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Could Montreal rents reach Toronto and Vancouver levels of unaffordability?

January 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Tenants's rights groups are calling for a rent hike freeze until measures such as a mandatory rental registry and a ceiling on rent hikes are implemented.

Montreal says it will only allow Airbnbs across city in summer, crack down during rest of year

January 30 , 2025 at 11:22:47 a.m. EST • :

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the rules introduced by the Quebec government aren't working. Now, short-term rentals will only be allowed between June 10 and Sept. 10 at primary residences across the city.

Trump says he's still weighing whether Canadian oil will be a tariff target

January 30 , 2025 at 04:51:43 p.m. EST • :

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night if oil will be a target of the hefty tariffs he's threatening to impose on Canadian goods.

Death of 15-year-old from synthetic opioid should be 'sounding the alarm,' says Quebec coroner

January 30 , 2025 at 12:32:46 p.m. EST • :

Following the 2023 death of Mathis Boivin, coroner Stéphanie Gamache says schools and public health must recognize the problem of opioid use and dependency among young people if they are to participate fully in prevention efforts.

China's DeepSeek shakes up AI industry, sending U.S. tech stocks tumbling

January 30 , 2025 at 05:33:32 p.m. EST • :

A major disruption hit the artificial intelligence sector this week as DeepSeek, a China-based chatbot, unveiled its latest AI models—trained for just $6 million. That's a fraction of the cost U.S. companies typically spend, sparking turbulence among big tech players and sending their stocks plummeting. Philippe Beaudoin, AI researcher and CEO of Numeno.ai, weighs in on what this means for the industry.

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