Rabies in the Montérégie: a comparison
Three people in the Montérégie were treated for rabies exposure after a stray domestic cat attacked them; the cat was understood to have acquired rabies from a raccoon. How did different media illustrate the story? Radio‑Canada: a hostile‑looking raccoon despite the mention of a cat in the headline. CBC, a tabby cat in underbrush, with a caption beginning “A stray cat, not pictured here, tested positive for rabies…”. CTV also shows us a tabby cat but explains it’s a picture taken in Buenos Aires; La Presse also goes for a tabby cat in one report, but a raccoon in another.
TVA goes more into the response to the rabies situation with a report on distribution of vaccine baits in the area, and a reminder that anyone who sees a dead raccoon should report it.
Nicholas 13:20 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
Love to learn we still have weird town names like Godmanchester with weird little websites and names that, in a form, have existed for nearly if not more than a millennium and also have nothing to do with religion.
Kate 13:31 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
Not many Quebec towns are named directly from a town in England but that one is. The 2021 census numbers in the Wikipedia article show it’s still nearly 40% anglophone, too.
R T 16:32 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
In addition to all the 1-3 word links on the top of the page, they have one that’s 13 words long to remind you that it’s 40% and not 50%:
https://godmanchester.ca/loi-96-loi-sur-la-langue-officielle-et-commune-du-quebec-le-francais/