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Cirque du Soleil, one of Quebec’s most internationally recognizable brands, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday following months of meagre revenues because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  A group of existing investors, with backing from the Quebec government’s investment wing, Investissement Québec, has already tabled a bid to take over the company, inject $300 million US and provide financial support for 3,500 laid-off workers.

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