Posté à 8h00 André Dubuc La Presse Par l’intermédiaire d’Investissement Québec (IQ), la province contribue à hauteur de 25 M€ au capital-actions de Flying Whales et de 15 M€ à celui de sa filiale Les Dirigeables Flying Whales Québec. L’investissement du gouvernement est estimé à 55 millions de dollars canadiens. “Ces contributions visent à développer et à certifier des ballons orientables conçus pour transporter des cargaisons lourdes et surdimensionnées dans des zones difficilement accessibles par voie terrestre”, a indiqué Québec dans un communiqué publié jeudi....

Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cheryl Griner, followed Brittney Griner’s personal appeal to the US President in a handwritten letter from the basketball player that was received by the White House on Monday. In the letter, Griner acknowledged her fears that she would spend forever in Russian custody and asked Biden “not to forget about me and the other American prisoners.” Griner has been detained for four months and is on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vapor cartridges containing cannabis oil....

Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images, Amy Sussman / Getty Images Bill and Anna remained private about their relationship, which reportedly began when the two of them shot their 2019 Christmas movie Noelle. Disney + / courtesy of the Everett Collection Although their official dating schedule has not yet been confirmed, Vanity Fair reported in January that the couple has been dating quietly for more than a year. Araya Doheny / FilmMagic / Getty Images...

Maybe he couldn’t resist the smell of the food at Shady Rest Fish & Chips? A black bear swam into Mill Creek Friday afternoon, washing up along Sutherland Avenue, right next to the restaurant. Brody Esovoloff spotted the hit and took a video. “I thought it was a dog swimming in the creek,” Brody said. “I went to the creek and saw the head and thought, oh, there’s a dog in here....

(The Independent) Right now there are thousands of sales on everything from TVs, Apple, laptops, games consoles and technology to fashion, beauty, home appliances and mattresses, and even more savings will be rolling in fast and fast. To save you from endless scrolling, our team of IndyBest deal hunters are on hand to guide you through the sales and find the deals that are truly worth your time and money....

In every direction stretch uncountable kilometres of wires and pipes, fronds of high-voltage cables, a Terry Gilliam cosmos of whistling and buzzing devices, vapour, puddles, stifling heat, gaffer tape, silver foil, warning signs, conduits, refrigerating units and extractor fans, long lengths of tubing that are – literally – rat runs. There are old paint tins to catch more drips, plastic bins full of used coffee cups, cardboard boxes, discarded cable trays, retired office chairs....

Following her exciting return to the US after months in Russian detention, WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is back on a basketball court. Wearing a Title IX T-shirt, Phoenix Suns shorts and black Chuck Taylor sneakers, Griner’s first move on the Texas basketball court was a dunk, her agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas told ESPN. Griner — who was released Thursday from what the U.S. said was illegal detention in a prisoner swap with notorious convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout — arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for a routine evaluation early Friday....

Mais Bruno Bernard, plutôt mal à l’aise lorsqu’il a été interrogé en Conseil métropolitain par l’opposition, a finalement admis dans un long post sur les réseaux sociaux que le travail des agents avait été limité pour des raisons écologiques. “Les plans d’intervention de salage et d’enneigement sont ajustés aux bulletins météorologiques antérieurs. Cela permet de mobiliser une quantité d’équipements normalement adaptés pour ajuster la quantité de salage pour un juste équilibre entre la sécurité routière et les quantités de sel qui finiront inévitablement sur l’environnement”, a indiqué le président de l’EELV de la collectivité....

California filers with incomes above that first tier, but less than $125,000 in income if single or $250,000 if married and filing jointly, may receive $250 per filer, plus another $250 if they have at least one dependent. Those with incomes above that second tier but below another set of thresholds — individuals with less than $250,000 in income, or $500,000 if filing jointly — may receive $200 per filer, plus another $200 if they have any dependents....

The additional charge is sending the cost of shipping goods within Canada higher, topping 40 per cent for some carriers. For stores with high online return rates, such as apparel and footwear companies, the increased cost of shipping can be especially challenging. So far, most companies are trying to absorb the extra domestic shipping charges, Retail Council of Canada spokeswoman Michelle Wasylyshen said. With inflation squeezing consumers and an ongoing battle for online dollars, she said retailers are reluctant to pass on costs....

July begins with a peach of a new moon in Cancer, 7 degrees, meant to be your annual birthday gift from a loving universe. It actually fell on June 28th, but will be strong for many more weeks. This new moon will be supported by Uranus, so you may receive some unexpected good news from a friend or group you belong to. Meanwhile, Jupiter continues to shine like a beacon at the top of your chart, in your solar tenth house of honors, awards and achievements, making 2022 and part of 2023 years of professional reward for all the hard work you’ve already done your career....

Hutchinson’s former boss did not comply with the calls to appear before the committee. He testified on Tuesday that he and Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, had asked for a pardon in the presidential election. Among Hutsinson’s outstanding revelations was that Trump was informed that the crowd at his rally in Ellipse before the Capitol Uprising had guns and other weapons. He testified that Trump said “something that resulted:” I do not care if they have guns....

Posté à 17h00 Tristan Péloquin La Presse Une vidéo de propagande haineuse, apparue pour la première fois sur des sites d’extrême droite en novembre 2019, montre un groupe d’au moins quatre hommes équipés d’équipements paramilitaires participant à des séances d’armes à feu dans le bâtiment d’une brique rouge délabrée, à une quarantaine de kilomètres à l’est de Vick. Désolé, votre navigateur ne prend pas en charge la vidéo Plusieurs de ces camps d’entraînement militaires, appelés “camps de la haine” par les membres d’Atomwaffen, ont eu lieu dans divers endroits aux États-Unis entre 2016 et 2019....

Posted: 18:30, 5 July 2022 | Updated: 18:31, July 5, 2022 An unnamed Connecticut resident has been infected with COVID-19 for well over a year with scientists discovering that the virus has mutated multiple times within them. Researchers at Yale University discovered the patient, who is in his 60s and suffers from a type of lymphoma, after identifying cases of a variant thought to be extinct. Upon further inspection, they found that the person had three different subtypes of the virus in their bloodstream – signaling that they were carrying the mutation....

Ce qui suit après cette annonce S’exprimant en conférence de presse ce vendredi, Corentin Tolisso a également tenu à clarifier la situation : “La visite médicale est terminée, c’est un bon point. C’est vrai que j’ai eu beaucoup de problèmes. Je pense que c’était plus un problème psychologique et mental que physique, pour des raisons que je n’expliquerai pas nécessairement aujourd’hui. J’ai fait beaucoup de préparation physique, je suis prêt....

The number of positive COVID-19 cases worldwide has increased by 30 percent in the past two weeks, according to the WHO. This is the latest in an upward trend in new cases that began four weeks ago, after a decline in cases since the last peak in March 2022, the WHO says. Read more: Think you’re immune to COVID-19 after getting sick? Maybe not, new research suggests A “dramatic” reduction in testing in countries around the world is exacerbating the challenge of the ongoing pandemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference on Wednesday....

More than a dozen people gathered in an Edmonton courtroom on Wednesday, with a woman holding a teddy bear to hear the verdict. Starrett was accused of killing his one-year-old son Ares Starrett and assaulting another child at a home in Fort Saskatchewan on November 23, 2019. While providing a summary of his findings, the judge said the boy was “punched, kicked, trampled on the head” and died as a result of multiple head injuries....