French President Emmanuel Macron looked to cement his legacy, and take on political opponents, with the inauguration on Monday of a monument to the French language deep in far-right heartland.Modern French presidents love a cultural "grand projet" an imposing monument to "scratch" their name on history, as ex-leader Francois Mitterrand put it in the 1980s.
Two local high school graduates have been awarded Rankin Culture and Recreation Memorial Scholarhips for their volunteer work and commitment to the community.
English and French remain by far the most commonly-spoken languages in Canada with more than nine in 10 Canadians speaking one of the two official languages on a regular basis.
The significance of English in any nation cannot be overemphasized. As the world’s number one language, it is a tool with which we market ourselves and get things done. Schools, embassies, farmers, everybody uses it and the ability to communicate ..