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Ottawa Citizen
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Ottawa Citizen
Serge Fiori's national funeral set for July 15 at Place des Arts
Article content Progressive rock icon Serge Fiori's national funeral will take place on July 15 at Place des Arts in Montreal, the province announced Wednesday. Article content The funeral will start at 3 p.m. in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Members of the public can attend the funeral, the news release said, but instructions for obtaining tickets haven't been announced. Article content Article content The Quebec flag at the National Assembly will fly at half-mast on the day of the ceremony. Article content Article content Fiori died June 24, on the Fête nationale, at age 73. Article content The singer-songwriter was the founding artist of Harmonium. Though the band only released three albums before breaking up, it left a lasting imprint on Quebec's cultural identity. His song Pour un instant was a classic of the lyric-driven Quebec chanson genre. Article content
Montreal Gazette
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Serge Fiori's national funeral set for July 15 at Place des Arts
Music Progressive rock icon Serge Fiori's national funeral will take place on July 15 at Place des Arts in Montreal, the province announced Wednesday. Fiori 'contributed to the building of Quebec's musical identity. Our nation owes him a lot,' Premier François Legault said in a news release. The funeral will start at 3 p.m. in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Members of the public can attend the funeral, the news release said, but instructions for obtaining tickets haven't been announced. The Quebec flag at the National Assembly will fly at half-mast on the day of the ceremony. Fiori died June 24, on the Fête nationale, at age 73. The singer-songwriter was the founding artist of Harmonium. Though the band only released three albums before breaking up, it left a lasting imprint on Quebec's cultural identity. His song Pour un instant was a classic of the lyric-driven Quebec chanson genre. Though better known among francophones,. Presse Canadienne contributed to this report.
Montreal Gazette
a day ago
- Montreal Gazette
McGill Ghetto killing: François Pelletier found guilty of first-degree murder
The jury in the trial of François Pelletier emerged from its deliberation Tuesday and found him guilty of the first-degree murder of Romane Bonnier. During a very unusual trial where Pelletier, 39, acted as his own lawyer, the only question for the jury to address was the state of Pelletier's mind when he killed the 24-year-old woman in the McGill Ghetto in from of several stunned witnesses. He stabbed the young woman he had been in a brief relationship with 26 times. The jury was in its fourth day of deliberation on Canada Day when it reached its decision. Last week, the jury had to work during the Fête nationale holiday to keep to a schedule that saw them begin deliberating Saturday. This story was originally published July 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM.
Global News
4 days ago
- Business
- Global News
‘A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they burn a vacation day to eliminate the wonky schedule. Some startup companies say they're calling Monday a wash and giving staff a paid day off in order to smooth out the mid-week quirk and create a long weekend. It might not make sense on paper, said Klarify founder Moody Abdul, but he said he believes in prioritizing employee happiness. 'It's that, 'if I take care of you, you'll take care of us' kind of mentality,' Abdul said. Story continues below advertisement 1:40 Busy travel weekend ahead of Canada Day Connecting the Canada Day holiday to the preceding weekend is just one way to demonstrate worker appreciation, said Abdul, whose company provides AI-driven note-taking and administrative tools to therapists. For those in Quebec, it's the second holiday Tuesday in a row, after Saint-Jean Baptiste Day on June 24 forced many Fête nationale celebrants to grapple with their own odd workweek. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy But with Canada Day following so close behind, it's not uncommon for Quebecers to take the whole week off between the two holidays, much the way many treat the stretch between Christmas and New Year's. 2:24 Lethbridge jam-packed with summer events ahead of Canada Day Of course not every employer can offer such accommodations, and full-time workers with less shift leeway will have to choose to take a vacation day or just make do with an odd schedule next week. Story continues below advertisement Ani Siddique, a research assistant at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said he asked far in advance for Monday off in order to get ahead of colleagues with the same idea. 'I had to ask for it but I planned for things one or two months in advance,' he said. Morad Affifi, who sat in a downtown park after a shift Friday, said the majority of his planned Canada Day festivities take place over the weekend but he, too, dipped into his vacation bank to avoid working Monday. 5:30 A return to music: Anjulie performing at Mississauga Celebration Square's Canada Day Event Suze Mason, co-founder of the digital health platform Sprout Family, said her five staff members have the Monday off and she didn't expect the move to have much of an operational impact on her company. Sprout Family helps co-ordinate fertility care through workplace benefits programs. She said many of its clients, including larger Canadian organizations, plan to treat Monday like a holiday. Story continues below advertisement 'It felt like it was the right business decision to give our employees a day to rest and recharge, while also not having as much of a direct impact on the business,' Mason said. Mason said extending the holiday to match that of the companies Sprout Family works with can also make it easier for staff to disconnect, knowing they aren't missing out on anything crucial. 'Sometimes when you're on vacation and the business is racing ahead without you, it can feel stressful,' she said. Vineet Johnson, founder and CEO of IRegained, said he's made it a recurring practice to bridge awkward gaps between days off when they occur. Johnson, whose company develops neuro-rehabilitation devices, said he did the same last December when Boxing Day fell on a Thursday and otherwise would have forced people to return to work for just one day before the weekend. 'It's an easy incentive, a no-brainer incentive,' said Johnson. -With files from Natasha Baldin in Toronto.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
TORONTO – Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a Tuesday this year, forcing many to work an odd Monday squeezed between days off, unless they burn a vacation day to eliminate the wonky schedule. Some startup companies say they're calling Monday a wash and giving staff a paid day off in order to smooth out the mid-week quirk and create a long weekend. It might not make sense on paper, said Klarify founder Moody Abdul, but he said he believes in prioritizing employee happiness. 'It's that, 'if I take care of you, you'll take care of us' kind of mentality,' Abdul said. Connecting the Canada Day holiday to the preceding weekend is just one way to demonstrate worker appreciation, said Abdul, whose company provides AI-driven note-taking and administrative tools to therapists. For those in Quebec, it's the second holiday Tuesday in a row, after Saint-Jean Baptiste Day on June 24 forced many Fête nationale celebrants to grapple with their own odd workweek. But with Canada Day following so close behind, it's not uncommon for Quebecers to take the whole week off between the two holidays, much the way many treat the stretch between Christmas and New Year's. Of course not every employer can offer such accommodations, and full-time workers with less shift leeway will have to choose to take a vacation day or just make do with an odd schedule next week. Ani Siddique, a research assistant at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said he asked far in advance for Monday off in order to get ahead of colleagues with the same idea. 'I had to ask for it but I planned for things one or two months in advance,' he said. Morad Affifi, who sat in a downtown park after a shift Friday, said the majority of his planned Canada Day festivities take place over the weekend but he, too, dipped into his vacation bank to avoid working Monday. Suze Mason, co-founder of the digital health platform Sprout Family, said her five staff members have the Monday off and she didn't expect the move to have much of an operational impact on her company. Sprout Family helps co-ordinate fertility care through workplace benefits programs. She said many of its clients, including larger Canadian organizations, plan to treat Monday like a holiday. 'It felt like it was the right business decision to give our employees a day to rest and recharge, while also not having as much of a direct impact on the business,' Mason said. Mason said extending the holiday to match that of the companies Sprout Family works with can also make it easier for staff to disconnect, knowing they aren't missing out on anything crucial. 'Sometimes when you're on vacation and the business is racing ahead without you, it can feel stressful,' she said. Wednesdays Columnist Jen Zoratti looks at what's next in arts, life and pop culture. Vineet Johnson, founder and CEO of IRegained, said he's made it a recurring practice to bridge awkward gaps between days off when they occur. Johnson, whose company develops neuro-rehabilitation devices, said he did the same last December when Boxing Day fell on a Thursday and otherwise would have forced people to return to work for just one day before the weekend. 'It's an easy incentive, a no-brainer incentive,' said Johnson. -With files from Natasha Baldin in Toronto. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 28, 2025.
