To speak Flemish or French in Belgium?

" As a short introduction to my post I will tell you the followign story. I was born in Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking region of Belgium. In 1940 my parents and I go to Brussels to stay there. Quickly...

New Miss Belgium doesn't speak Dutch good

Belgium's in a tizzy over the lack of Dutch language skills demonstrated by their country's most beautiful woman.  I guess the Canadian equivalent would be if our Miss Canada couldn't discuss back bacon and...

PQ wants full immigration control for Quebec

I guess the adage when in Rome...................... holds true for Quebec in saving their culture, and protecting the French language, though assimilation  into French society certainly seems to be their goal...

Vive le Quebec tigre

"It's not always easy being a francophone in Alberta, and that even goes for a 136-kilogram Siberian tiger named Boris. When the seven-year-old tiger arrived at Edmonton's Valley Zoo from a Montreal-area zoo last...

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Fake news of Belgium's split causes outrage

A fake news bulletin that Belgium was to split sparked outrage in both halves of the country on Thursday, although the television station responsible provoked a debate about the nation’s future.“Irresponsible,” “questionable” and...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and salads. ...

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