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A third of Canada’s SMEs say they aren’t growing, national lobby group maintainsOnly seven per cent of small businesses in Canada plan to grow or diversify significantly over the next 12 months, according to some of the latest research...

This year’s gala for the Breast Centre at the MUHC will take place on Friday October 23With just a few weeks to go before Pink in the City’s annual gala for the benefit of breast cancer care at the...

Mayor Jean François Lalonde outlines borough’s plans during October councilIn an outline of Villeray/St-Michel/Parc Extension’s overall priorities for next year, Borough Mayor Jean François Lalonde says the borough plans to add more flowers, shrubs and greenery in prominent locations...

Looking back on the defeated Coalition Avenir Québec government’s eight years in office, it might be fair to say that they got at least one thing right.That was towards the beginning of the CAQ’s first mandate in 2018, when...

The Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough administration has presented a proposed $73.3-million operating budget for 2027, alongside a nearly $90-million infrastructure program extending over the next decade.The financial plans were placed before borough council during an extraordinary meeting called for October 6....

A long-awaited community centre planned beside the Howie-Morenz Arena returned to borough council this week, moving the project into a new stage of the municipal planning process.The October 6 agenda for the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough council included a first draft...

Montrealers without legal immigration status or living with precarious status will have two more opportunities this fall to obtain a municipal identity and residence attestation at the Parc-Extension Library.Following a clinic scheduled for October 7, additional sessions will be...

Additional product bans loom, Canadian Federation of Independent Business estimatesAccording to new estimates released in recent weeks by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 53,112 businesses are directly impacted by either U.S. tariffs, Canadian counter-tariffs or both.Of that total,...

The Montreal Police are investigating an attempted murder in Parc Extension and a later vehicle fire.The two incidents which occurred between Friday night Sept. 11 and Saturday morning Sept. 12 are believed to be related.Around 11 p.m. Friday, a...

1.6 million English-speaking Quebecers ‘deserve respect,’ says Task Force’s Andrew CaddellA provincial lobby group that promotes bilingualism in Quebec is applauding a decision by judge Sylvain Lussier to force bilingual election information cards to be sent out before the...