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Slight GDP growth in October in Canada
(Ottawa) The Canadian economy grew slightly in October, with the latest real gross domestic product (GDP) data coming in stronger than expected. Posted at 8:50 a.m. Statistics Canada says real…
Post News | A new contender for the Twitter crown
Born barely two weeks after the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, a brand new social network wants to take advantage of the turmoil: Post News. Behind the similar form,…
Wall Street ends the week with a slight rebound
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended higher on Friday, after digesting a series of mixed indicators, without conviction, however, to fuel a final rebound before the end of…
Fewer and fewer polar bears in western Hudson Bay
Polar bears in western Hudson Bay in northern Canada are rapidly disappearing, according to a recent government study. The researchers counted 194 bears from the end of August to the…
Remuneration of Metro executives | Premiums of 3.7 million and sales boosted by inflation
The main Metro executives will share bonuses totaling 3.7 million in 2022, while the Quebec food chain says it has exceeded its financial objectives in a context where inflation, which…
[Critique] “The crazy adventure of chocolate”: pleasure without limits
“Nine out of ten people love chocolate, the tenth lie,” said American comic book artist and illustrator John G. Tullius in a cult saying. “No arms, no chocolate”, still launches…
Federal Government | A deficit of 200 million for the period from April to October
(OTTAWA) The Canadian federal government posted a $0.2 billion deficit in the first seven months of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Posted at 1:21 p.m. In its monthly report, the Ministry…
[Critique] “Journey to the Moon”, Jacques Offenbach
This 2022 release by Palazzetto Bru Zane is aimed at a dual audience: operetta lovers and enthusiasts of the various adaptations of Jules Verne’s inspirations. Obviously The journey to the…
U.S. Keystone pipeline will be able to resume operations
(Calgary) TC Energy says it has received regulatory approval to resume operations on the remaining segment of the Keystone pipeline, which has been shut down since an oil spill Dec.…
Why translate the Gospels again?
It’s the bestseller universal. It is estimated that about five billion copies of the Bible circulate in the world, and that, in more than 700 languages. Few texts have been…
Wall Street still disappointed by indicators
The New York Stock Exchange opened lower on Friday, rather dissatisfied with the day’s macroeconomic data, which fuel the scenario of continued monetary tightening, against a backdrop of deteriorating business…
[Chronique de Christian Rioux] christmas woke
Political life sometimes resembles those board games that are all the rage at Christmas. These pastimes, traces of which can be found even in Mesopotamian tombs, derive their name from…
United States | Inflation at 5.5% in November, according to the PCE index
(Washington) Inflation slowed sharply in November in the United States, falling to 5.5% over one year against 6.1% in October, according to the PCE index published Friday by the Commerce…
Some authors look bad
Étienne Paré’s article published in The duty of December 21 suggests by its title, “Tension between the UNEQ and the authors”, that there would be a movement of discontent against…
Putin’s blood red roses
Visiting Minsk, Vladimir Putin came down all smiles from his plane with a huge bouquet of blood-red roses, which he proudly displayed on the tarmac before kissing his host, his…
Battery sector | We can forget Volkswagen in Quebec
Quebec can forget Volkswagen and its battery plant for electric vehicles. It is a little further west – in Ontario – that this megaproject should see the light of day…
Quebec Liquor Corporation | Privileges for a VIP clientele
December 23 is often the busiest day at the SAQ. If you plan to make purchases there today, know that if you spend considerable sums, that is to say $25,000…
[Billet vins] Being able to taste without… drinking?
It is possible, at least technically, to taste wine without drinking a drop of it. An aberration for some who will only see in it the illustration of a coitus…
Wall Street closes lower | The Press
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended sharply lower on Thursday amid growing concern over the path of the U.S. economy in 2023, with companies on the defensive and…
[Critique] “(De)construction”, Louis-Étienne Santais | The duty
Louis-Étienne Santais, the very talented musician, also a member of Ghostly Kisses with Margaux Sauvé, presents his second opus two years later Reflection Ian already promising first record. (Of construction…