Economy

Alberta Bill Would Require Daycares to Notify Parents of Serious Incidents Promptly

The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would compel licensed child-care facilities to communicate serious incidents and safety concerns to parents in a timely and structured way. Tabled on...

Anthropic’s IPO Share Structure Draws on Zuckerberg, Musk and the New York Times — While Leaving Public Shareholders Almost Powerless

Anthropic has filed its S-1 with the SEC, and the governance architecture buried inside it is unlike almost anything the public markets have seen...

Florida’s Billionaire Surge Reshapes America’s Wealth Map as California Holds the Crown

A quiet but unmistakable shift is reshaping where America's wealthiest choose to plant their flags. For decades, the ultra-rich clustered in Manhattan penthouses, Silicon...

Northeast B.C. Communities Reclaim Control of Fort St. John Airport After Three Decades of Private Management

A Regional Milestone in Airport Governance Local communities in northeast British Columbia are preparing to take direct control of the North Peace Regional Airport in...

Bank of Canada Rate Hike Next Week Looks Increasingly Likely, Markets and Economists Signal

The odds of a Bank of Canada interest rate hike at its October 28 meeting have shifted dramatically in the span of a few...

Women in the C-Suite: Why Progress Has Stalled and What It Will Take to Restart It

A Slowdown That Experts Say Was Preventable The pace of women reaching senior executive roles is losing momentum, and specialists in leadership development are sounding...

Second Harvest Receives $60,000 Donation After Seven Toronto Trucks Vandalized Ahead of Thanksgiving

Canada's largest food rescue organization has found a measure of relief after a deliberate and costly attack on its fleet — but the incident...

Danu Robotics Is Rethinking the Economics of Recycling, One Robot at a Time

The recycling bins were meticulously labelled, colour-coded, and positioned throughout the office with the kind of careful intention that signals a company taking its...

Finland Orders Google to Pause Data Centre Work Pending Environmental Review

Less than a month after Google announced a sweeping €13 billion investment in Finnish artificial intelligence infrastructure — its largest single commitment in Europe...

Ottawa Gives Cleveland-Cliffs Five Days to Honour Job Commitments at Stelco or Face Court Action

When the federal government approved Cleveland-Cliffs' takeover of Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco in 2024, it did so with conditions attached — binding commitments, in the...

Los Angeles Taxed Real Estate to Build More Housing — and Ended Up With Less

A tax designed to fund affordable housing in Los Angeles has instead suppressed the very real-estate activity it depends on, according to researchers and...