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Ford government's reported move to privatizing the sale of cannabis can only hurt Ontarians. "Time and time again we have seen profitable publicly-owned businesses put into private hands with negative results. The private sale of cannabis will only...

Calling personalized nutrition the next big focus in food, the team at Lux Research, a leading provider of tech-enabled research and advisory services about technology innovation, has served up an analysis of the key commercialization requirements...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFramework, the 12-story tall wood building planned for Portland's Pearl District, has announced that the project has been placed on hold for the foreseeable future.   Initiated in 2014 with support from the Softwood Lumber Board,...

In its Real Estate Market Research study published today, Devencore announced that availability rates for all office classes in downtown Montreal have been stable over the past year. During the current quarter they stand at 12.2%. (The availability...

Mojo Networks, the inventor of Cognitive WiFitm and a leader in cloud-managed wireless networking, has been recognized by Gartner as a Visionary in the  July 2018 Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure."We consider our...

The ongoing revolution in green technologies, driven by the exponential growth of new energy vehicles (NEVs) and continued investment in solar photovoltaic energy, should further boost global industrial demand for silver over the next decade and...

Jason Averbook, a global thought leader, agent for change in HR and CEO and Co-Founder of Leapgen, has launched his latest book: The Ultimate Guide to a Digital Workforce Experience ~ Leap for a Purpose. In this new book, Jason offers a compelling...

Statement from Massimo Bergamini, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) on the release of a study by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) this morning on the impact of high taxes and fees on Canada's commercial airline...

While sustainability initiatives are increasingly popular and important for companies around the world, long-term commercial success relies on deriving economic as well as environmental value from new approaches. To deliver on commitments to...

With summer upon us, the Ontario SPCA launched its 2018 No Hot Pets campaign today in partnership with SPCAs and humane societies from across Canada to remind the public about the danger of leaving pets unattended in vehicles. "I left the window...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has emerged with the highest approval rating of any Provincial Premier in the DART Insight regular quarterly survey of constituent provincial voters across Canada. Moe, who assumed the Premiership from former...

Now that the House of Commons has sent the marijuana legalization bill back to the Senate and approval moves ever closer, the federal government faces a call from small businesspeople across Canada to fix inconsistent branding and packaging rules...

Canadian families celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10 this year, according to the Fraser Institute's annual calculations. Tax Freedom Day measures the total yearly tax burden imposed on Canadian families by federal, provincial and municipal...

QASymphony, a leader in enterprise software testing, announces the results of a survey conducted in partnership with TechWell, The Evolution of Test Automation, that indicates significant growth in test automation in the year ahead. The survey,...

The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference was officially announced by Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson, during a recent press conference.  The conference,...

Zcoin ($XZC), a leading cryptocurrency that provides financial privacy and promotes decentralisationis the first project to launch a working version of MTP v1.2 (Merkle Tree Proof), a new ASIC resistantProof of Work (PoW) algorithm on their testnet....

Augmented reality (AR) has long captured the imagination of consumers, technologists and, of course, investors. A mix of high tech companies and venture capital firms have invested more than $9 billion in AR in recent years, building an innovation...

Canada's senior financial leaders will converge on Halifax this June for the annual conference of Financial Executives International Canada."Each year Canada's senior financial leaders gather to tackle the most pressing issues and latest trends in...

Canada's nurses unveiled a new study today ? the first of its kind in Canada ? that reveals the number of people in Canada who die or fall ill because prescription medications are unaffordable. The study, entitled Body Count, confirms that shortfalls...

In today's tight labour market, the hiring experts at Express Employment Professionals are reporting high demand for workers without four-year degrees?and many of those workers are earning wages that can rival those of four-year university graduates....

The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) today released results of a 2017 survey of family experiences with long-term care facilities across Alberta. The Long-term Care Family Experience Survey, completed by the HQCA four times over the last 10...

Toronto Real Estate Board President Tim Syrianos announced that the average selling price for condominium apartments sold through TREB's MLS® System was up by nine per cent year-over-year to $533,447 in the first quarter of 2018. While the number of...

Specialist insurer Beazley has reported that cloud-based office solutions are coming under increasing attack from cyber-criminals. The majority of incidents involving compromised business email accounts reported to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR)...

SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today released the findings of its annual state-of-the-industry study. The new...

A new report by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) concludes that increased use of electric vehicles and increasing customer choice coupled with an expanded array of attractive electricity-powered technologies will help improve U.S. energy...

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE:6857) will showcase its advanced test solution for microelectronic pressure sensors used in making advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for the global automotive market at...

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. ("Paramount") reported today that two more  baseline environmental reports have been approved and accepted by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries ("DOGAMI") and the Department of Environmental Quality...

With global oil prices staying "lower for longer," Alberta's 2018 budget must fix the revenue hole that has loomed since Ralph Klein's reckless tax cuts, according to a 2018 budget submission report commissioned by the province's largest workers'...

News articles and reports increasingly cite fire and seismic safety concerns related to wood design and construction with a call for more research. Think Wood, an industry-driven initiative that provides research and resources on the benefits of...

MagneGas Corporation ("MagneGas" or the "Company") , a leading clean technology company in the renewable resources and environmental solutions industries, announced today that the Company generated record sales of $505,000 for the combined full-month...

Employee engagement declined slightly in Canada against the global trend identified based on opinions from more than five million employees around the world, according to a new report from Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a...

The Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association - British Columbia (CMBA-BC) is urging Attorney-General David Eby to increase enforcement of regulations that prohibit unlicensed brokers from lending money. The association representing licensed mortgage...

Axonify, the most trusted corporate microlearning platform, today announced results from its second annual State of Workplace Training Study conducted in December 2017 by global market research firm Ipsos. The online survey of more than 1,000 U.S....

Cyber extortion, payroll diversion phishing attacks and fraudulent wire instruction are among the growing threats to business highlighted in the 2018 Breach Briefing, a report published today by specialist insurer Beazley. The trends described in...

Nissan's global crossover and SUV sales increased more than 12% in 2017 to more than 2 million vehicles, driven by the all-new Nissan Kicks small crossover, the Rogue, X-Trail and Qashqai compact models, a refreshed Armada full-size SUV and the...

Altus Group Limited ("Altus Group") , a leading provider of commercial real estate services, software and data solutions, today released the latest numbers on new condominium apartment sales in key markets across Canada for 2017. The data provides...

UMF Group Inc. ("UMF Group" or the "Company") today provided this discussion highlighting the predicted future expansion of the cryptocurrency market. "2017 was a breakout year for cryptocurrencies, but this pales in comparison to the potential...

The subdued trend in the market for tech and life sciences IPO activity continued in the second half of 2017 despite a slight increase in the number of companies completing offerings in the second half of the year. These and other findings are noted...

Claims data recorded by Beazley, the specialist insurer and leading provider of cyber insurance, indicates that organizations are facing an increased threat to their operations from fraudulent instruction scams. Fraudulent instruction incidents...

The following is a commentary by Ali Salarian, Real Estate Broker and Analyst at PPS Realty: After a 2016 heat up, followed by a dramatic slowdown in 2017 with Realtors and the public frustration on the governments, Ali Salarian, Real Estate Broker...

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications released its report identifying regulatory and technical issues related to the deployment of automated and connected vehicles. Titled, ?Driving Change: Technology and the Future of the...

As major projects wind down and the impact of lower oil prices persist, Alberta's construction industry will shrink by up to 5,200 jobs through to 2019. The most significant workforce reductions are now behind it, however, according to the latest...

A rapidly aging workforce, higher levels of immigration, and an increase in institutional and commercial building construction are expected to help drive job growth in PEI's construction industry this decade, according to the latest labour market...

Attracting, training, and keeping the next generation of skilled workers in Nova Scotia will be an industry necessity to counter the retirement of approximately 8,200 construction workers this decade, according to the latest labour market forecast...

Ontario's construction workforce will need to expand by more than 100,000 workers this decade to keep up with a series of major projects and the retirement of as many as one-in-five workers, according to the latest labour market forecast released...

Although construction activity in Saskatchewan is expected to slow over the near term, a recovery in new home construction, a rise in home renovation work, and the planned start of major new mining and utility projects will help sustain the...

Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation ("APC" or the "Company") announces that during the 2017 calendar year, it has witnessed very significant progress in APC's scientific program that has bolstered opportunities for achieving commercial...

Business leaders need to be able to spot emerging technologies that present big growth opportunities or serious competitive threats, but are often stuck relying on either subjective opinions or an excess of raw data without context or insight. To...