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Les influenceurs Franco-Ontariens qu’il faut connaître
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Français English Le français et les cultures francophones ont maintenant une nouvelle corde à leur arc: les influenceurs! Partout au Canada, les influenceurs sont les nouveaux promoteurs de la Francophonie. À travers leurs plateformes, les influenceurs francophones permettent aux communautés disséminées sur le territoire de rester soudées. C’est vrai au Québec, mais pas seulement. Et…
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Being an advocate for others in today’s world
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In May 2020, we saw individuals and communities from around the world unite with the Black Lives Matter movement while marching in various cities to protest the police brutality involved in the death of George Floyd. And recently, anti-Asian bias has been used to describe the murder motive in the Atlanta spa shootings. This past…
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Social media isn’t the problem, it’s you
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Social media has such a large reputation for presenting a false reality, setting unattainable expectations, and stealing time from us, that we actually forget who is in charge. Yeah, that person is us. We are in charge of the content we see! Every like, share, and comment shape our future social media experience; let’s dive…
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Editor’s note: picking the prison of your choice isn’t a punishment
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On Sept. 18, actress Lori Loughlin —known for her roles in Full Houseand the college admissions scandal —was sentenced to two months in the prison of her choice. The actress and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were involved in a scheme to facilitate cheating on standardized tests and bribing college coaches to give her two daughters an advantage in…
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