Près d’un Canadien sur cinq est un adhérent « convaincu » des théories conspirationnistes, selon un rapport.

L'arrêt du projet PrescripTIon Québec, qui devait s'étendre à toute la province, suscite l'incompréhension.

Karine Boivin Roy se dit réceptive aux inquiétudes quant au guichet unique pour le logement abordable.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sera le premier chef de parti à discuter de questions internationales avec l’organisme.

Les astronautes de la mission Artemis II n’avaient qu’une idée en tête lors de leur séjour dans l’espace : rester en vie. Ils ont répondu aux questions d’un public conquis lors de leur passage dans la capitale fédérale mercredi, quelques heures après avoir rencontré le premier ministre Mark Carney.

Huit Québécois sont considérés comme des cas « contacts » suite à l’éclosion d’hantavirus survenue à bord du navire de croisière MV Hondius. Mais ils ont un « faible risque » de développer l’infection, insiste la Santé publique, qui se veut rassurante sur la situation.

Arcadea expands its position in Brazilian healthcare software with its fourth investment in the sector TORONTO & RIO DE JANEIRO — Arcadea Group, a preeminent, long-term investor in global software businesses, today announced the acquisition of Sofis, a leading providing of mission-critical software to the Brazilian healthcare sector, focused on hemotherapy and cell therapy. Founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1986 by Reynaldo Mendes, Sofis’ product portfolio includes Hemote Plus for blood bank and transfusion services management, Cellvida for cell therapy, Salute for hospital management, and solutions across diagnostic medicine, ERP, and business intelligence. Sofis serves more than 300 institutions across Brazil — including hospitals, clinics, laboratories, blood centers, and public healthcare agencies — and its software supports approximately 75,000 blood collections and 150,000 transfusions every month. “We evaluated a number of potential partners and chose Arcadea because their approach aligned with how we think about running Sofis,” said Reynaldo Mendes, Founder and CEO of Sofis. “They invest with a long-term time horizon, and they understand that serving healthcare customers well requires sustained investment in product and people. Their existing portfolio companies in the healthcare space made it clear their commitment to excellence in our market. This is a significant milestone in our growth journey as we transition from a founder-owned company to one that now has the resources of a leading international player.” “Sofis is a high-quality business with a differentiated product, deeply embedded customer relationships, and a disciplined operator at the helm,” said Daniel Eisen, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Arcadea. “Reynaldo and his team have spent nearly four decades building software that plays a direct role in patient care across Brazil, and they have no intention of slowing down. Following our investments in Animati, Intuitive Care and WMI, Sofis extends our presence in a market where we see a meaningful opportunity for Arcadea to support companies in their long-term mission to serve healthcare providers with the highest-quality technology solutions.” For more information on Sofis, visit sofis.com.br. For more on Arcadea Group, visit arcadeagroup.com. About Sofis Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Sofis develops mission-critical software for the Brazilian healthcare sector. The company specializes in solutions for hemotherapy, cell therapy, hospital management, diagnostic medicine, ERP, and business intelligence, and also provides cloud, IT outsourcing, and information security services. Sofis serves more than 300 healthcare institutions across Brazil and has been recognized with national certifications and the use of international standards such as MPS.Br, ISBT, and ITIL, as well as multiple Great Place to Work awards. About Arcadea Group Arcadea Group invests in high-quality, strongly-growing software companies over extremely long durations. Based in Toronto and Orlando and investing globally, Arcadea leverages its significant permanent capital base to focus exclusively on businesses with long-term potential and ambitions. View source version on businesswire.com: Contacts Daniel Eisen Managing Director, Arcadea Group eisen@arcadeagroup.com The post Sofis Partners with Arcadea Group appeared first on Montreal Gazette.

In a16z’s first investment in the GCC, the Riyadh-based fintech positions itself as the unified infrastructure layer for financial institutions worldwide RIYADH, Saudi Arabia & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Stitch, the operating system built for modern financial institutions, today announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The investment marks a16z’s first in the GCC and brings Stitch’s total funding to $35 million. In addition to a16z, existing investors Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed Ventures, and SVC also participated in the round. Despite spending over $1 trillion on digital transformation in the last three years, most financial institutions are still running on the same fragmented, legacy infrastructure that has defined the sector for decades. Globally, banks spend $700 billion a year on technology — yet launching a new product still takes years, and upgrading a core system still risks bringing operations to a halt. Now, as AI reshapes every industry, that infrastructure gap has become existential: no financial institution can meaningfully adopt AI without first having a clean, reliable system of record to build on. Built by operators who spent years at NPCI, FIS, Barclays, Santander, and Azentio, Stitch was designed to lay that foundation. The platform gives financial institutions a single, cloud-native stack spanning lending, cards, payments, and ledgers — one they can adopt gradually, module by module, without ripping out existing systems overnight. By replacing the fragmented core with a modern system of record, Stitch unlocks the AI transformation that institutions have been promised but cannot reach without the right infrastructure. “Financial institutions globally run on fragmented, legacy infrastructure that should have been left behind 20 years ago. Now every institution wants to adopt AI, but AI on top of broken infrastructure is a dead end,” said Mohamed Oueida, founder and CEO of Stitch. “We built Stitch to fix that, and we’re proud to have Andreessen Horowitz alongside us.” In the last six months alone, more than $5 billion has been transacted on the Stitch platform. Customer numbers grew 10x in 2025, and revenue grew 20x in the same period. Stitch currently operates across the GCC, Africa — including Egypt and Kenya — and Southeast Asia, with customers including Raya Financing (the lending arm of Hyundai and Peugeot), LuLu Exchange, Noqodi, and Foodics. The company plans to continue expanding with the goal of servicing financial institutions worldwide. “Financial institutions are sitting on decades of infrastructure debt, and that debt is now the single biggest obstacle to AI adoption. What Stitch is building — a modern, unified system of record — is what makes everything else possible. We’re excited to support them, and honored to make this our first investment in the region,” said Alex Rampell, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The fresh capital will go toward accelerating product development, deepening Stitch’s presence across the GCC and broader MENA region, and expanding its global go-to-market operations. For more information, visit About Stitch Stitch is a Riyadh-headquartered financial technology provider delivering an operating system built for modern financial institutions. With a unified platform, Stitch unlocks an expanding set of use cases from lending and cards to payments and ledgers, giving teams everything they need to launch faster, operate leaner, and scale with confidence. Replacing fragmented and legacy systems with a modern stack, Stitch is on a mission to simplify how the world builds and operates financial products, so the institutions that rely on it can focus on what matters most: their customers. For more information, visit About Andreessen Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across bio + healthcare, consumer and enterprise apps, crypto, fintech, infrastructure, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has over $90B under management across multiple funds. *Source: AETOSWire View source version on businesswire.com: Contacts Shehan Mohamed Head of Marketing +971503761812 shehan.m@stitch.co The post Stitch Raises $25M Series A Led by Andreessen Horowitz appeared first on Montreal Gazette.

The International Cricket Council issued notice to Cricket Canada that its funding was frozen effective immediately due to concerns over its governance system and a lack of financial oversight.

Canada wants to build data centres that are not just physically located here, but controlled here — a distinction experts say could determine whether the country can reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants and keep Canadian data subject to Canadian rules.

As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that media reports claiming the CIA was involved in a recent targeted car bombing outside Mexico City were "fictions the size of the universe."

Police in Montreal say the alleged offences span nearly two decades, from 2007 to 2026, and may involve additional victims who were contacted online.

The slippery second-year defenceman’s stellar playoff performance for the Canadiens is the product of an obsession that rarely shuts off, teammates say.

Jake Rosmarin tells the BBC what it's like inside the national quarantine unit where he and 14 other passengers are staying in Nebraska.

Two recent court decisions have upended a redistricting race in multiple US states, and implications could last well beyond November's midterms. 

 The 2026 World Cup is not only the biggest World Cup in history. It’s the most expensive.

US Vice President Vance says progress is being made in talks with Iran as President Trump begins his trip to China.