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Tariffs may be paused, but the job cuts have already begun in Quebec
Several companies have announced major cuts to their workforces. Although there are several factors at play, they all rely heavily on sales south of the border and have cited the uncertainty caused by U.S. tariff threats as a reason for...
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Moosehead wants fewer interprovincial trade barriers
Now that U.S. tariffs have been postponed, a longtime New Brunswick brewer wants the provincial and federal governments to make it easier to sell beer to fellow Canadians
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Quebec union calls for Amazon boycott, plans legal action after closures
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) is accusing Amazon of closing its Quebec facilities because workers at its Laval, Que., warehouse unionized. The union is now planning legal action against Amazon and asking Quebecers to...
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Union calls for boycott of Amazon after company announces closures in Quebec
One of Quebec's largest unions is calling for a boycott of a retail giant. It comes after Amazon announced it's shutting down 7 warehouses in the province. Gloria Henriquez has more.
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Quebec leaders use 1-month tariff pause to prepare for future Trump threats
With all parties seemingly unified in the face of a common threat, the province’s leaders are focusing on readying Quebec’s economy for the looming tariffs from the U.S., and any other similar threats in the future.
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Singh says ‘fight is not over’ amid U.S. tariff pause
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, speaking Tuesday in Montreal after U.S. tariffs were paused, said he wants to see different rules around procurement, more building in Canada and a return of Parliament to have protections in place for workers...
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Charles Milliard wants to bring the Quebec Liberal Party back to its roots
Charles Milliard, the former head of the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce, is running to become the next leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. He says he wants it to be the party of economic development and social change.
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Top court hearing challenge on Quebec's secularism law 'not unexpected': legal expert
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge against Quebec's controversial secularism law that prohibits certain public workers from wearing religious symbols while performing their duties. Pearl Eliadis, an associate...
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Threats to boycott Amazon are gaining momentum online. But could it actually happen?
Following Amazon’s decision to close its Quebec facilities, some have vowed to stop shopping with the company in protest, return recent purchases and cancel their accounts.
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In U.S., Quebec businesses sense resignation, unwillingness to speak on Trump's tariffs
Following her mission to Washington, D.C., the head of Quebec's Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Véronique Proulx, is calling for more action to help protect local businesses from the potential impact of tariffs threatened by U.S....
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Quebec secularism law challenge heads to Supreme Court of Canada
The country’s top court has announced it will hear a court challenge against Bill 21, the law passed in 2019 that prohibits certain public workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols while performing their duties.
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Amazon closing all Quebec facilities, laying off hundreds of workers
Amazon announced Wednesday that it will shut down all seven of its facilities in the province in the coming weeks, insisting the decision was tied to cost savings and not a new union at its Laval warehouse.
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Bill 21 will be challenged in Canada's top court. What does this mean for the future of Quebec's secularism law?
Several teachers', religious and civil liberties groups are thrilled the challenge is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. But Quebec’s CAQ government says the intervention could be considered an attack on provincial autonomy.
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Is a movement to boycott Amazon likely to pick up steam?
There's a growing online backlash over Amazon's sudden decision to close all 7 of its facilities in Quebec. The hashtag Boycott Amazon is popping up on social media. But, is the movement likely to gain any steam? Sharon Yonan Renold...
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Amazon closing facilities in Quebec not a 'cost issue': labour researcher | Canada Tonight
Amazon announced on Wednesday it will close its Quebec facilities in the coming weeks, with a spokesperson saying the decision was tied to cost savings. Mostafa Henaway, a former Amazon warehouse employee and now a researcher on Amazon...
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Employees stunned by Amazon’s decision to close Quebec operations
Amazon has announced it will close all of its operations in Quebec, resulting in nearly 2,000 people losing their jobs. The decision has some questioning the timing of the closure because one of the facilities had recently unionized.
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Amazon to close Quebec warehouses, lay off 1,800 people
Amazon Canada says it is closing all seven of its warehouses in the province over the next two months, CBC's Sarah Galashan reports.
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Amazon to close facilities in Quebec, cutting more than 1,700 jobs
Amazon announced on Wednesday it will close its facilities in Quebec in the coming weeks and cut more than 1,700 jobs. An Amazon spokesperson insisted that the decision was tied to cost savings and not the recent unionization of about...
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What’s behind Amazon’s decision to shut down its Quebec facilities
Amazon will close all seven of its Quebec sites, axing more than 1,700 jobs in the province. The online giant insists it’s not due to the recent unionization of a Laval, Que., warehouse. But experts say the company’s decision isn’t...
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Amazon to close Quebec facilities, insisting no link to new union
More than 1700 Amazon employees in Quebec are losing their jobs. The online giant is shutting- down all of its 7 warehouses in the province. That includes the Laval warehouse, the first in Canada to unionize. But, as Sharon Yonan-Renold...
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More than 12-thousand workers in 4-hundred childcare-centres in Quebec will be on strike on Thursday
More than 12-thousand workers in 4-hundred childcare-centres across Quebec will be on strike on Thursday. The workers are part of the CSN. They voted for a 5-day strike mandate at the end of December. This will be their first strike day....
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Radio-Canada reports Amazon to close Quebec plants
The company is expected to leave the province 'within the next 2 months.'
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How cold snaps affect Quebec’s power grid
Electricity consumption in Quebec skyrockets when extreme cold sets in. It’s tough to know exactly how much the network can handle before it crashes, but Hydro-Québec says it has been working on upgrading hydro dams, building more wind...
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Multiple reports that Trump will not be imposing tariffs on first day in office
Multiple reports that Trump will not be imposing tariffs on first day in office