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Trump tariffs could lead to Quebec sawmills closing, forestry industry fears

Admin - November 14, 2024

Quebec forestry companies say they're worried former U.S. president Donald Trump's re-election will lead to more plants in the province closing.Throughout Trump's campaign, the president-elect promised...

Bussiness

Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to ‘renovate their basement’

Admin - October 9, 2024

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill — as less than half...

Bussiness

Three Montreal subway stations closed for days or weeks for emergency repairs

Admin - October 4, 2024

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is being urged to increase its investment in public transit after three Montreal subway stations were forced to close...

Bussiness

Air Transat considering 80-person layoff amid financial turbulence

Admin - October 2, 2024

MONTREAL — Transat A.T. Inc. is preparing to lay off up to 80 workers as the tour operator struggles to turn its finances around,...

World

Joyce Echaquan remembered at Montreal rally, 4 years after her death

Admin - September 28, 2024

People gathered in downtown Montreal Saturday evening on the fourth anniversary of Joyce Echaquan's death for a rally calling on Quebec to take more action against...

Bussiness

Quebec won’t fund graphite mine project tied to Pentagon; locals claim ‘victory’

Admin - September 19, 2024

MONTREAL — After years fighting against the opening of a mining project with ties to the Pentagon, Louis Saint-Hilaire is breathing a sigh of...

World

Quebec could lose up to $900M with federal decree to protect caribou population

Admin - September 9, 2024

The federal government estimates that an emergency decree to protect Quebec's dwindling population of woodland caribou could cost the province's economy between $670 million and $895 million...