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Are U.S. consumers confused?
Not really; they’re just a bit torn. Last week, the University of Michigan’s venerable and respected index of U.S. consumer “sentiment” showed considerable improvement in optimism, rising for the third...
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Housing slowdown to hit Quebec job growth
Quebec’s construction industry is playing a disproportionate role in the province – and not just at generating corruption-related headlines. Since 2007, construction accounted for a hefty 30 per cent...
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Montreal's new condo scene: a buyer's market
The soft landing has landed for the Montreal condo market. After years of condo boom times with rising prices and more and more construction, developers appear to be scaling back — and prices have...
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Holocaust survivor cycles road he walked 70 years ago from Auschwitz to Krakow
In January 1945, after Russian soldiers had liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, Marcel Zielinski joined a group of children who started to walk toward Krakow, about 65 kilometres...
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Applause for the Miriam Foundation
Seems that two rounds of applause are due to volunteers with the Miriam Foundation, which has been working for more than 40 years to help children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and...
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Business a.m.: Falling oil, Super Bowl hangover and a weak clothing forecast
Global stock markets are starting the week nervously. Stocks in Europe and Asia were down and so were oil prices, which weakened the Canadian dollar to 71 cents U.S. Investors are worrying about a...
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Applause: Quebec Girl Guides fill goody bags for Syrian refugees
Community service has always been a fundamental part of the Girl Guide program, but last fall the Quebec Council of Girl Guides challenged members to participate in activities to support refugees – and...
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Applause: Teamwork raises money for Sainte-Justine
The sixth Urban Duathlon, in which participants cycled and ran in the rain during a BIXI bike/running relay race held June 2, raised $350,000 for the children of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire...
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The search is on for a bone marrow match for West Islander
Kevin Butterfill and Natasha Camacho-Gomes met at McKibbins Irish Pub in the West Island in 2009. It was Ladies’ Night and a friend introduced them. It clicked. Life was good. In Oct., 2015, Butterfill...
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