France

• Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony may be moved from Seine amid security fears

  France is on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, which are expected to draw millions of visitors to the country.

  World

  Apr 15
  
• French PM talks language, secularism, strong ties in speech to Quebec legislature

  France wants to help Quebec protect the French language and he praised Quebec's refusal to give in to defeat, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said.

  Canada

  Apr 12
  
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• City of Regina Mayor approved to travel to France in June with Royal Regina Rifles

  The Royal Regina Rifles will be hosting a 10-day Royal Regina Rifles Battlefield Tour of Honour to Europe in the beginning of June 2024, part of Operation Calvados. 

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• Abortion is now a constitutional right in France

  France has become the first country in the world to create a right to abortion, guaranteeing citizens access. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the measure.

  World

  Mar 4
• France holding historic vote on abortion rights

  French lawmakers will vote Monday whether to enshrine a right to abortion in the country's constitution. It would be the first country to do so.

  World

  Mar 4
• Amazon unit fined $46M by French regulators for ‘intrusive’ staff surveillance

  French regulators criticized a surveillance system set up to monitor the performance of Amazon staff and said some measures in place were illegal.

  World

  Jan 23
• France’s Macron names youngest PM amid government shake up

  Gabriel Attal was named as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure.

  World

  Jan 9
• 2 men arrested in bed bug fumigation scam targeting seniors in France

  In October, hysteria grew in France amid reports of a bed bug epidemic in many of the country's most popular spaces, including on public transit and in airports.

  Trending

  Dec 8, 2023
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• 6 teenagers stand trial for alleged role in French teacher’s beheading

  All six teenagers are facing prison on charges of criminal conspiracy in the killing of Samuel Paty in 2020, after he showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2023
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• A Winnipeg historian’s journey for family history

  "I find it a little bit funny that somebody that I didn't know, two generations back, could inspire the direction that my life could take," Perrun said.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023