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Le goût de rire

S1 E17
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2021

A teacher in Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrates his second life every day. After being diagnosed with brain cancer, François Weber decided to rediscover a passion he had neglected: humor and stand-up comedy. He took advantage of his long convalescence to rethink everything, from his work to his life as a couple. A process that allowed him to find himself again.

Levels:
Secondaire 10e année 11e année 12e année
Subjects:
Orientation et carrière Sciences humaines et sociales
Skills:
Apprentissage autonome Pensée critique
French level:
B1 : Seuil B2 : Avancé ou indépendant
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E1 : Briser le silence

21 min 27 s
After a tragic event, a young Ottawa woman wants to help the black community. Lydia Philippe wants to break the taboos surrounding mental health problems. She wants to demonstrate the importance of seeking help.
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E2 : Liberté

21 min 27 s
Two young parents from Northern Ontario retired before the age of 30.
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E3 : Une vodka qui fait meuh

21 min 27 s
An Ottawa entrepreneur wants to turn waste into alcohol.
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E4 : Cultiver l'indépendance

21 min 27 s
A teacher with no farming experience has founded a farm in northern Ontario. Stéphane Lanteigne wants to develop his region's food security by growing fresh produce year-round.
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E5 : Une étoile pour toi

21 min 27 s
After years of self-destruction, actor Stef Paquette decided to change his life.
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E6 : Le bonheur sur deux roues

21 min 27 s
An Eastern Ontario cyclist has learned that you should never put things off.
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E7 : Soif de liberté

21 min 27 s
An Eastern Ontario entrepreneur puts her creativity to work for others.
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E8 : La maman papillon

21 min 27 s
The life of an Ottawa mom is completely transformed after the birth of her daughter.
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E9 : Récolter le bonheur

21 min 43 s
Two former officials have found a tailor-made challenge in Prince Edward County.
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E10 : Brasser des affaires

21 min 27 s
An inexperienced craft beer enthusiast founds two successful breweries.
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E11 : Et ils vécurent heureux

21 min 27 s
An African student has found more than a new life in Northern Ontario.
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E12 : L'historien et son fromage

21 min 27 s
A future history teacher abandons his career plans during a trip to Asia.
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E14 : L'aventure d'une vie

21 min 27 s
Christian Pilon had to paddle thousands of kilometers to find what he was looking for.
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E15 : Cueillir ses origines

21 min 27 s
A self-taught chef tames his native origins one dish at a time.
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E16 : La fermière aux mille idées

21 min 27 s
With no previous experience, a Hearst entrepreneur opens her first farm at the age of 24.
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E17 : Le goût de rire

21 min 27 s
A teacher in Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrates his second life every day.
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E18 : Diversifier pour mieux régner

21 min 27 s
Karine Ricard is the first black woman to head Théâtre français de Toronto.
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E19 : L'arche de Josée

21 min 27 s
A 27-year-old New Brunswick woman has turned her childhood dream into a successful business.
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E20 : L'histoire du petit castor

21 min 27 s
A microbiologist from Eastern Ontario has decided to go green.
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E21 : Pour l'amour du pain

21 min 27 s
After a successful first career, an accountant from Embrun decides to follow her heart.
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E22 : Le deuil invisible

21 min 27 s
A field hockey player's life has been turned upside down by a concussion.
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E23 : Le dessin des mots

21 min 27 s
A Moroccan engineer gives up his career to become a writer.
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E24 : Appelez-moi Lionel

21 min 27 s
After years of doubt, a transmasculine non-binary person tastes happiness.
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E25 : Militer pour sa santé

21 min 27 s
A young Ottawa woman recounts how she overturned her diagnosis of morbid obesity.
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E26 : Tous contre un virus

21 min 27 s
When Rob and Michelle Tétrault became parents, they also became campaigners against cytomegalovirus .
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E27 : Un héritage haute couture

21 min 27 s
A Winnipeg designer finds her voice in old family embroidery.
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E28 : L'art de se réinventer

21 min 27 s
At 60, storyteller France Adams feels as if life has just begun.
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E29 : Le pompier volontaire

21 min 27 s
A Frenchman with dreams of becoming a flight attendant puts out fires in Western Canada.
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E30 : Pour l'amour du hockey

21 min 27 s
A Cameroonian wants to break down prejudice by running a hockey initiation program.
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E31 : Une pause bénéfique

21 min 27 s
Painter Marion Landry took advantage of the pandemic to go back to school.
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E32 : La recette du bonheur

21 min 27 s
A Vancouver woman has found happiness by combining her three passions : teaching, yoga and baking.
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E33 : Hommage aux Voyageurs

21 min 27 s
Marie-Josée Dandeneau, a Métis musician from Winnipeg, used to live out of her touring suitcases before a virus cancelled everything.
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E34 : Ensemble, chacun chez soi

21 min 27 s
COVID turned singer Diane Nalini and musician Adrian Cho into entrepreneurs.
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E35 : La deuxième vie de Khatima

21 min 27 s
A Moroccan lawyer becomes a guide for newcomers in her host country.
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E37 : Vivre autrement

21 min 27 s
The pandemic was a major wake-up call for artist Daniel Groleau Landry.
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E38 : Danser pour aider

21 min 27 s
The pandemic forced dancer Suzan Richards to embrace a new career.
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E39 : Briser l'isolement

21 min 27 s
With the help of experts, a Vancouver woman aims to break the isolation of new mothers.
    Levels:
    Secondaire 10e année 11e année 12e année
    Subjects:
    Orientation et carrière Sciences humaines et sociales
    Skills:
    Apprentissage autonome Pensée critique
    French level:
    B1 : Seuil B2 : Avancé ou indépendant