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News moves quickly. Here is our little guide to give you a head on the news of the week in time for weekend discussions.

Submerged by accumulated objects

We all know someone who gets too attached to objects or who struggles to get rid of Bébelles who have had their time. But compulsive accumulation disorder – or TAC – is a little more complex than that. In a file published on Sunday, Catherine Handfield opens the doors to the accommodation and daily lives of two people who accumulate objects excessively … and who want to get out of it. The journalist also spoke with psychologist Catherine Ouelle-Courtois, who demystifies the symptoms and solutions. Texts that highlight this mental health disorder and the batch of anxiety that it can generate … especially in times of moving.

Read Catherine Handfield’s file

Office life in Quebec seen by des immigrants

Are Quebec bosses closer to their employees than elsewhere in the world? Do workers bring their lunch in Europe and North Africa? Journalist Isabelle Dubé wanted to know the cultural differences in office life from here and elsewhere with professionals who immigrated to Quebec. The people met welcomed the flexibility of working hours in Quebec and the generally warm work climate with a less present hierarchy. “There is more flexibility in Quebec. I find time to go and practice a sport, I run and gym, “said Houssem Trabelsi, from Tunis, Tunisia.

Read the file of Isabelle Dubé

The digital tax explained

Voices were raised this week following the cancellation of the digital services tax by Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney was accused of having made a too large concession. But to fully understand what its withdrawal means, it is first necessary to grasp what this tax represented: a measure to remedy what the government considered as a tax iniquity. How much money has you let go with this decision? Is it common to abandon a law adopted by its own parliament? And could Canada revive it? These are only a few of the questions to which Jean-Hugues Roy and Isabelle Dubé answered to help you see more clearly.

Read the article by Jean-Hugues Roy and Isabelle Dubé

The lake that has disappeared

A lake that completely emptied in May in North-du-Québec sowed the stir in the Cie nation in Waswanipi and the scientific community. A natural phenomenon or a disappearance caused by human activities? Despite numerous clues, the mystery persists, explains the journalist Éric-Pierre Champagne who discussed this strange phenomenon with the biologist Nicolas Mainville and Paul Dixon, member of the Cie de Waswanipi community. In mid-May, the Red Lake literally disappeared from the map in North-du-Québec. Located a hundred kilometers south of Chapais, this body of water with an area of ​​about 3 km² was at the heart of a territory that has been hit hard by climate change in recent years.

Read the Eric-Pierre Champagne article

When video games lead to sexism and radicalization

Video games are fertile terrain for hate speeches. And a new study highlights a key mechanism in the radicalization process to which players explain, explains journalist Léa Carrier in a decryption published on Sunday. The researchers conducted a survey by survey of 2,200 players from seven countries, including Canada, in addition to having analyzed more than 15 million publications on Steam, a platform frequented by players. Through the publications analyzed, the report notes the presence of sexist and misogynist discourses. Women are also the group saying the most frequently victim of harassment in play areas. The report also lifts the veil on the different online exchange platforms on games, enough to open the conversation with gamers of the house.

Read the article by Léa Carrier

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