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Days before festival cancellation, bailiff seized assets from Just for Laughs

Days before festival cancellation, bailiff seized assets from Just for Laughs

MONTREAL — A bailiff seized more than $800,000 in assets from the Montreal company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival one week before the company announced it was seeking protection from its creditors.

Montreal's 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival cancels this year's edition, seeks to avoid bankruptcy

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal company that operates the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival said Tuesday it has canceled this year’s event as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.
Montreal real estate market sees 'dynamic start' to 2024 as February home sales rise

Montreal real estate market sees 'dynamic start' to 2024 as February home sales rise

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales jumped 30 per cent in February compared with the same month a year earlier, but sales activity remained slightly below the historical average for this
As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse

As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse

GATINEAU, Que. — First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare for the wildfires, pandemics, floods and effects of climate change that disproportionately affect their communities.

Montreal visits Carolina after shootout win

Montreal Canadiens (24-28-10, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (36-19-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m.
Montreal's Just for Laughs cancels summer comedy festival, seeks creditor protection

Montreal's Just for Laughs cancels summer comedy festival, seeks creditor protection

MONTREAL — Members of the comedy world say they're saddened by the cancellation of this year's Just for Laughs Montreal comedy festival, whose years of shows have highlighted some of the industry’s biggest names and launched the careers of many comed
Nuvei earns US$14.1 million in fourth quarter, revenues also rise

Nuvei earns US$14.1 million in fourth quarter, revenues also rise

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. says it earned US$14.1 million in the fourth quarter, up from US$9.4 million a year earlier. The Montreal-based payment technology company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was US$321.
71-year-old man shot and killed in a car in Montreal's St-Laurent borough

71-year-old man shot and killed in a car in Montreal's St-Laurent borough

MONTREAL — A man in his 70s has died after he was shot at least once outside a restaurant in Montreal's St-Laurent borough Monday evening. Montreal police confirmed today the death is the seventh murder on their territory this year.

Only anti-doping lab in Africa suspended for testing faults 5 months before Paris Olympics

MONTREAL (AP) — Less than five months before the Paris Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency suspended work at the only approved testing laboratory in Africa late Monday.
Montreal's Vincent René-Lortie almost quit filmmaking. Now he's going to the Oscars

Montreal's Vincent René-Lortie almost quit filmmaking. Now he's going to the Oscars

Before receiving an Oscar nod for his debut narrative short film, Vincent René-Lortie was ready to quit filmmaking. “It was a hard time for me.