North American markets plunge as Trump moves to impose China tariffs
The prospect of a full-blown trade war between the world’s two biggest economies rattled investors Thursday, sending U.S. stocks to their biggest loss in six
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Canadians joining #DeleteFacebook amid fears about electoral meddling: experts
Many Canadians are pledging to delete their Facebook accounts as part of an online campaign encouraging people to permanently log off the site amid mounting
NAFTA: U.S. says auto irritant nearly solved, other snags remain
The United States has confirmed a breakthrough in the NAFTA negotiations unlocking a major irritant involving automobiles, while stressing that a few remaining disagreements need
Breaking up with Facebook? It’s harder than it looks
Facebook’s latest privacy scandal, involving Trump campaign consultants who allegedly stole data on tens of millions of users in order to influence elections, has some
RBC launches data sharing portal for app developers in step towards open banking
Royal Bank is opening up select bits of its data to external software developers in a bid to foster innovation and create new tools for
BlackBerry to secure Microsoft documents, spreadsheets under new deal
BlackBerry Ltd. is launching a new way to enhance the security of commonly-used Microsoft Corp. cloud and mobility software in response to increased customer awareness
Companies experiment with killing the barcode
When fans score tickets for events at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg in the future, they might notice the absence of a familiar feature:
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
The future, revealed Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains will announce a “major investment” in 5G technology on Monday. 5G networks have been heralded as the
BlackBerry extends contract with CEO John Chen
BlackBerry Ltd. is extending executive chairman and chief executive John Chen‘s contract through to November 2023. Chen joined BlackBerry in November 2013 and has led
Clean tech: Act now or forever play global catch up, national report says
Canada’s share of the fastest growing industry in the world has been shrinking over the last decade and a new report says it’s time to
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