The United States Transportation Safety Authority (NHTSA) said on Tuesday it had ordered automaker Ford to recall around 3 million vehicles in the United States over a problem with airbags made by the late Japanese company Takata . The NHTSA also asked Mazda to recall, for the same reason, 5,800 …
Read More »Desjardins Entreprises: a dreaded merger on the North Shore
The elected officials of the Côte-Nord fear that the Saguenay will take control of the services offered to businesses by the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins and therefore want to stop the steps that could lead to a merger. The coordination committee of the caisses on the North Shore undertook a …
Read More »Hydro-Quebec claims victory too quickly according to the First Nations
The First Nations opposed to the project to export electricity to New England criticized Hydro-Quebec for claiming victory too quickly. The coalition of the First Nations of Pessamit, Wemotaci, Pikogan, Lac-Simon and Kitcisakik thus wished to qualify the remarks made by the crown corporation in its January 15 press release. …
Read More »Microsoft and General Motors team up in autonomous vehicles
SAN FRANCISCO | The race for autonomous vehicles took on a new dimension on Tuesday with the alliance of a tech giant and an automotive juggernaut, although some experts doubt the ability of Microsoft and General Motors (GM) to dominate the pawn to the two current leaders, Waymo (Google) and …
Read More »Quebecor wants Radio-Canada to stop broadcasting advertising
Quebecor wants Radio-Canada to stop broadcasting advertising and offer all of its content for free on its digital platforms. “It is high time that the CBC revalorized a culture of public service and relieved any commercial performance objective”, argues the President and CEO of Quebecor, Pierre Karl Péladeau. Mr.Péladeau appeared …
Read More »One in three Quebec SMEs will run out of cash before the summer
Quebec SMEs have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the repercussions continue to be felt, with nearly a third of executives saying their business will run out of cash by June, according to a recent survey. Two in five entrepreneurs also admitted that their businesses were already struggling …
Read More »Amazon announces the opening of two new sorting centers and three delivery centers
The American retail giant Amazon has announced the opening of two new sorting centers in Coteau-du-Lac and Longueuil and its first three delivery stations, which should create more than 1,000 jobs in Quebec. “Amazon is proud to continue to invest in Quebec and to give its employees interesting and safe …
Read More »Construction bosses respond to Minister of Labor
The bosses of the construction industry deny themselves well to have dropped the ball of the sanitary rules on the construction sites after being skinned by the Minister of Labor last week. • Read also: Non-compliance with health measures: construction sites could be closed “The Minister of Labor, Jean Boulet, …
Read More »Aki Sushi will be present at Adonis
Quebec company Aki Sushi will make its debut at Marché Adonis, which will open its doors on January 21 in Quebec City. This new restaurant-counter represents an important step in the growth of the company which, for the first time, is moving into a grocery store other than Metro, even …
Read More »Air Canada accused of questionable use of Emergency Wage Subsidy
Air Canada is accused by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) of pocketing amounts linked to the federal wage subsidy program “in order to improve its balance sheet by leaving thousands of employees in limbo.” Since the spring, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (SSUC) has been enabling companies with …
Read More »Order of 60 school buses for Lion
The Compagnie Électrique Lion de Saint-Jérôme has just received its largest order for 100% electric school buses from Autobus Groupe Séguin, which buys 60 on its own, has learned The newspaper. • Read also: Amazon buys thousands of trucks from Lion de Saint-Jérôme “Ultimately, our ambition is to electrify our …
Read More »Up to 7,000 Promotuel employees and alumni affected by the leak
Up to 7,000 current and past employees and retirees at Promutuel Insurance may have had their personal information compromised as a result of the cyber attack that crippled the insurer’s computer systems. Last week, management confirmed to Newspaper that confidential documents containing information on brokers, contracts as well as emails …
Read More »Social and environmental impact of clothing: the pressure is increasing
After several resounding scandals, the textile sector undertook to improve its impact, both social and environmental, under pressure from consumers and economic upheavals following the Covid-19 epidemic. • Read also: Forced labor of Uyghurs: the textile industry struggles to show its white paws A problematic industry For the NGO Greenpeace, …
Read More »Class action claim against Nintendo for faulty controllers
A Quebec class action request was filed Friday against Nintendo because of a “hidden defect” which would make some of its controllers defective after a few months of use. “I feel like I’ve been fooled […]. I wasted my money, ”says Kelly-Ann St-Laurent, 23. The young woman from Saint-Amable is …
Read More »The hell of late delivery of goods purchased online
Like everyone else, with COVID-19, I have purchased online from several retailers. And I have waited a lot! Sometimes I was delivered within 48 hours. But I very often waited from three weeks to over a month to get my purchases. I am not the only one to grumble. Facebook …
Read More »Over a million parcels a day for six months for Canada Post
Unsurprisingly, Canada Post had another record year in 2020, delivering more parcels than ever thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced many buyers and merchants to turn to online commerce. By mid-April, Canada Post found itself delivering over 1 million packages per day. This frantic pace has been maintained …
Read More »Can an employer offer “vaccine bonuses”?
Several companies around the world are offering bonuses to their employees to encourage them to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The American chain Dollar General, for example, has announced that it will offer the equivalent of four hours of extra pay to its employees who receive a vaccine. A delivery company, …
Read More »Scandium production in Sorel-Tracy: mixed reactions on the North Shore
Reactions are mixed on the North Shore following the announcement of the scandium production project at the RioTinto Fer et Titane facilities in Sorel-Tracy. If the consolidation of jobs at the Havre-Saint-Pierre mine is welcomed, elected officials note with disappointment the absence of investments by the mining company on the …
Read More »Erin O’Toole worries about Keystone XL ending
Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole fears the end of the Keystone XL pipeline extension project in the United States. Several media reported over the weekend that the new US President-elect Joe Biden will revoke the authorizations for this project to go ahead upon his inauguration on Tuesday. Listen to Caroline …
Read More »Eurostar soon in default of payment
The cross-Channel company Eurostar, undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic, warns that it could find itself in default of payment at the end of spring if the British and French governments do not come to its rescue. “The disaster is possible,” Eurostar director general Jacques Damas told AFP on Monday. A …
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