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Geologist says she knows the Mona Lisa’s setting. But not everyone is convinced

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Geologist says she knows the Mona Lisa’s setting. But not everyone is convinced

As It Happens7:16This geologist says she found the Mona Lisa’s setting While many art historians have focused on the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Ann Pizzorusso has a different obsession — the mountain ridges in the background. Pizzorusso, a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar, says she combined her two fields of expertise to pinpoint … Read more

Quebec tightening French-language requirements for storefronts, labels

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Quebec tightening French-language requirements for storefronts, labels

Quebec business owners have about a year and a half to ensure all signs on businesses, aside from the company name, must be predominately in French.  Also, loopholes are being closed to ensure all products sold in Quebec have descriptions in the province’s official language. “Most of the companies won’t have any changes to make,” said … Read more