of disease

gence to better prevent the risk of epidemics BlueDot's reports are then sent to public health officials in a dozen countries (including the U.S. and Canada), airlines and front-line hospitals where infected patients might end up. BlueDot doesn't sell its data to the general public, but they are wor ...

30
Jan
2020

Covid: Is vaccination of children being considered in France?

ave already received a first dose from Pfizer, or 2.6 million children. In Israel, vaccination of the youngest children began in mid-November, and Canada has also just authorized Pfizer's vaccine for children, with a dose three times lower than the standard dose. Finally, other countries such ...

22
Nov
2021

TV: The series Ten Percent wins an International Emmy Award

tus of this series made in France Today, there are almost 20 remakes that have been signed, that are in production or that have been shot notably in Canada and India according to producer Michel Feller. Dominique Besnehard has also confirmed that a season 5 will see the light of day, initially ...

23
Nov
2021

Walking: 3 ideas to motivate yourself to walk

have school-aged children, the solution to walking a little more each day is to participate in a walking bus. This concept, which comes to us from Canada and Australia, involves walking a group of children to school. The group is usually supervised by parents or volunteers. On a rotating basis ...

06
Dec
2021

The Snow Panther : the film event directed by Vincent Munier

ent Munier has traveled the four corners of the world to photograph wildlife. His most noted projects involve the white wolves of Ellesmere Island in Canada as well as the swans and cranes he photographed on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. He is the first photographer to be awarded the BBC Wildl ...

15
Dec
2021

Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: 5 things to know about the French delegation

e French delegation ranked ninth among the most medal-winning countries, with the top 3 occupied by Norway with 39 medals, Germany with 31 medals and Canada with 29 medals. Our own record of 15 medals is a figure that the Tricolor athletes hope to match or even surpass this year. 4- French at ...

07
Feb
2022