British tourists were facing travel misery today after airline operators cancelled, re-scheduled or re-routed flights because of planned strike action by French air traffic controllers.

In previous years, early fall months in Paris have meant heatwaves, balmy skin, and airy fabrics. But this year’s different: ...

Founded in 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company became the largest fur trading company in North America. The company was formed largely because of the actions of two French fur traders - Mdard Chouart ...

Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election Since the Stockholm label Totême dropped its scarf ...

On a recent trip to France, my mission was to eat like a French woman - or at least to find out just how they stay so slim. This is a country where on one corner, you find a boulangerie with mouth ...

History In the early days of the French Revolution, the three colours were initially brought together in the form of a cockade. In July 1789, just before the taking of the Bastille, Paris was in a ...

purple In French, nouns belong to either a masculine or feminine group. So an adjective needs to be either masculine or feminine, like the noun it is describing. This means that the spelling of ...

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

The French 75 uses a standard Gin Sour as its base. It's similar in build to the Tom Collins, with the key distinction being that the Collins category uses plain seltzer to lengthen the drink ...