9 h. ago Canadian Crypto Firms Struggle to Create First Local Stablecoin

While the US Senate advanced far-reaching stablecoin legislation, Canadian companies are pushing to get even the most basic stablecoin products available for users in the country.

Economics

8 d. ago Private Equity Stuck in Limbo Gets Assist From Direct Lenders

As private equity firms struggle to sell the companies they own and return cash to investors, their counterparts in the world of private credit are offering special loans to tide them over.

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2 w. ago Construction on Toronto's new artificial island is coming along stunningly

You'd be forgiven as a Torontonian for not having visited the city's Port Lands in recent years (or ever), but the formerly barren industrial area is in the midst of a groundbreaking revitalization, setting it up to become one of our most exciting and walkable precincts.Part lush oasis, part completely new neighbourhood replete with condos and businesses, the future Port Lands community will be unrecognizable — and already is, with all the progress that's been made on the $1 billion initiative since its inception in 2017.The engineering feat known as the Port Lands Flood Protection Project has centred around rerouting the Don River to renaturalize its path (and prevent local flooding, as the name suggests), which has in turn created new wetlands and other habitats, along with an entire human-made landmass.Originally dubbed Villiers Island, the islet was renamed Ookwemin Minisi...

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3 w. ago Council approves creating 'infrastructure reinvestment program' to tackle $7.7 billion in deferred maintenance

Calgary's infrastructure deficit has been amplified by rapid population growth, aging assets and escalating costs driven by inflation, Coun. Evan Spencer said

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4 w. ago Filmmaker Jewison’s ‘creative space’ in Toronto selling for $7.9M

You can live and work in the same creative space as Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison once did in Toronto for over four decades. 18 Gloucester Lane, whose laneway entrance is tucked behind Yonge St., has gone on the market for $7,900,000, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, who listed it. “From within these walls, major cinematic […]

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4 w. ago Parker: Creative agency continues to Strut its stuff after 25 years

Good begets good — and Strut continues to attract interesting new clients

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