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Un vaste réseau d’arnaqueurs ayant des ramifications à l’international est à l’origine d’annonces mettant en vedette des célébrités québécoises qui, à leur insu, se retrouvent à faire la promotion de pilules bidon. 

Dans les immeubles cossus des quartiers touristiques, la ville de Paris traque les fraudes grâce à une équipe spécialisée dans le contrôle des logements pour touristes, dont l’usage est encadré par une législation de plus en plus stricte, souvent ignorée des propriétaires. 

La compagnie anglaise Ineos Automotive a annoncé aujourd’hui que les premiers exemplaires de série de son VUS tout-terrain Grenadier pour le marché nord-américain commencent à sortir de la chaîne de production.

Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions.

A Minneapolis gallery is asking US$10 million for 'A Walk in the Woods,' the first of more than 400 paintings that Bob Ross produced on-air for his TV series 'The Joy of Painting.'

The U.S.'s biggest automakers -- and car buyers everywhere -- will learn Friday whether the United Auto Workers union will escalate its strike over a demand for higher wages, a shorter work week and other benefits.

A birchbark canoe well over 100 years old has a new home in Kanien'kehá:ka territory after spending decades in storage in Quebec and Minnesota.

Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a health precaution, officials said.

People struggling with long COVID tend to be able to walk longer and farther when they do individualized exercises, a new review suggests.

Researchers said on Tuesday they have recovered RNA from the desiccated skin and muscle of a Tasmanian tiger stored since 1891 at a museum in Stockholm.

A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute compares seniors’ care in Canada to that of other wealthy nations, providing insights into its relative performance and areas for improvement.

C’est le moment de l’année où il fait bon de prendre l’air le long des berges à l’extrémité ouest de l’île de Montréal ! On en profite pour chiner dans des boutiques qui foisonnent de trouvailles à petits prix.

L’Audi Q4 e-tron est l’un des VUS électriques de luxe les plus abordables au pays, ce qui le rend attrayant pour bien des gens. L’équipe du Guide de l’auto a eu l’occasion de l’essayer à quelques reprises, incluant sur le circuit de Mécaglisse, et en est ressortie plutôt impressionnée.

If the case is allowed to go ahead, it would cover all residents of long-term care homes where COVID-19 outbreaks occurred during the first two waves of the pandemic.

Une femme a échoué son examen théorique de conduite 120 fois, révèlent des données de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) obtenues par notre Bureau d’enquête. 

The group behind a proposed carbon capture and storage network for Alberta's oilsands is watching the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion's latest regulatory hurdles with dismay.

Plusieurs reprochent aux VUS modernes de tous se ressembler et de manquer d’intérêt. C’est vrai jusqu’à un certain point. Or, à l’ère de l’électrique, doit-on craindre un même scénario?

As the cost of living continue to rise across Canada, many women are forced to choose between feeding their families and buying menstrual products, according to advocates.

Starting in 2024, officials say Singapore’s Changi Airport will introduce automated immigration clearance, which will allow passengers to depart the city-state without passports, using only biometric data.

General Motors and Stellantis announced fresh layoffs Wednesday that they blamed on damage from the United Auto Workers strike, and the labour standoff grew more tense just two days before the union was expected to call for new walkouts.

Standing in front of Centre Block on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, John Turner pointed to an old black-and-white picture of his ancestors featured in a 2019 edition of the Métis Voyageur newsletter.

The federal government is hoping Canada's devastating wildfire season sparks momentum for carbon pricing at the United Nations.

Algae growing in Canada's deepest lake have changed dramatically in the past couple of decades according to new study — and although one researcher considers the new microscopic organisms to be "beautiful" he says it's "definitely" going to have repercussions for the rest of the food chain. 

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) wants to increase the length of family medicine residency from two years to three as a way of preparing doctors for more complex patients. But the plan is raising concerns it will increase the shortage of family doctors at a time when six million Canadians don't have access to one.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth, as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the non-profit's annual Goalkeepers conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Considéré par plusieurs comme étant parmi les hommes les plus controversés de la planète, le richissime homme d’affaires Elon Musk ne cesse de faire parler de lui. Cette fois, c’est une nouvelle biographie qui vient de paraître, signée Walter Isaacson, dans laquelle on découvre un homme non seulement aux ambitions incom-mensurables, mais aussi un homme narcissique, imbu de sa personne, dépourvu d’humanisme et impitoyable envers ses employés, qui souhaite conquérir Mars pour la peupler de sa progéniture. 

A Calgary manufacturing facility has developed a new innovation it hopes will make electric vehicles more efficient for companies and consumers.

La prestigieuse maison d’enchères britannique Bonhams mettra en vente le 8 octobre une série de huit Aston Martin datant de 2010 et 2011. Comme vous le voyez sur les images, elles sont toutes peintes en orange, conformément aux souhaits du collectionneur suisse qui les avait commandées à l’époque.

The ARS product is one of several needle-free devices being developed to treat dangerous reactions to food, insect stings and medications.

Casino company Caesars Entertainment was also hit by a cyberattack, although it said casino and online operations were not disrupted.

Towards the end of summer, wasp populations typically reach their peak as colonies expand in size and the need for food intensifies in preparation for the upcoming winter season.

Sometime on Sept. 7 or 8, one of the cinnamon-coloured cubs lost one of its hind legs in a severe injury, park officials said.

Les randonnées d’automne ont toujours quelque chose de magique, où que l’on se trouve au Québec. Mais certains sentiers offrent des décors particulièrement flamboyants, soit parce qu’ils nous font grimper au-dessus de forêts de feuillus, qu’ils traversent des érablières écarlates ou qu’ils offrent des paysages peu communs. On vous propose ici quelques belles options pour tous les niveaux à travers la province. 

L’Académie du Guide de l’auto se poursuit cette semaine avec Dave Morissette et Justine St-Martin qui s’affronteront sur un parcours à obstacles et de défis, ce samedi à 11 h 30 sur les ondes de TVA.

Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters.

Amid high levels of inflation, many consumers are seeing a rise in requests for gratuities as more businesses ask for tips. In a column for CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew offers some background on Canada's tipping culture, while looking at common practices around the world.

Unifor national president Lana Payne says the union's tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. will solidify the foundations on which it will continue to bargain gains for generations of autoworkers in Canada.

Cree actor Lorne Cardinal has long worked to change how Indigenous people are portrayed on the screen and stage, using his considerable charisma to raise awareness about casting characters who are central to a storyline.

Two tornadoes within hours killed 10 people and seriously injured four others in eastern China, state media said Wednesday.

One of Canada's leading ocean research institutions says its partnership with OceanGate Expeditions did not reach the point of conducting due diligence before the company's Titan submersible imploded in June, killing five people.

Every 20 seconds, someone dies of tuberculosis. But health advocates and experts hope that a newly announced reduction in the cost of TB testing might change that.

In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S. government technicians refurbish the nation's nuclear warheads. The job is exacting: Each warhead has thousands of springs, gears and copper contacts that must work in conjunction to set off a nuclear explosion.

In Canada, and around the world, the growing popularity of scooters is also leading to a surge in emergency room visits, according to a pediatric ER expert.

Le Conseil du statut de la femme du Québec lance une bande dessinée pour parler d’égalité filles-garçons et briser les stéréotypes de genre. 

Laws will address the four phases of emergency management, ranging from preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery, according to Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma.

Volkswagen a dévoilé mardi le Tiguan de troisième génération, du moins la variante à empattement court et à deux rangées de sièges destinée au marché européen. Un Tiguan Allspace plus long offrant trois rangées suivra ultérieurement.

Minister Searle Turton said he’s working with different ministries to get the application web portal up and running so families can access the funds.