Shopify dives deeper into AI with new products, including chatbot for merchants
Shopify’s AI tool kit is now expanding to include Sidekick, a chatbot the company’s merchant customers can use to ask questions about business operations.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce joins calls for extension of CEBA repayment deadline
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of industry associations have joined calls to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay pandemic loans
Consumer spending to soften in second half of 2023: Canadian Chamber of Commerce
While consumer spending remained strong in the second quarter, it turned a corner after the Bank of Canada ended its pause on interest rate hikes,
Canadian movie theatres brace for film release slowdown as Hollywood strikes continue
Canadian movie theatre owners say they’re nervously watching for developments in dual Hollywood strikes and plan to show more classics, cult favourites and live events
Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 2.8% in June even as grocery prices remain high
Statistics Canada says Canada’s inflation rate tumbled to 2.8 per cent in June, putting it within the Bank of Canada’s target range for the first
Cannabis company Canopy Growth signs deals with lenders to reduce debt
Canopy Growth Corp. says it has signed deals with its secured and unsecured lenders that it expects will help the cannabis company reduce its total
CREA downgrades home sales forecast as interest rates weigh on buyers
The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its home sales forecast for this year and next as fewer buyers jump into the market.
BoC raises key interest rate to 5%, expects slower return to inflation target
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point this morning, bringing it to 5 per cent.
As pandemic business loan repayment deadline looms, calls for extending deadline grow
New Democrats and a business group are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay loans they received from
Bank of Canada expected to raise rates next week, despite rise in unemployment rate
The Canadian labour market is showing some signs of softening as the unemployment rate rises and wage growth slows, but with another solid job gain
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