Les Québécois se «garrochent» sur les véhicules électriques

L’annonce de la disparition prochaine des rabais provinciaux pousse un nombre record de Québécois chez les concessionnaires – voici les VE qu’ils préfèrent. Entre le 1er avril et le 30 juin, un véhicule neuf sur quatre immatriculés à la SAAQ était un modèle 100% électrique ou hybride rechargeable.Photo by Patrick T. Fallon /Getty Il s’est … Read more

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Quebec lawsuit over alleged Hyundai paint woes sees renewed attention

Owners of older models say their pearl-white cars are seeing the finish come off in chunks—and the complaints are now piling up Stateside, too Peeling paint on an older Hyundai ElantraPhoto by Facebook Complaints of paint flaking off of older Hyundais has put a Quebec class-action back in the headlines The May 2023 lawsuit claimed … Read more

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Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington in May. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) American consumers and homebuyers, businesspeople and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: that it’s cutting its key interest rate … Read more

Freeland allowing more 30-year mortgages, higher values for insured mortgages

The 30-year mortgages will apply to both new buyers and anyone buying new construction homes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on June 25, 2024.Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Post OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday that Canadians will be able to borrow for longer, while also increasing the maximum value for insured … Read more

Beltline protesters face fines after ‘unsanctioned march’: police

‘Officers were deeply concerned with the number of children who were positioned on the roadway by parents participating in the march’ This file image shows a Calgary police crest.Jim Wells/Postmedia Network Several people were ticketed during a protest that police say was ‘non-permitted’, marching in the Beltline. Around 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, police say … Read more

A near decade of ‘Hamilton’; Dudamel is in fine form at the Bowl: L.A. arts and culture this week

The Pantages Theatre marquee is pictured on the opening night of the Los Angeles run of “Hamilton: An American Musical” in 2017. (Chris Pizzello /Invision/AP) “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?” is not only one of the best songs in the hit musical, “Hamilton,” it’s also the core question informing the creation of … Read more

US orders Starbucks to reopen 2 New York stores company shut down after workers unionized

A US agency has ordered Starbucks to reopen two stores in Ithaca, NY after a labor judge ruled that the Seattle-based coffee giant illegally shut down the locations last year in order to “chill unionism.” Geoffrey Carter, an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board, ruled on Friday that Starbucks “violated the National … Read more

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