
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Looking for the next rate signal Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University on Tuesday. Deputy

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Looking for the next rate signal Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University on Tuesday. Deputy

Air Canada adding more planes to Rouge for use on domestic routes
Air Canada is looking to cut operating costs and defend against competition from upstart low-cost competitors by adding more planes to its Rouge fleet and

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?
Systematix IT Solutions Inc. 333 Preston St. Description: Informatics professional services Buyer: DND $9,073,863 IT/NET Ottawa and KPMG LLP, in joint venture 150 Elgin St.

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate dips to 5.1%
Employers across the region collectively added 2,500 net new jobs in February, according to Statistics Canada, marking the fourth straight month of gains and setting

Op-ed: A deeper look inside China’s innovation boom
Book review: China’s Next Strategic Advantage: From Innovation to Imitation by George Yip and Bruce McKerm . The MIT Press, 2016; Business Ecosystems in China, Alibaba,

Mayor’s Women’s Day event focuses on breaking glass ceiling of diplomacy
A trio of trailblazing female diplomats dished out sage career advice during an International Women’s Day Breakfast Reception hosted Thursday by Mayor Jim Watson at

Determined women will thrive in tech, Ottawa panel says
There has never been a better time for women to get into the tech sector but it’s up to them to grab the opportunities: that

Canadian internet users looking more beyond Google and Facebook: report
Google and Facebook continue to be the juggernauts that dominate how Canadians use the Internet but a new “non-duopoly” trend may be emerging, suggests a

Canada dodges tariff bullet, at least for now: U.S. grants provisional exemption
Canada appears to have dodged a protectionist bullet, as one of only two countries to receive a provisional exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs set

Should you use a specialized recruiter to find your next employee?
What to consider when deciding whether to bring an expert into the hiring process
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