Quebecor earnings
Quebecor and Quebecor Media will release fourth-quarter earnings and host a conference call on Wednesday. Quebecor’s TVA Group announced in February that is has an agreement to buy the Incendo group, a Montreal-based producer and distributor of television programs for international markets, for about $19.5 million.
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How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI tools to boost health outcomes and streamline clinical efficiency
Dr. Douglas Manuel says it all began with the Ottawa Ankle Rules algorithm, a set of clinical guidelines developed in the early 1990s by The Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. Ian Stiell
Ottawa businesses critically important to ending youth homelessness across the city
Local businesses joining United Way East Ontario’s effort to prevent and end youth homelessness not only helps build a stronger, safer, and healthier community, but gives a boost to Ottawa’s
Statistics Canada is expected to release the national balance sheet and financial flow accounts data for the fourth quarter 2018 on Thursday. The release includes the much-watch household debt-to-income figures. The figures come after Equifax Canada said consumer delinquencies climbed higher in the fourth quarter of 2018 and warned that rising delinquency rates are likely to become the norm this year.
Wilkins speech
Carolyn Wilkins, senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada is scheduled to give a speech in Vancouver on Thursday. The central bank kept its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent last week as it pointed to “increased uncertainty” about the timing of future rate hikes following the economy’s abrupt deceleration in late 2018.
Transat looks to turn the page
Transat A.T. hosts conference call following earnings release on Thursday. The Montreal-based airline is aiming to improve its position after a rough summer in 2018, as rising jet fuel prices and currency fluctuations reduced the travel company’s profits ahead of the ramp-up of competition from Canadian airlines.
Home sales
The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release its latest home sales figures on Friday. The year began with the weakest January home sales since 2015, with the number of transactions down four per cent nationally from last year.
