20 h. ago What are AI agents and which jobs are they coming for first?

Around 30% of Canadian businesses have adopted the technology touted as able to make decisions. On the downside, it's also susceptible to hallucinating

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3 d. ago Toronto’s Olivia Chow heads to U.K., Ireland on trade mission

Mayor Olivia Chow is scheduled to meet with production companies and broadcasters to encourage Canadian content production through agreements with the U.K. and Ireland.

Society

1 week ago Major Canadian telecoms named among world's most sustainable companies

Time has released its list of the most sustainable companies in 2025, and several Canadian-based organizations ranked among the top 500.These companies include Stantec (at the 44th spot), WSP (at #62), Telus (83), CAE (120), CN (155), Lululemon (177), BCE (183), Cogeco (274), CGI (315), Celestica (323), Boralex (329), Gildan (393) and Rogers Communications (402).Most Canadian communications companies ranked within the top half of the list, with only Rogers falling within the bottom 100. Back in April, Telus announced two new offers that supported reforestation efforts and Earth Day. Telus has also increased the amount of electricity it consumes from renewable sources to 59 per cent. Meanwhile, according to its website, Rogers is the first national carrier with net-zero GHG emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, and plants 100,000 trees per y...

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2 w. ago AI Skills Gap Stops Canadian Companies From Solving Retention Issues, Capterra Survey Finds

Capterra’s 2025 HR Software Trends Survey reveals Canadian HR leaders are most concerned with retaining staff, yet AI skills gap prevents them from using technology that could help address this workforce challenge. TORONTO — Employee retention is the number one challenge for over half (51%) of Canadian HR leaders, yet Capterra’s 2025 HR Software Trends […]

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2 w. ago ‘Godfather of AI’ warns Canadian companies are adopting the technology too slowly

Hinton commended the Canadian government for getting good value for its funding of AI research

Economics

2 w. ago Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. Completes Overnight Offering

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (“the Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed the overnight offering of Preferred Shares and Class A Shares of the Company. Total gross proceeds of the offering were $40.0 million, bringing the Company’s net assets to approximately $217.9 million. The shares will […]

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2 w. ago ThreeD Capital Inc. Congratulates DeLorean on Token Launch and Web 3 Expansion

TORONTO, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD” or the “Company”) (CSE:IDK) (OTCQX:IDKFF), a Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the junior resources and disruptive technologies sectors, is pleased to congratulate DeLorean Labs on the successful launch of its new digital token, $DMC. This token officially launched […]

Economics

2 w. 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

2 w. ago The Marygold Companies Enters Agreement to Sell Canadian Subsidiary

– Brigadier Security Systems Sold to SKCAL LLC – SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The Marygold Companies, Inc. (“TMC” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MGLD), a diversified global holding company, today announced that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Brigadier Security Systems Ltd. (“Brigadier”), to SKCAL LLC, […]

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3 w. ago Calls mount for pause on Canada’s digital services tax targeting tech giants

OTTAWA — Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizations representing U.S. tech giants and members of U.S. Congress have all signed letters calling for the tax to be eliminated or paused. The […]

Economics

3 w. ago Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. Overnight Offering Announced

TORONTO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (“the Company”) is pleased to announce it will undertake an offering of Preferred Shares (TSX: LFE.PR.B) and Class A Shares (TSX: LFE) of the Company. The offering will be led by National Bank Financial Inc. The sales period of this overnight offering will […]

Economics

3 w. ago Canada Business Group Pushes for Pipeline Expansion in Mexico

Canadian companies could help Mexico reduce its lopsided dependency on imported US natural gas by maximizing its own domestic supplies of the fuel, according to the head of Canada’s top business group.

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3 w. ago AXL Launches Venture Studio with $15M to Build 50 AI Companies, Fuelling Canada’s Global Leadership in AI Research

TORONTO — Today, AXL, a new Canadian venture studio transforming world-class AI research into high-growth companies, has launched with a plan to build 50 AI-powered companies over the next five years to fuel Canada’s research-to-commercialization pipeline. This is enabled by an oversubscribed first closing of its venture fund of $15 million CAD. With this, AXL […]

Economics

3 w. ago Kristi Searle: The way a company deals with people during difficult times is critical

Opinion: Smart Canadian companies are ensuring that if job cuts do happen amid the trade war, they are managed with integrity, clear communication, and a plan that doesn’t weaken company culture

Economics

3 w. ago Canadian biz doubled AI use in last year but ‘we could be moving faster,’ says expert

A Statistics Canada report released Monday shows the number of Canadian businesses using AI has doubled to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 6.1% at the same time last year. And while that is promising news, Toronto-based AI expert Peter Palarchio, whose NAV43 company advises Canadian and American companies on how to […]

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