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    Carmichael: How free trade with the U.S. made Canadian businesses lazy

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  • Willie Gagnon is tired. So is Canada’s shareholder activism movement

    After nearly two decades on the frontlines, Gagnon says shareholder activism must change its approach to continue to have a voice
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    Perception matters, even among the Masters of the Universe—so Canada had to put on a show
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  • Trump steps up effort to block Canadian goods from U.S. procurement—but his order leaves a lot untouched

    The military and lower levels of government make up the bulk of U.S. procurement from Canadian suppliers. Trump’s edict doesn’t cover them.
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  • Pension funds are lining up for a piece of Canada’s airports

    Under the new model, private operators will expect to earn a profit on their investment. What that might mean for airline and passenger fees remains unclear.
    Pensions 3 days ago
  • What it was like to pitch a project in the hurly-burly of the Canada Investment Summit

    Getting into Canada’s deal book led to many meetings for Alberta defence entrepreneur JR Cox—even if he was excluded from the main event
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    The Toronto innovation hub is building a global network of similar organizations to help scaling Canadian companies expand into new markets
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    Making Canada an ‘associate member’ of the EU won’t be simple—whatever the label means

    As the EU formally proposes closer ties with Canada, governments in the bloc are making it clear that words matter
    Canada-EU Trade Sep 16, 2026
  • The ‘red line’ in U.S. trade talks that sets Canada apart from other countries

    Canada walked away after American negotiators demanded a say in its future trade deals. Other nations haven’t been so reluctant, a new analysis shows.
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  • OpenAI will give free credits to startups enrolled at Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab

    Top participants identified by the CDL will also receive support from OpenAI staff as the company looks to tap into Canada’s most promising startups
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    Artificial Intelligence Sep 16, 2026
  • LawZero gets $300M from Canada and Germany to develop safer AI

    The grants will let the Montreal-based non-profit invest in R&D and buy more compute to develop its AI systems
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    The Canadian firm is developing bigger and more capable models to close the gap with the frontier labs, CEO Aidan Gomez says
    Artificial Intelligence Sep 16, 2026
  • Radical Ventures raises over US$1B to back AI’s next behemoths

    The Toronto investment firm’s new venture fund is the largest ever in Canada, amid huge demand for capital from superstar researchers and fast-growing firms
    Artificial Intelligence Sep 15, 2026
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    The telecom firm has signed a non-binding deal with the provincial government to add 900 megawatts of capacity—and bring its own power
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    The oilpatch once called Ottawa’s pipeline-for-Pathways bargain “unfinanceable.” Now the industry seems to be changing its mind.
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