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How Canada can better attract tech talent as calls to build domestic industry grow

How Canada can better attract tech talent as calls to build domestic industry grow

With a fresh wave of patriotic calls for Canada to scale its domestic tech sector, industry players say there are opportunities to better attract and retain homegrown talent and knock down barriers that are preventing companies from growing.
Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café

Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star's B.C. café

The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online.
S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets see declines amid new U.S. tariff threats

S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets see declines amid new U.S. tariff threats

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower, weighed down by losses in technology, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tariff threats against Canada.
Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights

Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights

Bitcoin has reached yet another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday — as a flood of money continues to move into spot bitcoin ETFs, all while U.S.
Carney to meet with cabinet, premiers following Trump's latest tariff threat

Carney to meet with cabinet, premiers following Trump's latest tariff threat

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with his cabinet and Canada's premiers to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's new threat to slap 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods next month.
Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says

Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says

Tesla made 8,600 rebate claims, worth $43 million, in the final weekend before Transport Canada suspended its rebate program.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite pull back from their all-time highs

S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite pull back from their all-time highs

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, pulling the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite below the records they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 0.6%. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%.
Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds

Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds

The vast majority of the 83,000 new jobs added in June were part time, Statistics Canada says.
Ottawa providing $16 million for Maritimes electricity distribution, solar projects

Ottawa providing $16 million for Maritimes electricity distribution, solar projects

HALIFAX — Ottawa has announced details of $16 million it's providing for energy projects in the Maritimes.
Ex-Mountie sentenced for 'reckless' cannabis business securities violations in B.C.

Ex-Mountie sentenced for 'reckless' cannabis business securities violations in B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was "reckless" but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company.