C'est la vie
with Bernard St-Laurent

Bruno Guglielminetti

Are smartphone apps making second-language learning a thing of the past?

We explore that question, and check out some of those translation apps, with Bruno Guglielminetti. He's manager of digital communications and information strategy for the PR firm National.

And romance is in the air!

English and French Canadian publishers got together recently under the chandeliers in a Montreal ballroom.

They had 20 minutes to meet, greet, and consider a translation deal.

Find out if they made a connection!

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This week, we speak with Quebec MP Romeo Saganash, who's running for the NDP leadership.

You may know he's spent many years actively involved in landmark negotiations between the James Bay Cree and the Quebec government.

You may not know that he's also a poet, a photographer, and a marathon runner.

We'll hear more about those hidden talents, as well as other stories that Romeo Saganash rarely tells.

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Patrice Desilets is one of the most successful creators of video games in the world.

His Assassin's Creed franchise has sold more than 30-million copies.

This week, we'll find out how a guy who trained in cinema and theatre ended up making blockbuster video games.

And why his city, Montreal, has become a major player in the gaming industry.

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Marché Ventura

This week tune in for the final installment of C'est la vie's dépanneur series.

In an economy where businesses come and go, Elizabeth Robertson visits a dep that's been in the same hands for almost 30 years.

We'll meet the owners... and some of the regulars, for whom the store is more than just a business.

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Hear our previous interview with Dr Bernard Brais from 2009.

Ying Wu at Dépanneur Céline in Montreal's Villeray neighbourhood.

The rest of Canada has the convenience store. But Québec has the dépanneur.

This week in part two of our dépanneur series, Elizabeth Robertson takes us to a typical dépanneur: Dépanneur Céline.

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