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Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Flowers, confetti, cheers as Guillaume Côté takes last bow with National Ballet
TORONTO - Ballet star Guillaume Côté has taken his last bow with the National Ballet of Canada. The celebrated principal dancer brought his palms to his heart and smiled as confetti and flowers rained onto the stage following a farewell show Thursday. Côté was saluted with an eight-minute standing ovation after the career celebration, which included his multimedia piece 'Grand Mirage' and a restaging of 'Bolero.' The Quebec-born dancer wraps a 26-year career with the Toronto company that saw him star in most of the biggest classical and contemporary roles including Romeo, Prince Charming and Prince Siegfried. He became a principal dancer in 2004 and has performed as a guest artist for major ballet companies in cities including Milan, London, New York, St. Petersburg and Hamburg. Also a choreographer, musician and composer, Côté now focuses on his dance company Côté Danse, which brings its show 'Burn Baby, Burn' to Toronto's Bluma Appel Theatre this weekend and Germany in July. He founded the company in 2021 and is also artistic director of a summer dance festival in Quebec known as Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur. – With files from Angelina Havaris This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Flowers, confetti, cheers as Guillaume Côté takes last bow with National Ballet
TORONTO – Ballet star Guillaume Côté has taken his last bow with the National Ballet of Canada. The celebrated principal dancer brought his palms to his heart and smiled as confetti and flowers rained onto the stage following a farewell show Thursday. Côté was saluted with an eight-minute standing ovation after the career celebration, which included his multimedia piece 'Grand Mirage' and a restaging of 'Bolero.' The Quebec-born dancer wraps a 26-year career with the Toronto company that saw him star in most of the biggest classical and contemporary roles including Romeo, Prince Charming and Prince Siegfried. He became a principal dancer in 2004 and has performed as a guest artist for major ballet companies in cities including Milan, London, New York, St. Petersburg and Hamburg. Also a choreographer, musician and composer, Côté now focuses on his dance company Côté Danse, which brings its show 'Burn Baby, Burn' to Toronto's Bluma Appel Theatre this weekend and Germany in July. He founded the company in 2021 and is also artistic director of a summer dance festival in Quebec known as Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur. – With files from Angelina Havaris This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
CBC
02-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canadian Premier League to host regular-season game in Quebec City
The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the "On Tour" series marks the league's second neutral-site contest. Vancouver FC and Cavalry FC played to a scoreless draw in Kelowna, B.C., last June before an announced crowd of 6,281 at the Apple Bowl. "As we look to expand the footprint of the Canadian Premier League, there is no better way to assess the viability of a market than to bring our actual product to a prospective CPL city," commissioner Mark Noonan said in a statement. "Our inaugural CPL 'On Tour' match in Kelowna, B.C. was a rousing success that afforded us the opportunity to connect with the community and properly assess the feasibility of bringing a CPL franchise to that market," he added. "We're looking forward to doing the same in Quebec City and are expecting a memorable weekend as we continue getting to know the city and province." Telus Stadium is a 12,750-seat venue that has previously hosted several Vanier Cups as well as multiple pre-season CFL games. Halifax boasts more Quebec-born or raised players than any other team in the CPL in 2025, including veteran midfielder Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare. The eight-team CPL kicks off its seventh season Saturday with a triple-header: Halifax at Atletico Ottawa, defending champion Cavalry FC at Forge FC in a repeat of the 2024 championship game in Calgary and Valour FC at Pacific FC. On Sunday, it's York at Vancouver FC.
CBC
17-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Quebec businessman gifts $50M to Polytechnique Montréal for disruptive innovation hub
A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more important to invest in homegrown talent. Pierre Lassonde's donation to Polytechnique Montréal, to be officially announced at an event Monday, comes as Canada finds itself in the midst of a tariff war with the United States, its largest trading partner and ally. Lassonde believes Canada had grown used to being dependent on the U.S., a relationship that U.S. President Donald Trump has turned on its head since he took office in January. "It was an easy relationship. Well, it isn't anymore and we have to wake up to that," Lassonde said in an interview last week from his Toronto home. "Never waste a good crisis, this is a good crisis, so let's do something about it," Lassonde added. "This hopefully will kick-start something even bigger. Every single moment matters and this one matters a great deal." WATCH | Trump tariffs are in effect. Here's how Quebec is helping businesses: Trump tariffs are in effect. Here's how Quebec is helping businesses 13 days ago Duration 2:08 Lassonde, a Polytechnique graduate and an expert in mining and precious metals, heads the school's board of directors, and the family name already adorns a number of pavilions at the institution thanks to previous donations. The engineering school, which is affiliated with the Université de Montréal, described the $50 million as the largest gift in its history. Lassonde said the idea formed as he roamed the labs and spoke to professors and students. He detected untapped potential, due in part to a lack of money. "We do have incredible brains at Polytechnique in terms of deep tech. We are in some respects at the very cutting edge of the domain," he said. That's why the new funding will be used to invest in those minds before they are recruited into the private sector. Disruptive innovation is a process where a new product or service, often with a simpler or less sophisticated design, initially targets a specific market and then gradually or eventually replaces the existing product. "None of it is going into bricks and mortar, it's all about intellectual capital and about creating intellectual properties that will really be meaningful, that will create jobs, that will create economic activity, growth in Canada hopefully, and impact the world," Lassonde said. He also hopes to spur on others with the financial means to contribute toward the creation of forward-looking projects. Though Quebecers have in recent decades started "throwing their weight around" and giving more to higher education, he said more can be done. "It's a recurring issue in Canadian universities, simply because we don't have the philanthropic model that the U.S. universities have," Lassonde said. New tools, younger minds Oussama Moutanabbir, a professor at Polytechnique, said the new institute's main focus will be developing technologies to address immediate problems. "Since the beginning of humanity, people develop technology based on what they have in hand and what they need, and that paradigm continues today. There are many universities and research labs doing the same thing," Moutanabbir said. "But Polytechnique has a commitment to focus on this innovation by tapping into new fundamental knowledge, so bridging the gap between the discovery and the application." Moutanabbir gives the example of medical imaging and cancer — developing technology that can detect the first small clusters of tumour cells that appear in the body and to test as many patients as possible. Existing technology requires exposure to an X-ray with a high dose of radiation for people who are vulnerable, so the idea is to create a new tool that is smaller and can be operated with a much lower exposure. That involves going back to the drawing board. "To address that challenge, we have to go to the fundamental nature of matter and manipulate it," Moutanabbir said. "The institute would be focusing on these kind of problems ... the driving force will always be to maximize the impact of academic research on society." Forward-looking also means the need to invest in young minds, Moutanabbir said. "The very precious resource that we need to focus on is really young scientists," he said. Lassonde said he is worried about recent measures that limit the number of international students coming to Quebec. WATCH | Quebec cutting number of foreign students that can enrol in schools in the province Quebec cutting number of foreign students that can enrol in schools in the province 19 days ago Duration 2:05 The CAQ government is reducing how many applications it will process for new international students by about 20 per cent starting this year. Last month, the province announced it would issue 20 per cent fewer acceptance certificates to foreign students this year compared to last. "I am very concerned about our ability to attract the very best minds and bring them here," Lassonde said, noting that two-thirds of doctoral candidates at Polytechnique are international students and there are not enough Quebecers to meet the demand.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
In the news today: Mark Carney's move to kill carbon price now official
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theatrical document signing to eliminate the consumer carbon price on Friday has done little to end the political furor over the policy. Some Conservatives accused Carney of signing a fake document because only an order-in-council signed by the governor general could adjust the regulation. Tyler Meredith, a political adviser who previously worked for the Liberal government, says what Carney signed is called a record of decision that leads to an order-in-council. The document signed by the governor general was then completed and published online on Saturday. Hudson's Bay creditor protection case returns to court Hudson's Bay is set to be back in court Monday morning, where it will seek approval to begin liquidating its entire business, putting more than 9,000 jobs at risk. The department store holding the title of Canada's oldest company says it has been forced toward a full liquidation because 'exhaustive' efforts haven't turned up the financing it needs to keep at least some of its empire alive. Given the company's financial situation, it wants to conclude the liquidation process by June 15. But it says it remains optimistic that it can drum up capital and find a solution with key stakeholders, particularly its landlord partners, to avoid a full shutdown. Here's what else we're watching... Byelection: Quebecers head to polls in Terrebonne Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec quit politics in September 2024. The Terrebonne riding had been held by Fitzgibbon since the Coalition Avenir Québec formed government in 2018, but it had previously been a stronghold of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois going back to 1976. The ballot includes a total of nine candidates to fill the only vacant seat at the 125-seat legislature. Tolls removed from Halifax Harbour bridges Monday morning marks the start of toll-free traffic on the bridges that cross the Halifax Harbour. During the provincial election campaign last fall, the governing Progressive Conservatives promised to remove the tolls, which had been in place since the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge was opened 70 years ago. Minister Fred Tilley said the move is great news for commuters and will make crossings between Dartmouth and Halifax smoother and more affordable. Halifax Harbour Bridges, which operates and maintains the two bridges, says the 200,000 MacPass account owners will receive refunds over the coming weeks. Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist is donating $50 million to his alma mater to establish an institute for disruptive innovation. Pierre Lassonde says it's never been as important as now to invest in homegrown talent. The engineering school, which is affiliated with the Université de Montréal, described the $50 million donation as the largest gift in its history. Lassonde, an engineering graduate who made his money in mining, says that means investing big in intellectual capital and pushing forward-looking projects. Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown Five years ago, Ontarians suddenly found themselves staying home as part of a bigger push to "flatten the curve" of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was initially meant to last two weeks stretched into months of evolving public-health measures. Ahead of the anniversary of Ontario declaring a state of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus, The Canadian Press spoke to five Ontarians about their experience during the first lockdown. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 17, 2025. The Canadian Press
