The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France and Canada renew feud over islands A longstanding feud over two French islands near Canada's Atlantic Coast was rekindled this week, when Ottawa contested Paris's request that the UN recognize its control of waters around Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon https://www.thelocal.fr/20140424/france-and-canada-renew-dispute-over-island Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:34:00 +0200 france-and-canada-renew-dispute-over-island France's 'isle of beauty' hit by fifth murder Corsica may be known as the 'island of beauty' but its violent crime wave reared its ugly head again on Sunday when a man was gunned down in a bar. It was the fifth deadly shooting on the island since the start of the year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130311/fifth-murder-strikes-frances-island-of-beauty Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:10:00 +0100 fifth-murder-strikes-frances-island-of-beauty