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Trudeau’s meeting with premiers wraps up without much progress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with provincial and territorial premiers wrapped up in Montreal Friday without any signs of substantial breakthroughs on issues that plague the economy but also without much of the drama that was expected going into the… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Scarcity mindset: beware when you go shopping
“Scarcity mindset”, that’s the speciality of assistant professor Caroline Roux She teaches marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. Roux describes it as the feeling of “not having enough,” or FOMO as they say, the “fear… »
Huawei exec faces charges of fraud in U.S. over Iran dealings
U.S. officials are seeking the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou over fraud offences related to allegations the company breached US sanctions on Iran, the attorney representing the government of Canada told a bail hearing in Vancouver on Friday. Meng,… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Shawn Mendes joins Drake and Diana Krall: Grammys
Shawn Mendes joins some rarified company being nominated for a Grammy Award, along with fellow Canadians, Drake and Diana Krall. Mendes, the 20 year-old from Pickering, just outside Toronto, is nominated for the first time, for both song of the year… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Yannick Nezet-Seguin’s debut at the Met
Yannick Nezet-Seguin shared the credit Tuesday night, bringing the entire orchestra up onstage to take a bow following the premier of the Met’s La Traviata. It was his first performance as music director, in the storied Metropolitan Opera’s 135-year-history. He… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
World renowned cellist in the subway
One of the world’s most celebrated musicians, YoYo Ma will give a surprise performance in the Montreal underground transit system, the Metro. A post on the renowned cellist’s Facebook page read, “Yo-Yo Ma will surprise passers-by at a mètro station… »
U.S. tobacco giant to invest $2.4B in Canadian cannabis producer
American tobacco giant Altria Group, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, announced Friday that it will make a $2.4 billion equity investment in the Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group. Under the initial investment, Altria will acquire a 45 per cent ownership… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Not so merry a Christmas for Canadian workers
It should be a joyous time of the year as families prepare for Christmas and the holidays. But for tens of thousands of Canadian workers, that is unlikely to be the case this year. An abrupt announcement of another closure… »
NGOs warn of ‘catastrophic’ famine in Yemen
As delegates from Yemen’s warring parties meet in Sweden for talks to find a solution to the conflict that has ravaged the country for nearly four years, international NGOs are sounding the alarm over a catastrophic famine facing almost a… »
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