Quebec

Government of Canada invests $5.6 million in La Factry skills training initiative for new Canadians

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Many newcomers arrive in Canada with a wealth of experience and know-how that could be of great benefit to Canadian employers.

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  • Many newcomers arrive in Canada with a wealth of experience and know-how that could be of great benefit to Canadian employers.
  • To ensure that all Canadians get the skills they need to succeed in the workforce of today, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will help Canadians improve their foundational and transferable skills so they can find and keep employment.
  • This investment responds to Canada's immediate and long-term training needs, particularly for under-represented groups in the labour market, including newcomers.
  • The Skills for Success Program was first announced in Budget 2021, and the Government of Canada is investing $298 million over three years.

Superior Court of Quebec Publishes Remediation Agreement for UEFTI

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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MONTREAL, May 17, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 16, 2023, the Superior Court of Quebec published the details of the remediation agreement between the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. (UEFTI), which it approved earlier this year.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, May 17, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 16, 2023, the Superior Court of Quebec published the details of the remediation agreement between the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. (UEFTI), which it approved earlier this year.
  • The prosecution against UEFTI is stayed and the charges will be withdrawn when the company has fulfilled its obligations under the agreement.
  • This is the first remediation agreement that PPSC has conducted and the second one pursued since Part XXII.1 of the Criminal Code came into force in 2018.
  • In reaching its decision, the court was satisfied that the agreement is in the public interest and that its terms are fair, reasonable and proportionate.

ServiceNow and Hugging Face release StarCoder, one of the world’s most responsibly developed and strongest-performing open-access large language model for code generation

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Friday, May 5, 2023
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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, today announced the release of one of the world’s most responsibly developed and strongest-performing open-access large language model (LLM) for code generation.

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  • ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, today announced the release of one of the world’s most responsibly developed and strongest-performing open-access large language model (LLM) for code generation.
  • Led by ServiceNow Research and Hugging Face , the open-access, open-science, and open-governance 15 billion parameter StarCoder LLM makes generative AI more transparent and accessible to enable responsible innovation at scale.
  • “ServiceNow’s collaboration with Hugging Face expands our longstanding commitment to AI excellence,” said Harm de Vries, lead of the Large Language Model Lab at ServiceNow Research and co-lead of BigCode.
  • ServiceNow Research and Hugging Face, which works on some of the world’s largest AI and LLM initiatives, launched the joint BigCode Project in September 2022.

Québec Nickel Drills Over 250m of Serpentinized Ultramafic Rock at Ducros Sill Target & Provides Corporate Update

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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The company also provides a corporate update as Richard Dufresne, nickel expert and current director of QNI takes the helm as interim CEO.

Key Points: 
  • The company also provides a corporate update as Richard Dufresne, nickel expert and current director of QNI takes the helm as interim CEO.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    QNI has drilled a fence of holes at the Ducros Sill target which cuts across a wide magnetic high feature representing the geophysical expression of the serpentinized portion of the ultramafic intrusion.
  • The Ducros Sill target lies in the southern half of the two-kilometer wide by ten-kilometer long Ducros Ultramafic Sill Complex, in the south-central portion of QNI’s Ducros property (Figure 1).
  • Historically, three widely spaced holes were drilled at the Ducros Sill target by Abitibi Resources Ltd. (“Abitibi”) in 1987 (Figure 2).

High-Pressure Spring: Competition Intensifies in Canada’s Luxury Real Estate Market as Buyer Demand Surges

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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TORONTO, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s luxury real estate market saw muted sales activity in the first quarter of 2023, as a shortage of housing supply across every spectrum of the market compelled real estate sellers and buyers to delay market engagement to the second quarter. The country’s major metropolitan areas are primed to see a resurgence of newly pre-qualified and highly motivated home buyers across the luxury and conventional markets this spring, as those who paused their activity in 2022 renew their search, albeit with an empowered mindset that will deter significant price escalation. Despite buoyant consumer confidence and a level of demand that would typically prime the market for healthy activity, a deficit of property listings is expected to place a ceiling on potential spring sales, hampering the housing needs and aspirations of Canadians.

Key Points: 
  • Sales activity in the City of Vancouver’s luxury real estate market remained calm in the first quarter of 2023, a trend widely anticipated by both the real estate industry and consumers.
  • According to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, however, pent-up demand for both luxury and conventional housing is intensifying, and consumer confidence in the city’s real estate market remains buoyant.
  • The return of bidding wars in premier neighbourhoods in the city’s conventional and luxury real estate market amplified anxiety for prospective homebuyers.
  • For more information on Sotheby's International Realty Canada and the Top-Tier Real Estate: Spring 2023 State of Luxury Report, contact:

Montreal’s Downward Trend in Sales Coming to an End as Prices Regain Strength

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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L’ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Québec, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the month of March 2023. The most recent market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database.

Key Points: 
  • Median prices, although still down from last year, are beginning to trend positively on a consecutive monthly basis.
  • The 28 per cent drop when compared to the same period last year pushes sales down to a new low for a month of March.
  • Although sales are still down, it should be noted that this is the first month, since September 2022, with a decline below the -30 per cent mark.
  • Even though sales are still down, the slowing of this decline is a positive sign that the market is stabilizing.

Organigram Announces Director Appointment

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Organigram Holdings Inc. (“Organigram” or the “Company”) (TSX: OGI; NASDAQ: OGI), announced that BAT has designated Ms. Caroline Ferland as a nominee to Organigram’s board of directors (the “Board”).

Key Points: 
  • Organigram Holdings Inc. (“Organigram” or the “Company”) (TSX: OGI; NASDAQ: OGI), announced that BAT has designated Ms. Caroline Ferland as a nominee to Organigram’s board of directors (the “Board”).
  • She was also a Director of other Boards, such as the Fondation Marie-Vincent, the Barreau du Québec and the Barreau de Montréal.
  • Ms. Ferland is a Chartered Director (C.Dir) and recognized Administrateur de sociétés certifié (ASC).
  • Her extensive experience in legal and regulatory matters combined with experience with BAT will be a tremendous asset to our Board”, said Peter Amirault, Board Chair, Organigram.

Monarch Announces the Closing of a First Tranche of $1 Million of a $1.5 Million Flow-Through Private Placement

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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MONTRÉAL, March 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MONARCH MINING CORPORATION (“Monarch” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: GBAR) (OTCQB: GBARF) announces the closing of the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement for total gross proceeds of $999,997.15 (the “Offering”).

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  • Each Quebec FT Unit consists of one common share of the Corporation and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole purchase warrant a “Warrant”).
  • Each National FT Unit consists of one common share of the Corporation and one-half of one Warrant.
  • The Qualifying Expenditures will be renounced in favour of the subscribers with an effective date no later than December 31, 2023.
  • "United States" and "U.S. person" are as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.

OSHEAGA unveils its 2023 lineup!

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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The OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Light is fast approaching, and the lineup for 2023 is here with tons of great surprises, new discoveries, and many festival favourites converging for a non-stop, star-studded 3 day event!

Key Points: 
  • The OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Light is fast approaching, and the lineup for 2023 is here with tons of great surprises, new discoveries, and many festival favourites converging for a non-stop, star-studded 3 day event!
  • One term that has always been at the heart of OSHEAGA’S programming is the word eclectic - and for the 2023 edition, sounds and styles range from all over the world, all across the spectrum, and all the way around the globe.
  • This year’s lineup has Afro pop, indie rock, bass, rap, electro, synth pop, disco, and everything in between.
  • Hip Hop looms large at the festival this year, with some of the biggest names on the charts and some of the most important figures in the underground making their OSHEAGA debut.

Lassonde Industries Inc. declares a dividend of $0.70 per share and announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Lassonde is also proud to announce the appointment of Luc Doyon and Nathalie Pilon to its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • Lassonde is also proud to announce the appointment of Luc Doyon and Nathalie Pilon to its Board of Directors.
  • Luc Doyon is a seasoned leader with over 30 years of experience with the French industrial group Air Liquide.
  • He was Vice President of Merchant Gases at Air Liquide USA in Houston, and President and CEO of Air Liquide Canada.
  • Mr. Doyon also completed the executive training program at INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration) in Fontainebleau.