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B.C.'s Nexera Robotics secures $4.5M to improve robot-handling skills

B.C.'s Nexera Robotics secures $4.5M to improve robot-handling skills

The Vancouver-based developer of NeuraGrasp is one of two local developers of robotic grasping technologies that shared updates this week
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Advocates decry watchdog's proposal to fine air travellers who breach confidentiality

Advocates decry watchdog's proposal to fine air travellers who breach confidentiality

MONTREAL — Passenger rights advocates are raising alarm bells about a proposed change that would give the country's transport watchdog new powers to penalize air travellers for breaching confidentiality rules.
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Trump calls Freeland 'a whack' and Poilievre 'not a MAGA guy' as tariff threat looms

Trump calls Freeland 'a whack' and Poilievre 'not a MAGA guy' as tariff threat looms

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in this week on domestic Canadian politics, firing insults at Chrystia Freeland and claiming Pierre Poilievre is not a "MAGA guy" as his deadline to impose steep tariffs on Canada inches closer.
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Canada's economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump

Canada's economy heated up heading into 2025 — now comes Trump

OTTAWA — Canada's economy was heating up heading into 2025, but the return of U.S. President Donald Trump to the White House threatens to snuff out those burgeoning flames. Statistics Canada reported Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.
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Ottawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period

Ottawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier.
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Data centres reshaping B.C.’s commercial real estate market

Data centres reshaping B.C.’s commercial real estate market

While ultimately real estate plays, barriers to entering the data centre game are high
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Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from attending G7 summit 'irresponsible'

Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from attending G7 summit 'irresponsible'

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June.
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Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country

Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country

VANCOUVER — For the second time this month, Telus is offering buyouts to hundreds of employees across the country. The telecom company said it's offering "generous" buyout packages as part of the company's push for more self-serve solutions.
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Public safety minister says Canada has answered U.S. demands on border security

Public safety minister says Canada has answered U.S. demands on border security

WASHINGTON — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday Canada has acted on U.S. concerns about border security and fentanyl trafficking — even as U.S. President Donald Trump insists economy-wide tariffs will go ahead next week as planned.
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B.C. semiconductor startup Emtar Technologies raises $18.5M

B.C. semiconductor startup Emtar Technologies raises $18.5M

Global demand for semiconductors may not be met for about a decade, says expert
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