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TD to open cybersecurity office in Tel Aviv, plans to spend up to $5M

Toronto-Dominion Bank is opening a new office in Tel Aviv to tap Israel’s cybersecurity talent as companies of all stripes race to fortify their defences

CMHC looks to Airbnb in bid to boost withering supply of affordable rental units

Canada & World

Canada’s housing agency is looking to an unlikely ally in a bid to boost the stock of affordable rental housing: Airbnb. The head of the

Feds receive more warnings over tax proposals as public consultation closes

Canada & World

With its public outreach winding down, the Trudeau government received fresh warnings this week from major industry associations about the negative fallout from its controversial

RioCan to sell 100 properties worth about $2B over two to three years

Canada & World

Canada’s largest real-estate trust says it’s planning to sell about $2 billion worth of properties – primarily open-air malls or power centres – in secondary

Canada needs to nurture local tech champions and protect research, says AI pioneer

Canada & World

Some of the biggest names in tech are lining up to join Canada’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector, but harnessing the sector’s full potential depends on

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Canada & World

Bombardier’s no good, very bad week: After having its CSeries jets slapped with a 219 per cent duty by the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday,

Stop the presses? Newspapers snubbed in Liberal government’s cultural policy

Canada & World

The Canadian government’s new cultural strategy all but snubs so-called legacy media, industry experts say, and left out some key measures that could have given

Morneau talks of ‘technical fixes’ to reassure farmers over tax proposals

Canada & World

Finance Minister Bill Morneau tried to reassure farmers Thursday that Ottawa’s controversial tax proposals, if introduced, wouldn’t impair their ability to bequeath the family farm

BlackBerry reports Q2 profit, higher sales from software and services

Techopia

BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) shares jumped as much as 13 per cent in early morning trading after it said revenue from its software and services business

Metro says it’s in talks with Jean Coutu about possible merger

Canada & World

Another Canadian grocery store and pharmacy chain conglomerate could be on the horizon as Metro Inc. and Jean Coutu Group are “engaged in exclusive discussions”