
Trudeau looks to lure tech talent, capital north in San Francisco visit
The employee roll at Ben Zifkin’s Toronto-based startup is set to double over the coming year to handle the increase in users of his free

Trudeau looks to lure tech talent, capital north in San Francisco visit
The employee roll at Ben Zifkin’s Toronto-based startup is set to double over the coming year to handle the increase in users of his free

Legal pot on track for July but actual retail sales may take longer
The Trudeau government insists it’s on track to legalize recreational pot in July – but whether that means it will actually be on sale by

Canada’s budget to make significant investments in basic science and research
Canada’s research community has long yearned for a consequential funding boost for science – and 2018 is poised to be its year. The Liberal government’s

WestJet Airlines reports fourth quarter profit down from year ago
WestJet Airlines Ltd. saw its fourth-quarter profit fall compared with a year ago as its costs rose. The airline says it earned $48.5 million or

Dow Jones down more than 1,100 points as global equity slump continues
North American stock indexes extended last week’s slump, as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged nearly 1,600 points during Monday’s trading session, bringing an end

Five Canadian business stories to watch in the coming week
Reading the BoC tea leaves Economists and investors will be all ears when senior deputy Bank of Canada governor Carolyn Wilkins delivers a speech in

Time has come for national big data strategy, tech leaders tell governments
Tech leaders are challenging the federal Liberal government to get serious about reaping the rewards of one of the next big frontiers in the information

Procurement problems undermining Liberals’ defence policy, analyst says
Long-standing problems with Canada’s military procurement system are threatening to undermine the Trudeau government’s vaunted defence policy, warns a new report. The study, published by

OREA seeking input on improving transparency of real estate industry
The Ontario Real Estate Association is seeking feedback on whether it should push the provincial government into modernizing the real estate industry to make it

Canadian augmented and virtual reality industry lacks homegrown investors
Canada’s augmented and virtual reality industries are in “desperate” need of homegrown investors to keep profits from seeping across the border and overseas, said some
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