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The singer Charlotte Cardin realized, this Friday, her 90th show of the Phoenix tour, a show that just happened to be the last one.
Many in the comments hope that Charlotte will now visit new places during her next tours!
Cardin proposed last August a documentary on Crave in which we discover the universe of her album.
Which city should be on the list of her next tour?
The Sainte-Justine Foundation has received a historic and monumental donation.
On December 15, philanthropists Ms. Diane Blais and Mr. Michel Lanteigne, two former executives of the accounting firm Ernst & Young, pledged $40 million.
This personal donation from the couple will be used for pediatric research, including a portion for oncology.
Note that Mr. Lanteigne’s son, Benoit, died of leukemia at the age of eight and for years has been pondering his legacy.
From now on, the building of the specialized units of the Sainte-Justine will bear the name of Michel Lanteigne’s child, Benoît Lanteigne.
Obviously, the couple hopes that this donation will influence other to deposit amounts for the advancement of other research projects that need funding.
Data indicates that the cure rate for children with cancer is barely over 80%, which shows that medicine still needs financial support to push research further.
Elon Musk has been in the news for the past week, and one of the latest cases once again involves that student who created an account on Twitter to post information about the billionaire’s private flights.
Musk eventually blocked the account in question, but it looks like since that decision, his safety and that of his family are no less challenged as a crazed stalker attacked his car with his son inside!
Elon Musk claims a "crazy stalker" put his son in danger, and now the Twitter honcho's threatening to take legal action against someone who's publicly exposing his location … which he believes led to the attack. https://t.co/FBhho5EqcN
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 15, 2022
While a car was transporting Musk’s two-year-old son, an unknown person was following the car and he abruptly blocked the vehicle, even climbing on the hood…
The boss of Tesla and Twitter accuses the system of tracking thefts set up by the teenager.
Itis in this state of mind that Musk has taken legal action against the one who exposes his position publicly. That’s really what led to this attack, according to Elon Musk.
Legal action is being taken against young programmer Jack Sweeney, the one who opened an account that tracks all of Elon’s flights since 2020.
Is it a coincidence that this incident occurred after Twitter decided to block the account in question?
Rafael Nadal announces the creation of a hotel chain with the clan Melia. The goal of Nadal and his group is to open about 20 hotels.
This project is called Zel, it is inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, and it will be born during the year 2023.
During a conference in Madrid, as reported by AFP, Nadal said that the goal is to expand the project around the world, adding that he has no limits.
Obviously, it will focus on destinations that are attractive to travelers, such as Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
For tennis fans, rest assured, there is no question of retirement for the 36-year-old tennis player!
Amber Heard made the announcement on Instagram earlier today (Dec. 19) that she was dropping her appeal process that she began in early December following the ruling in her defamation lawsuit against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
According to TMZ, a settlement, very favorable to the actress, was reached between Depp and Heard, and Amber would only pay $1 million of the $10.5 million ordered by the jury.
Amber Heard is closing the book on the defamation case brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp — a decision that's going to cost her 7 figures. https://t.co/KCvIh3p2qO
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 19, 2022
One wonders, however, what the reason for this sudden change is.
Will we soon see an announcement about a new professional project for the actress?
Or does she simply want to turn the page on this dark period of her life and focus on her family life, especially with her daughter Oonagh Paige Heard?
Certainly, the monetary agreement played a big role…
Recall that the trial of the ex-spouses was one of the most followed events of the year, when Depp accused Heard of damaging his reputation and a jury agreed with him.
However, hate messages against the actress have increased tenfold this year on the heels of the high-profile trial and Johnny’s fan club has not been kind to the actress.
US electoral collage votes 304 to 227 to nominate Donald Trump for President over the objections of seven faithless electors.
US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Bill Clinton, forwarding the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
“Titanic” opened in American movie theaters.
“Platoon” directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1987)
Ottawa ends commercial relations with South Africa, to protest Apartheid racial policies.
Ron Wood joined The Rolling Stones.
Stanley Kubrick’s X-rated film “A Clockwork Orange” starring Malcolm McDowell premieres.
Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to flee.
Start of the First Indochina War.
The first games of the new National Hockey League (NHL) were played. Five teams made up the league: Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Wanderers.
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published in England.
Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Daniel Defoe).
South Africa announces detection of new variant of COVID-19, called Beta (501.V2), which is driving a second wave of infections.
US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198).
The last US troops withdraw from Iraq, formally ending the Iraq War.
James Cameron’s “Avatar” starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, released in the US, becomes highest-grossing film of all time (since surpassed).
Céline Dion signs a $10 million contract with Sony Music.
“Wonder Woman” debuts on ABC.
“A Star is Born” film directed by Frank Pierson with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, premieres.
Quebec government founds the multi-campus Université du Québec; Quebec’s first public university and its fourth French language institution; includes six constituent universities, in Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Chicoutimi, Rimouski, Hull and Rouyn.
“The Pink Panther” film premieres directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven.
Tchaikovski’s ballet “Casse-noisette” premieres in St Petersburg.
Slavery was abolished in the United States with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution being ratified.
Jean-Antoine Panet elected first President of the Lower Canada Assembly; first Quebec elections.
Do you know Bernard Arnault? Without any fanfare, Arnault dethroned Elon Musk as the richest person in the world. Musk has therefore been relegated to second place in this list.
The gentleman is by no means polarizing, he is very discreet, unlike Musk, and he runs his French luxury company LVMH with a masterful hand.
Now worth $171 billion, Arnault’s wealth eclipsed the Tesla CEO’s $164 billion fortune on Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index https://t.co/R98CDXTyeO
— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2022
Arnault is the first European to top Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people, having already knocked Musk off the top rung of Forbes’ “real-time billionaires” list last week.
Recall that Musk’s net worth, the already controversial new owner of Twitter, dropped from $107 billion in 2022, again according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
In the case of Arnault, the drop was less drastic, by “only” $7 billion.
Despite a heavy loss due to his purchase of the social network, Musk’s fortune is comfortably ahead of Indian industrialist Gautam Adani ($125 billion) and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($116 billion).
In closing, let’s point out that Tesla’s share price fell by 54% in 2022, while LVMH’s share price retained its value due to colossal sales in the US and Europe.
China’s 1st domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, enters naval service.
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend.
U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.
Opening of Quebec Autoroute 15.
“Goldfinger”, 3rd James Bond film, starring Sean Connery and Honor Blackman premieres in London.
Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People & Places).
First contingents of Canadian First Division start arriving in England for service in World War II.
First issue of Vogue is published.
Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city.
Since he acquired Twitter at a cost of $44 billion, Elon Musk has been very variable in managing moderation.
That said, after promising not to delete the account reporting his jet’s travels, he finally turned his cap on suspending it!
Elon Musk bloque un compte Twitter qui lui déplaisait https://t.co/oHMXlKUc1N pic.twitter.com/6YBjiTrPZ4
— TVA nouvelles (@tvanouvelles) December 14, 2022
Beforehand, he had mentioned that his commitment to free speech forbade him to block the account that follows his jet, even if it represented a risk to his personal safety.
This student-run account, which has no less than 500,000 followers (@ElonJet), has not been shy about using public data to inform people about Musk‘s movements in the sky.
It’s true that “if the data is public,” it can be shared. In the Twitter rules, there is the point that data from other sites can be deposited there.
If Musk and his team have deleted the @ElonJet account, the personal account of the student, Jack Sweeney, is still accessible.
Recall that Musk’s leaked messages since his purchase of Twitter are very contradictory of what is and isn’t allowed, especially since he himself crosses the line too often.
For example, he reinstated Donald Trump’s account, but suspended Kanye West’s.
By the way, the teenager who posts Musk’s private jet movements is now sharing them from Facebook and Instagram, obviously.