Aug 17 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Olympic-style weightlifting isn’t just about strength or power. It’s about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-old lifter — then a young member of the Canadian national team — was at a Montreal bus depot when he spotted a driver surrounded by […]
Jul 18 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out New Democrats Thursday after their leader encouraged French officials to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. Earlier this week Jagmeet Singh, along with Green Leader Elizabeth May and five other Canadian and Quebec politicians, signed a letter urging lawmakers in France not to ratify […]
Jul 18 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out New Democrats Thursday after their leader encouraged French officials to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. Earlier this week Jagmeet Singh, along with Green Leader Elizabeth May and five other Canadian and Quebec politicians, signed a letter urging lawmakers in France not to ratify […]
Jul 15 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he was "surprised" and "disappointed" by legal action from Canadian airlines to quash new rules to beef up compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage. "We feel that we have done our homework very, very carefully in consultation with the airlines and with other stakeholders," […]
Jul 15 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he was "surprised" and "disappointed" by legal action from Canadian airlines to quash new rules to beef up compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage. "We feel that we have done our homework very, very carefully in consultation with the airlines and with other stakeholders," […]
Jul 11 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Thirty people were sent to hospital with injuries after an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, hit severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Honolulu. Nine of those people were in serious condition, some suffering lacerations and injuries to their head, back and neck, emergency first responders in Hawaii said. "Any time we get a […]
Jul 10 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are blaming each other for the impending loss of 550 jobs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., as the transportation giant's Canadian rail footprint continues to shrink. Bombardier Inc. announced Wednesday it is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at the plant as two major contracts […]
Jul 10 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are blaming each other for the impending loss of 550 jobs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., as the transportation giant's Canadian rail footprint continues to shrink. Bombardier Inc. announced Wednesday it is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at the plant as two major contracts […]
Jun 11 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Neil Bruce's tenure as CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. came to an end Tuesday, capping off a near four-year stint marked by a 42 per cent plunge in share price and a political controversy tied to an ongoing corruption case. Bruce, 58, will be succeeded on an interim basis by chief operating officer Ian Edwards, effective immediately. […]
Jun 7 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is pushing back its decision on whether to opt for a trial by jury or by judge alone in a corruption case that has tripped up the engineering giant and ensnared it in a political controversy for months. "I need more time to make the choice. It has to be […]
May 29 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has ruled there is enough evidence to send SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. to trial on charges of fraud and corruption, surprising few and prompting a further tumble in the beleaguered firm's share price. "Given the threshold to be met by the prosecution at the stage of the preliminary inquiry, this outcome was expected," said SNC-Lavalin […]
May 25 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — It was 50 years ago today, John and Yoko told the band to play. The week-long bed-in that saw a pyjama-clad John Lennon and Yoko Ono host a parade of journalists, LSD gurus, counterculture luminaries and hangers-on in their Montreal hotel suite kicked off on May 25, 1969, and culminated in the on-site recording of […]
May 2 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Shares in SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. hit a 10-year low Thursday after the company announced plans to wind down its operations in 15 countries and reported a $17-million loss in its latest quarter. The stock closed down $4.48, or 13.13 per cent, at $28.97 Thursday. "We will stop bidding on certain projects, certainly within the mining area," CEO […]
Apr 20 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — Canadian Armed Forces are deploying in three regions across Quebec, officials say, as rising water levels continue to wreak havoc on the province after claiming a life. About 200 soldiers were poised to start filling sandbags and carrying out evacuations in the Outaouais and Mauricie regions Saturday night, with 400 more troops set to […]
Apr 11 2019 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — It was a sunny Wednesday in March, and Neil Bruce was making his case for why SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. deserved a negotiated settlement over corruption charges tied to alleged dealings in Libya. After spending six weeks in the eye of a political storm over the actions of top government officials who had pushed to […]