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Vancouver-based SaaS Provider CyberQP Receives Funding From CIBC Innovation Banking to Help Scale Its Operations Globally
T-Net
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Vancouver-based SaaS Provider CyberQP Receives Funding From CIBC Innovation Banking to Help Scale Its Operations Globally Vancouver, BC, June 12, 2025--(T-Net)--CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it has provided funding to SaaS provider...
Canada’s startup landscape shows resilience amidst global shifts
Digital Journal
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June 12, 2025
Generated by Google AI For the global innovation economy, 2025 began with a reset. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), released today by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network, confirmed what many founders and funders...
Canadian universities strengthen their family-enterprise offerings
Canadian Family Offices
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June 12, 2025
Deep budget cuts are affecting postsecondary programs across the country, but universities are continuing to develop improved offerings to enterprising families and the network of professionals who support them. Here are some of the courses,...
Central Alberta student awarded Schulich Leader Scholarship
Red Deer Advocate
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Delburne Centralized School student receives one of the 100 scholarships awarded across Canada Delburne student Eythan Young was the recipient of a coveted $120,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. The scholarship will help Young while he studies...
Free Speech: US, UK, Canadian Envoys, Others Express Concerns Over Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act
Leadership
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June 12, 2025
Heads of Mission of five countries in Nigeria have expressed worries over the delay in amending the Nigerian Cybercrime Act 2015, stressing that the law in its current state can be misused to suppress free speech and violate the fundamental right...
How Friday the 13th became Ontario’s bikers’ favourite day of the year in Port Dover and Gananoque
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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June 12, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Friday the 13th — Here’s everything you need to know about why motorcyclists gather on this notable day. Thousands of motorcyclists gather in Port Dover during the Friday the 13th motorcycle rallies. Photo by...
Hajdu orders union vote in Canada Post labour dispute
SNnewswatch
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Patty Hajdu says "it is in the public interest that the membership of CUPW has the opportunity to vote on Canada Post’s last offers.” THUNDER BAY — Canada’s jobs and families minister says she’ll use her legislative powers to force Canada Post...
Fledgling entrepreneurs celebrate launch
The Recorder & Times
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June 12, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News In the back row, North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford, Elizabethtown-Kitley Mayor Brant Burrow, JD Van Allen, Reza Hogben (who works with Carter Leduc), Carter Leduc, MP Michael Barrett, Lincoln BevAcqua,...
Quebec City: A Rising Economic Power Fueled with Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spirit
The Enterprise World - Ohio
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June 12, 2025
Ask anyone to name Canada’s most powerful economic cities, and you’ll probably hear Toronto, Vancouver, or Calgary. Not many would think of Quebec City, Canada, a place more often known for its charming streets, French flair, and old-world beauty....
Meet the doughnut disruptor of Almonte, Ontario
The Globe and Mail
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June 12, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Ed Atwell, who runs HFT with his wife, Doris, has seen the future of doughnuts.SUPPLIED Is there a way to build a better doughnut? Ed Atwell thinks so. Whether he’s in the fried sweet business or actually in the...
‘It could hinder investments’ — US, UK, Canada ask Nigeria to review cybercrimes act
The Cable
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June 12, 2025
The envoys of the US, UK, Finland, Norway, and Canada have asked Nigeria to reform the 2015 Cybercrimes Act. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday to commemorate 26 years of democratic governance in Nigeria, the envoys said the law, originally...
Your business owner clients may be struggling with debt, warns Equifax Canada
Wealth Professional Canada
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There was also a 6% decrease in the number of businesses applying for credit, perhaps indicating caution with business owners focusing on trying to manage existing debt rather than take on new borrowing, even as interest rates ease. "The Canadian...
Indigenous tourism is growing. Here are just three uniquely Canadian experiences to inspire you
Toronto.com
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Around the world, travellers are seeking authentic, immersive cultural experiences, and here in Canada, this trend is reflected in the rise of Indigenous tourism. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Canadian entrepreneurs and organizations in...
The Big Six banks are to blame for the lifeless Toronto Stock Exchange
The Globe and Mail
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June 12, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The Big Six have led on average approximately 60 per cent of public equity underwriting on the TSX, according to data collected from 1993 to 2024.Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail J. Ari Pandes is an associate professor of...
SBA Relief Still Available to Ohio Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Ohio of the July 7 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by...
Canadian businesses faced mounting financial pressure in Q1, data shows
Mortgage Professional Australia
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June 11, 2025
The Canadian Small Business Health Index declined 1.5% from the previous quarter to 99.3, reflecting a pullback in credit health and business sentiment following a modest rise in late 2024. The report notes that this decline, while small, could...
Toronto retiree makes surprise $1M donation to Hamilton non-profit to support learning centre in Liberia
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 11, 2025
A Hamilton non-profit has received a major boost for a "first-of-its-kind learning centre" it has built in the west African country of Liberia — a surprise gift of $1 million to help expand the facility. Empowerment Squared held its annual...
Provincial labour mobility rules are hampering small business hiring
Northern Ontario Business
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June 10, 2025
Government barriers are a drain on productivity, slow regional development, says Canadian Federation of Independent Business Ottawa is looking to expand worker pools, harmonize interprovincial trade rules and fast-track nationally significant...
6 Essential Moves for Small Businesses to Survive Trump's 2025 Tariffs
Finance Monthly
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June 10, 2025
Trump's baseline 10% tariff hit April 5, 2025. Higher rates followed on April 9. The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase of nearly $1,200 per US household in 2025. Small businesses face immediate cost increases and supply disruptions....
Two dozen bands to play new free Vancouver street festival
Vancouver Is Awesome
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June 12, 2025
The new summer event will feature local post-punk band Actors and Haley Blais and some unique musical talents on four stages. A new street festival this summer will have two dozen musical acts on its four stages located along Vancouver's Main...