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Canada Life signs residential mortgage partnership with Nesto
WINNIPEG – Canada Life has signed a partnership deal with online mortgage company Nesto that will see the company take over the service and administration of the insurer’s residential mortgage customers starting in January. In addition to servicing the existing mortgages, Nesto will also be responsible for the Canada Life mortgages at maturity. The partnership ... Read More »
Quebec employment minister wants to recruit asylum seekers to work in health care
MONTREAL – Quebec’s employment minister says around 1,500 asylum seekers will be given jobs in the province’s health-care system over the next three years. Kateri Champagne Jourdain announced the pilot project in Montreal today. The program will work with two community organizations, one in Montreal and one in Quebec City, to place people. The government ... Read More »
Canadian actor Jason Priestley joins cast of CBC TV series ‘Wild Cards’
TORONTO – Jason Priestley has joined the cast of the forthcoming CBC TV series “Wild Cards.” The procedural follows a by-the-book cop, played by Giacomo Gianniotti of “Grey’s Anatomy,” who teams up with a con woman portrayed by “Riverdale” star Vanessa Morgan. CBC says Priestley will be a recurring guest star, playing the con woman’s ... Read More »
Tributes pour in for Quebec film entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his partner
MONTREAL – Tributes are pouring in for Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois after he and his partner were found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The Daniel Langlois Foundation updated its website today to say the founder of film software company Softimage and his partner, Dominique Marchand, died “in tragic circumstances” on ... Read More »
1,000 homes evacuated in Quebec’s Laurentians region over fears dike could burst
MONTREAL – Residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk a nearby dike could burst. The evacuation order was issued Sunday night for about 1,000 homes near the Kiamika River in the municipalities of Chute-St-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces. The two towns are located about 15 ... Read More »
AP’s top songs of 2023: ‘On My Mama,’ ‘Flowers,’ ‘Monaco’ and more
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. Dive in. “On My Mama,” Victoria Monét Buckle up for some positive affirmations! The 10-time Grammy-nominated Victoria Monét, once best known as a hit-maker for Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony and ... Read More »
20 years after ‘Sideways,’ Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination
NEW YORK (AP) – When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the hills of Napa Valley around him. Giamatti was then a respected character actor, but ... Read More »
Speaker apologizes for message to former interim Ontario Liberal leader at convention
OTTAWA – House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is apologizing after a video message he filmed for the former interim leader of the Ontario Liberals was played at the party’s convention on the weekend. Fergus delivered the apology this morning after Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer said on Sunday that he planned to raise the ... Read More »
Coaches, teammates weigh in on Canada captain Christine Sinclair
VANCOUVER – Some quotes about Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who calls time on her international soccer career on Tuesday with one final outing against Australia at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium: “She’s irreplaceable. That’s the one word that comes to mind. On the pitch, off the pitch, it’s actually really weird to imagine life in camp ... Read More »
From tattoos to music, some facts about Canada captain Christine Sinclair
Captain Christine Sinclair calls time on her international career on Tuesday with a final game against Australia at B.C. Place Stadium. Some facts about the 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C.: — The first concert she attended was the Spice Girls. — Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” always finds its way onto her playlist the day ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Foundation confirms death of Quebec film entrepreneur Daniel Langlois
MONTREAL – A foundation created by Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois is confirming that he and his partner have died in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The Daniel Langlois Foundation updated its website today to say the founder of film software company Softimage and his partner, Dominique Marchand, died “in tragic circumstances” on ... Read More »
