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Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled in Montreal as group seeks creditor protection
Description
March 5, 2024
Montreal’s premier comedy festival has cancelled all its performances this summer and has filed for bankruptcy protection. Just for Laughs is citing the effects of the pandemic and increasing costs as reasons to close the curtain on the festival. Organizers, however, are restructuring and hoping to make a comeback in 2025. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
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Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled in Montreal as group seeks creditor protection02:13 | March 5, 2024 -
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Girl Guides Canada cancels much-anticipated trip to Scotland over Air Canada strike01:58 | August 19, 2025 -
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As Quebec language laws come for music instruments, minister says he ‘may be open’ to bending the rules02:14 | May 9, 2025 -
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Quebec textile industry bracing for tariffs as Canadian business interwoven with U.S.02:12 | April 10, 2025 -
Montreal toy factory celebrates 20 years of bringing quirky creatures to life02:04 | April 9, 2025 -
U.S. tariffs hit Montreal local business01:53 | April 2, 2025 -
Quebec admits $270 million of taxpayer money invested in Northvolt a failure02:06 | March 27, 2025 -
Why so many Canadians may choose to refrain from going to Maine02:22 | March 25, 2025 -
Free Transit Ends in Montreal; Hudson’s Bay Faces Financial Challenges05:07 | March 20, 2025 -
Hudson’s Bay sets plan to liquidate entire business, puts thousands of jobs at risk02:14 | March 15, 2025 -
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Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled in Montreal as group seeks creditor protection02:13 | March 5, 2024
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Canada-U.S. trade war: Sour Puss Liquor shifts production from Minnesota to Montreal01:58 | November 14, 2025
-
Business revenues being squeezed by STM strike02:21 | October 29, 2025
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Durable goods law: Quebec bans companies from selling products designed to break early00:25 | October 6, 2025
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Labour board trial begins for Amazon following decision to close Quebec warehouses02:07 | September 26, 2025
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Montreal business owner faces bankruptcy over de minimis tariffs02:14 | September 3, 2025
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Girl Guides Canada cancels much-anticipated trip to Scotland over Air Canada strike01:58 | August 19, 2025
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Quick resolution to Air Canada strike unlikely says Quebec labour expert02:10 | August 18, 2025
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Flight attendants rally outside Air Canada headquarters, Trudeau airport after refusing to return to work02:17 | August 18, 2025
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Work to replace Ile-aux-Tourtes bridge ‘ahead of schedule’02:00 | August 6, 2025
-
Newly-installed bike paths in Montreal’s Chabanel district have many business owners seeing red02:24 | July 31, 2025
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Flight simulator built in Montreal helping to prepare pilots closer to home02:02 | July 24, 2025
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Former unionized workers hold protest on Amazon Prime day02:28 | July 8, 2025
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Class Action lawsuit will proceed for Quebecers who received emails saying they won a prize from Tim Hortons02:04 | June 30, 2025
-
Frustrated and angry, Montreal condo buyers wait years for their units to be delivered02:35 | June 27, 2025
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Business groups say they need more time to comply with Quebec’s stricter language laws02:09 | June 2, 2025
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Quebec businesses in confusion over new French language law requirement02:02 | June 1, 2025
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Hudson’s Bay last day02:08 | June 1, 2025
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Why some Atwater market merchants are seeing their rents double02:02 | May 30, 2025
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As Quebec language laws come for music instruments, minister says he ‘may be open’ to bending the rules02:14 | May 9, 2025
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Quebec businesses can no longer calculate tip with taxes02:17 | May 7, 2025
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Hudson’s Bay sets plan to liquidate entire business, puts thousands of jobs at risk02:14 | March 15, 2025
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What does Northvolt’s bankruptcy mean for the future of the Quebec EV battery plant?02:31 | March 12, 2025
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Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled in Montreal as group seeks creditor protection
Description
March 5, 2024
Montreal’s premier comedy festival has cancelled all its performances this summer and has filed for bankruptcy protection. Just for Laughs is citing the effects of the pandemic and increasing costs as reasons to close the curtain on the festival. Organizers, however, are restructuring and hoping to make a comeback in 2025. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.
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