Canada has fifth biggest AI workforce, but still lacks diversity: study
Canada has the globe’s fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector, according to new rankings
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Ontario government opts for ‘phased approach’ to retail cannabis stores
Months after saying it would not cap the number of licences for retail pot shops after cannabis was legalized, the Ontario government has reversed course,
Soccer fed says CPL means there is no reason for Ottawa to keep playing in USL
Given the launch of the Canadian Premier League, CONCACAF says it does not see the “exceptional circumstances” needed to sanction Ottawa Fury FC playing in
Huawei and 5G: Experts clash on the risk to Canada’s national security
Allowing Chinese firm Huawei Technologies to help build Canada’s 5G wireless networks could give Beijing backdoor access to revealing data about Canadians, security analysts warn.
Gatineau-based Hexo’s Q1 revenue surges, $5.2M in sales during two weeks of pot legalization
Cannabis producer Hexo Corp. sold $5.2 million worth of recreational cannabis during the first two weeks of legalization, driving its revenue in its latest quarter
Ethics watchdog chides NCC chief Mark Kristmanson for 12 violations of rules
The feds’ ethics watchdog says Mark Kristmanson, the head of the National Capital Commission, violated conflict-of-interest rules a dozen times as talks swirl about an
Ottawa Fury FC says soccer confederation is seeking to bar it from playing in USL
Ottawa Fury FC says CONCACAF has moved to block it from playing in the United Soccer League in 2019. Mark Goudie, president and CEO of
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while
Ontario’s deficit to rise to $12.3B this year, fiscal watchdog says
Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s deficit will rise to $12.3 billion this fiscal year, half a billion more than he predicted before the spring
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