Nearly 90 cities, towns or municipalities in Quebec are officially considered bilingual, a designation that allows them to offer services, postal signage and postal communication in the country’s two official languages. Jurisdictions without this status must communicate only in French, with few exceptions. Bill 96, the new languages ​​law that came into effect on June 1, proposes to revoke a municipality’s bilingual status in places where less than 50 percent of citizens have English as their first language....

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon announced the charges Monday. Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, 33, faces two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The incident happened on November 6, 2021, when his girlfriend, Rihanna, was four months pregnant. The Sundress singer was originally taken into custody in connection with the Los Angeles International Airport shooting in April 2022, a month before Ri-Ri gave birth. Rocky will be arraigned on August 17th in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom....

Donald Trump verlässt am vergangenen Mittwoch den Trump Tower in New York. Foto: Julia Nikhinson (Keystone) Das Team des ehemaligen US-Präsidenten Donald Trump soll einem Bericht zufolge falsche Angaben über den Verbleib von geheimen Dokumenten in seinem Besitz gemacht haben. Mindestens ein Anwalt des Republikaners soll im Juni eine Erklärung unterschrieben haben, wonach das Verschlusssachen vollständig an die Regierung zurückgegeben worden seien, berichtete die New York Times am Samstag unter Berufung auf vier nicht namentlich genannte Personen....

The former Manchester United and Wales footballer said he was never loyal to any of his partners but denied using coercive or controlling behaviour. Giving evidence for the first time at his trial, Giggs, 48, was asked if he had ever lied to his ex-wife Stacey Giggs and ex-partner Kate Greville about his infidelity. He replied: “Yes. More than once. Many times.” Asked by his barrister, Chris Daw QC, if his reputation as a “love cheater” was justified, Giggs said: “Yes....

“The road to recovery has begun,” Andrew Wylie, the agent, said in a text message. “It will be a long time. the injuries are serious, but his condition is moving in the right direction.” Mr Rushdie, who had spent decades under ban from Iran, was attacked on stage minutes before giving a speech at the Chautauqua Foundation in western New York. Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey man, was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted second-degree murder and assault with a weapon....

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has cut more than $5 million in Pennsylvania, including its holdings in the Philadelphia media market, according to two sources monitoring the media. Wisconsin bookings in the Madison and Green Bay markets have also been reduced, by more than $2 million. And in Arizona, all bookings after Sept. 30 have been cut in Phoenix and Tucson, the state’s only two major media markets, to the tune of about $2 million more....

A woman glances at Governor General Mary Simon after they take a photo together after a community gathering on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que. Senior government officials have explored offering indigenous language training to federal employees and possible exemptions for those who already speak one from requiring fluency in both English and French, recent documents show. Deputy ministers from various departments discussed the matter last autumn. A memo, released to The Canadian Press under federal access to information laws, noted a “growing tension” between official language requirements and Indigenous languages....

During a detention hearing Monday, Judge John Robbenhaar found there was enough evidence to keep Said in custody, according to Scott Howell, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Syed’s attorney, John C. Anderson, called claims that his client could be connected to the killings “excessively thin and speculative.” The murders took place between November 2021 and August this year, with the latest three occurring within a two-week period. Mohammad Ahmadi was the first victim in November 2021, followed by Aftab Hussein on 26 July, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on 1 August and the death of Naeem Hussain on 5 August....

“Salutations depuis l’isolement”, a tweeté (en anglais) l’opposant qui a été condamné à 9 ans dans une “colonie à régime strict” en mars. “Le combat syndical n’est jamais facile, mais qu’en est-il des syndicats en prison”, ajoute-t-il, une semaine après avoir annoncé la création d’un syndicat de détenus dans sa prison, près de la ville de Vladimir. 1/17 Je suis une icône de la consommation consciente. Il n’y a qu’une tasse et un livre dans ma cellule....

Looney’s embarrassment was understandable. High earners like him (and, indeed, high earners who make significantly less) obviously don’t need government help paying their energy bills this winter. There was no good economic reason for Sunak to add a universally applicable £400 component to a package which was otherwise rightly focused on vulnerable households, ie those most affected by higher bills. This point, surprisingly, seems to have been missed by Sir Keir Starmer....

Ahead of the full unveiling on Monday, the Labor leader says his party’s £29bn energy plan will immediately save the average family £1,000, bring energy costs under control for the future and help tackle the inflation. The party says this will be achieved by preventing an increase in the energy cap this winter, which would be paid for by an extra tax on oil and gas giants. The price cap, which is the most companies in England, Wales and Scotland can charge an average customer for energy costs, should remain at £1,971....

Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung was set to host WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after winning the right from global LGBTQ rights group InterPride. Last year, after an outcry in Taiwan, it dropped the reference to the island as a “region”. But Kaohsiung organizers said InterPride recently “suddenly” asked them to change the name of the event to “Kaohsiung”, removing the word “Taiwan”. “After careful evaluation, it is believed that if the event continues, it may harm the interests of Taiwan and Taiwan’s gay community....

No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks. Provinces in southern Thailand along the Malaysian border have experienced a decades-long, low-level insurgency in which the Thai government has battled shadowy groups seeking independence for the predominantly Muslim provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and parts of Songkhla. More than 7,300 people have been killed in the conflict since 2004, according to the violence-monitoring group Deep South Watch. Peace talks that began in 2013 have faced repeated interruptions....

That’s a possible takeaway from the scandal involving Donald Trump over his alleged hoarding of secret government documents nearly two years after his re-election loss to Joe Biden. If Trump was previously thought likely to announce a comeback bid in 2024, one school of thought is that the FBI’s search of his Florida property, which allows Trump to portray himself as a witness, makes that decision all but certain. “I thought he was going to run before — I’m stronger in my belief now,” Republican Sen....

Leading the story: About 40 women chanted “bread, work and freedom” as they marched in front of the education ministry building, according to AFP. The demonstration came just days before the first anniversary of the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan last August. The latest: Some protesters held a banner reading “August 15 is a black day,” referring to the upcoming anniversary. Protesters also chanted: “Justice! Justice! We are tired of ignorance,” according to AFP....

Tour d’Espagne La liste des engagements de la Vuelta 2022 IL Y A 2 HEURES Encore une fois, l’étape sera globalement plate, malgré le premier grimpeur de l’épreuve, et elle devrait sourire aux sprinteurs, mais il faudra faire attention au vent éventuel. Même si le parcours ne traverse pas la Zélande comme lors du tour 2015, la route entre ‘s-Hertogenbosch et Utrecht sera particulièrement exposée. Le risque qu’il ne s’y passe rien, comme dans le Big Belt au Danemark sur le Tour, est là....

Ten Hag are keen to add a quality midfielder to their ranks and the club are exploring deals for a number of targets with Frenkie de Jong currently unlikely to join from Barcelona. Moises Caicedo and Brighton’s Casemiro are two names that have been mentioned, with club chiefs specifically discussing a £50m move for the latter. The United boss also wants a striker and could sign Mateusz Cunha from Atletico Madrid, although the La Liga side are unwilling to sell unless his £58m release clause is met....

The long contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK Conservative leader and next prime minister enters its final phase on Tuesday evening with one-off parties in Scotland. the Tories chose Perth, a city once considered a Tory stronghold. Both candidates will be challenged on the escalating cost of living crisis and rising energy bills and the lack of urgent action from the UK government. But a third question is likely to dominate this event: whether Truss was right earlier in the campaign to sack the Scottish first minister by saying she should be “ignored”....

Thames Water has confirmed that the pipe ban for its 15 million customers in London and surrounding areas will start next week. The ban will start next Wednesday and comes as those in Devon and Cornwall are also set to face similar restrictions from next Tuesday. Large areas of Britain are also at risk of flash flooding today as storms batter the country’s parched landscape with heavy rain. The Met Office has put in place a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms covering much of England and south Wales, which has been upgraded to an orange alert for London and parts of south-east England....

Selon nos informations, les tireurs utiliseraient une arme de moyen calibre (Glock 22 avec des balles de 9 mm). Selon au moins trois sources policières, la jeune femme n’a aucun antécédent criminel et aucun lien avec le monde criminel des gangs de rue. La victime a été prise pour cible dans le stationnement de la Caisse Desjardins Canadienne Italienne sur l’avenue Maurice-Duplessis alors qu’il sortait de sa voiture. C’est pourquoi les enquêteurs des grands crimes privilégient actuellement la position pointée comme mobile de cette tentative de meurtre....