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Kelsey Rolfe

Kelsey Rolfe is a Toronto-based freelance business journalist. Her work has been published in The Globe and Mail and Canadian Business, among others.

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Articles by Kelsey Rolfe

Copper thieves are running riot. Telecoms are trying to stop them

https://thelogic.co/news/copper-theft-bell-telus-canada/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Sep 3, 2025

Bell, Telus and Rogers are engaged in a game of Whac-a-Mole against increasingly sophisticated copper thieves. So far, the thieves are winning.

A Bell service van with ladders on the roof is parked on the side of a road next to another white utility van with orange cones.

This Canadian company is getting ready to grow food on the moon

https://thelogic.co/news/canadensys-moon-greenhouse-nasa-artemis/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Aug 11, 2025

With no atmosphere, nights that last two weeks and 250°C temperature swings, growing food on the moon is a huge challenge. Now it’s edging closer to becoming a reality.

A plastic box on a table with plants growing from white trays in the bottom and electronics at the top. Labels on the front of the tray read "Guelph - oats" and "Guelph - barley"

They moved to the U.S. for TikTok fame and fortune. Now they’re worried

https://thelogic.co/news/tiktok-ban-canada-influencers/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Jan 17, 2025

Some Canadians bet everything on making it big on TikTok in the U.S. With the app facing a ban, they’re wondering how they’ll earn a living.

‘Tis the season for (contactless) giving

https://thelogic.co/news/tap-to-pay-charity-giving-season/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Dec 24, 2024

Churches, charitable sector adopt QR codes, tap-to-pay options to attract new generation of donors.

A woman wears a red apron that reads "The Salvation Army" and "Doing The Most Good." The photo is of her hand and the apron, and she is ringing a golden bell

Crushed: Insiders ask where $5M in federal prize money went after mining project cancelled

https://thelogic.co/news/insiders-ask-where-federal-prize-money-went-after-mining-project-cancelled/

By Kelsey Rolfe | May 3, 2024

Shutdown highlights lack of conditions attached to taxpayer-funded awards.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaking at a podium with a screen behind him that reads, “2022, 90th anniversary.”

With millions at stake, Ethereum co-founder’s separation battle highlights family law’s crypto challenge

https://thelogic.co/news/with-millions-at-stake-ethereum-co-founders-separation-battle-highlights-family-laws-crypto-challenge/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Jun 27, 2023

Anonymity, price volatility make it harder to divide assets, settle support payments

FTX includes more than 30 Canadian firms in sprawling creditors list

https://thelogic.co/news/ftx-includes-more-than-30-canadian-firms-in-sprawling-creditors-list/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Feb 28, 2023

Toronto Stock Exchange, 1Password and Nuvei among thousands of entities identified as potential creditors

Fintech startup Tiptap opts for equity crowdfunding as venture capital chills

https://thelogic.co/news/fintech-startup-tiptap-opts-for-equity-crowdfunding-as-venture-capital-chills/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Nov 28, 2022

Touchless payments firm chose to raise capital on FrontFundr

‘People are going to be offended’: Ontario firms brace for new era of employee-monitoring rules

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/people-are-going-to-be-offended-ontario-firms-brace-for-new-era-of-employee-monitoring-rules/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Oct 6, 2022

In a remote-work world, staff of medium-sized companies will soon learn if their employer is monitoring them

Bird hiring senior Canadian staff as scooter race comes north

https://thelogic.co/news/the-last-mile/bird-hiring-senior-canadian-staff-as-scooter-race-comes-north/

By Kelsey Rolfe | Jan 7, 2019

Lime hired Canadian staff first, but rival Bird is trying to catch up in Toronto and Edmonton.