Kategori: Finance
[Opinion] The blinders of the Minister of Education
Bernard Drainville, the new Quebec Minister of Education, has just tabled his work plan for the next few years. Some people found it solid and many remained skeptical, saying at…
Mach acquires the InterContinental Hotel | The Press
After offices and shopping centres, Groupe Mach is now interested in hotels. Posted yesterday at 4:44 p.m. He acquired the InterContinental hotel in Old Montreal on Wednesday. The 357-room establishment…
Long visa processing times are hurting scholars
The long processing times for obtaining a visitor’s visa to Canada are causing more and more headaches for conference organizers in Montreal and Toronto, who rely on the arrival of…
Meta sees its annual revenue drop
A first since its IPO Posted yesterday at 5:15 p.m. Julie Jammot France Media Agency (San Francisco) Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) saw its annual revenue decline to $116.61 billion in…
A first since its IPO | Meta sees its annual revenue drop
(San Francisco) Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) saw its annual revenue decline to $116.61 billion in 2022, down 1% from 2021, the first decline in annual revenue since that the social…
More than 55,000 white-tailed deer hunted in Quebec in 2022
While the City of Longueuil still cannot kill a few dozen white-tailed deer to protect the ecosystem of Michel-Chartrand Park, the hunt for this species of deer was a great…
End of holiday freeze | Food prices could rise
Some food items are set to start costing more in grocery stores across Canada again, as a holiday-spanning price freeze ends these days. Posted at 5:38 p.m. Brett Bundale The…
Republican Nikki Haley ready to challenge Donald Trump in US primary
The race is (almost) on: former UN ambassador Nikki Haley promised a “special announcement” to her supporters on Wednesday, prefiguring a candidacy for the US presidential election on February 15.…
The ready-to-wear brand Kookaï announces its placement in receivership
The ready-to-wear brand Kookaï announces its placement in receivership Access to accessibility menu source site-21
how the association “Les Compagnons du Marais” helps women, who are particularly affected
Poor housing: how the association “Les Compagnons du Marais” helps women, who are particularly affected Access to accessibility menu source site-19
End of holiday freeze | Food prices could rise
Some food items are set to start costing more in grocery stores across Canada again, as a holiday-spanning price freeze ends these days. Posted at 5:38 p.m. Brett Bundale The…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | The adventures of François Legault in the land of the media
After a break of a few weeks, Quebec elected officials are returning to the National Assembly – as are the journalists who cover their activities. But repeated frictions have colored…
Bank of Montreal completes $16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West
(Toronto) Bank of Montreal announced on Wednesday that it has completed its $16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West, more than 13 months after the deal was first announced.…
Inflation and economic activity are slowing in the United States, so is the Fed
The U.S. central bank raised rates by a quarter point on Wednesday at its first meeting of the year, a slower pace from previous hikes as, while inflation remains elevated,…
The new challenges of Dr. Lucie Opatrny
Time and again in the limelight during the COVID-19 pandemic, former Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Lucie Opatrny, begins her term as President and CEO of…
US manufacturing activity down for third straight month
(Washington) Activity in the manufacturing industry in the United States fell in January for the third consecutive month, touching a new low since May 2020 and presaging a difficult year…
Coastal GasLink cost to climb to $14.5 billion, says TC Energy
(Calgary) TC Energy has raised its cost estimate for its Coastal GasLink project to $14.5 billion, up from its previous estimate of $11.2 billion. Posted at 12:07 p.m. The company…
Pakistan hosts IMF delegation as inflation hits 27.55%
(Karachi) Pakistan, which has been hosting a delegation from the International Monetary Fund since Tuesday hoping for its help, was affected in January by the worst inflation for 48 years,…
2.2% rise in the price of milk in grocery stores
Farm gate milk prices are rising as of Wednesday in Canada. Three months ago, the 1er November, the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) authorized an increase of approximately 2.2%, or just…
more numerous, vulnerable, poorly housed people, not enough help… What to remember from the report of the Abbé-Pierre Foundation
Housing crisis: more people who are poorly housed, vulnerable, not enough helped… What to remember from the report of the Abbé-Pierre Foundation Access to accessibility menu source site-19