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Historic former department store building on Sparks Street up for sale

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Trudeau cabinet house of commons fiscal update

Freeland’s fiscal update pledges new guardrails to keep deficits in check

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented her fiscal update in the House of Commons on Tuesday, stressing the pressure inflation and a slowing economy are putting

Canadian Chamber of Commerce forms AI council with members including Amazon, Google

Techopia

The chamber says the council will advocate for government policies to be centred on the responsible development, deployment and ethical use of AI in business.

Field Effect Software eyes acquisitions in U.S., Europe after securing $30M debt facility

Techopia

Ottawa-based cybersecurity startup Field Effect Software plans to “push heavier” into foreign markets such as the U.S., the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe

No ‘immediate exposure risks’ to portfolio in wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, Mistral Venture Partners says

Ottawa, Canada & World

One of Ottawa’s biggest venture capital firms said Monday it “has managed to resolve all immediate exposure risks” for the eight companies in its portfolio

Resilient economy may muddle inflation fight, recession still expected: economists

Canada & World

Canadian households and the overall economy have proven surprisingly resilient in the face of rising interest rates, said senior economists from the big banks.

‘Leader of leaders’: Community housing exec keeps it real

Ottawa

Giguère is not ashamed of his modest roots and, in fact, believes they’ve helped to shape who he is. “Being humble is a key element

Bank of Canada expected to jack up interest rates as inflation persists

Canada & World

“Canadian inflation is running more than three times faster than target,” Desjardins’ head of macro strategy, Royce Mendes, wrote in a note to clients Monday.