Paris Traffic Update: Tractor Blockages Move Closer to the Capital

Paris Traffic Update: Tractor Blockages Move Closer to the Capital

The pressure is growing around Paris and its residents may soon be surrounded by the noise of tractor engines. On Tuesday, some blocking points of angry farmers moved closer to the capital. Determined to “starve” Parisians, some farmers are even a stone’s throw from the Rungis international market. Update on blockages in Île-de-France: Nord – … Read more

Video Games Industry Faces Job Layoffs in 2024

Video Games Industry Faces Job Layoffs in 2024

After a “very difficult” year for the video games industry, 2024 promises to be even worse. In just one month, more than 6,000 layoffs have already been announced globally, almost surpassing the number of layoffs recorded last year. James Russwurm, who lives in Edmonton, is among the thousands of employees who lost their livelihood in … Read more

Sisters Marianne and Camille Blouin Pool Salaries to Purchase Property, Reflecting Growing Trend in Quebec Real Estate

Sisters Marianne and Camille Blouin Pool Salaries to Purchase Property, Reflecting Growing Trend in Quebec Real Estate

Marianne and Camille Blouin had wanted to own the property for several years. As buying alone was unthinkable, the sisters aged 24 and 28 chose to pool their salaries to achieve this. If purchasing between people from the same family is still marginal in Quebec, the trend has accelerated during periods of real estate overheating. … Read more

Numbered Company in Drummondville Fined for Illegal Tree Felling Without Permit

Numbered Company in Drummondville Fined for Illegal Tree Felling Without Permit

Radio-Canada has learned that a numbered company in Drummondville has been fined for having had around a hundred trees cut down without a permit. The alleged acts took place in recent weeks on land belonging to him located on avenue du Marais-Ombragé, in the Saint-Charles sector. This land includes four lots. It was citizen observations … Read more

Beaverbrook Museum of Fine Arts in Fredericton, NB Unveils Exhibition Lineup Featuring Greg Charlton, Ian MacEachern, and More

Beaverbrook Museum of Fine Arts in Fredericton, NB Unveils Exhibition Lineup Featuring Greg Charlton, Ian MacEachern, and More

The opening of several exhibitions took place Saturday evening at the Beaverbrook Museum of Fine Arts, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, including one dedicated to the artist Greg Charlton. In office as director of collections and exhibitions for several years, John Leroux has two new accomplices within the Museum: the curator of indigenous art Emma Hassencahl-Perley … Read more

Navigating Mortgage Renewals in Quebec: High Interest Rates a Cause for Concern

Navigating Mortgage Renewals in Quebec: High Interest Rates a Cause for Concern

Renewing your mortgage has become a real headache for many. The meteoric rise in interest rates hurts. The impact is also felt in requests for financial assistance from non-profit organizations (NPOs), where concerns about this problem are on the rise almost everywhere in Quebec. There is a lot of anxiety about the upcoming mortgage renewal. … Read more

Struggling Small Businesses in Northern Ontario Face Repayment Challenges for COVID-19 Loans

Struggling Small Businesses in Northern Ontario Face Repayment Challenges for COVID-19 Loans

Many small businesses in Northern Ontario that received financial assistance from the federal government to survive shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic are finding themselves struggling to repay the tens of thousands of dollars they borrowed today limit to avoid paying interest. Lola Jones, owner of a clothing and home decor store in North Bay, told … Read more

Winter Tourism Boom in Northern Cape Breton: Region Attracts Visitors in Search of Snow

Winter Tourism Boom in Northern Cape Breton: Region Attracts Visitors in Search of Snow

Tourism operators in northern Cape Breton have been encouraging winter tourism for years. And this winter, they are finally seeing results from their initiatives, with a growing number of visitors coming from outside the island in search of snow. I would say that every winter for 5 years, […] there are around 200 people who … Read more

New Fund at Chicoutimi Hospital Provides Financial Support for Young Adults with Cancer

New Fund at Chicoutimi Hospital Provides Financial Support for Young Adults with Cancer

A new fund to financially help adults aged 18 to 35 suffering from cancer has been created at the Chicoutimi Hospital. The singer Marc-André Fortin is the spokesperson. At the age of 28, he was diagnosed with tongue cancer, despite having a mortgage on his hands and several professional commitments on the calendar. It’s not … Read more

Halal Mortgages in Edmonton: Al Rashid Mosque No Longer Validating, Company Evolving

Halal Mortgages in Edmonton: Al Rashid Mosque No Longer Validating, Company Evolving

Halal mortgages from an Edmonton Islamic finance company are no longer validated by the Al Rashid Mosque to ensure they adhere to the principles of the Quran. The Al Rashid Mosque, the oldest in Canada, nevertheless says it is continuing its efforts with the Alberta government to offer more halal financing options. Islam prohibits the … Read more