VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pitch major multinational companies on investing in Canada’s technology sector on Wednesday, joining top business leaders inside the closed-door Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond, Wash. Trudeau’s visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration poses both challenges and opportunities for Canada’s high-tech industry. Trump’s “America First” rhetoric and his plans to slash corporate taxes could mean more investment flows south of the border, but his restrictive approach to immigration could draw talent north, experts say. Trudeau is the first sitting head…
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A Secretive Silicon Valley Tech Giant Set Up Shop In Canada. But What Does It Do? – Technology & Science – CBC News
It’s one of the most valuable and secretive technology companies in Silicon Valley: Palantir Technologies, a developer of data mining software used by spies, banks and some of the biggest companies in the world. The company was co-founded in 2004 by billionaire Peter Thiel — previously the co-founder of PayPal — and now an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. Financial institutions are said to use Palantir’s software to detect fraud and cyberattacks, while pharmaceutical researchers have been sold on its potential to more speedily discover new drugs. Hershey says…
Read MoreMotoGP Will Race All-Electric Motorcycles In 2019 – The Verge
The world’s most popular motorcycle racing series is adding an all-electric class. Carmelo Ezpeleta, the CEO of the company that oversees the MotoGP racing series, told Motorsport.com that an electric support series featuring up to 18 bikes could start competing as early as 2019. Four manufacturers have already committed to the series, according to Ezpeleta. The electric motorcycles will have a top speed of around 124 miles per hour, and the races will be about 10 laps long. Read full story here: MotoGP Will Race All-Electric Motorcycles In 2019 –…
Read MoreAeroplan No More? Air Canada To Launch Own Loyalty Program | Globalnews.ca
Air Canada announced Thursday it plans to launch its own loyalty program and will replace Aeroplan in 2020. In a statement, Air Canada said Aeroplan will no longer be the carrier’s loyalty program after its agreement with Aimia – Aeroplan’s parent company – effectively ends June 30, 2020. “The new program, launching in 2020, will offer additional earning and redemption opportunities, more personalized service and a better digital experience for Air Canada customers,” Benjamin Smith, president of Air Canada’s passenger airlines, said in a statement. “Similar to all of Air…
Read MoreSolar Roof | Tesla
Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable energy future by creating products that are so compelling, there is no alternative. Solar energy has always been part of our master plan, and we recognized the need for a roof that is simultaneously affordable, durable, beautiful and integrated with battery storage. Solar Roof complements a home’s architecture while turning sunlight into electricity. With an integrated Powerwall, energy collected during the day is stored and made available any time, effectively turning a home into a personal utility. Solar energy…
Read MoreWould You Trade Privacy For Cheaper Car Insurance? Some Canadians Do – Nova Scotia – CBC News
It is billed as a way for vehicle owners to reduce their insurance rates, and measures everything from braking practices to speed in order to reward good driving habits. Even so, Steve Carver has no interest in attaching a telematic device to his car, calling it “an invasion of privacy.” His long-time insurance company offered him one after he questioned why his rates went up last year, despite a clean driving record and a single claim years ago for a windshield. A telematic device is a small gadget that plugs into the port…
Read MoreFlooding, Flooding Everywhere – Do Canadians Have Insurance For It? – National | Globalnews.ca
From New Brunswick to Quebec, through Ontario, Manitoba and to British Columbia, Canadians have been coping with flooding or bracing for torrential downpours. And yet, flood insurance is still a relatively new concept in the Great White North. Overland flood insurance, which covers damage from water flowing above ground and seeping in through windows, doors and cracks, only became widely available in the last couple of years, according to Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo. Read full story here: Flooding, Flooding Everywhere – Do Canadians Have Insurance For…
Read MoreTories Offer Go-Slow Solution To Rural High-Speed Internet Woes – Nova Scotia – CBC News
When farmer Elspeth McLean-Wile wants to connect to the digital world, she either uses her cellphone or drives almost three kilometres to her business where there’s internet connectivity. McLean-Wile operates a farm market just outside Bridgewater and in the winter months, when the market is closed, she has to drive there to get work done. “People on my road are only two kilometres out of town and we don’t have anybody on our road that has high-speed internet,” she said. The party leaders are hoping to convince rural residents like McLean-Wile that they have the answer to their problem. Read…
Read More‘We’re So Far Behind’: Canada Unprepared For Housing Needs Of Rising Senior Population – Business – CBC News
As the number of seniors continues to grow, experts say Canada is failing to prepare for the housing and home care needs of an aging population. “We’re so far behind where we ought to be, given we know these trends are happening and we’ve known about these trends for the past 20 years,” said Mark Rosenberg, geography and planning professor at Queen’s University and the Canada Research Chair in development studies. Statistics Canada 2016 census figures released on Wednesday revealed that the country recorded its greatest increase in the proportion of seniors. The increase in the number of seniors,…
Read MoreHigh Court To Hear Border-Beer Case ‘Of Polarizing National Interest’ | CTV Atlantic News
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will take a look at what the fathers of Confederation really meant by a constitutional clause about free trade among provinces in a case that started over some cases of beer and three bottles of liquor. The court agreed Thursday to hear a Crown appeal of a New Brunswick ruling overturning a ban on bringing alcohol across provincial boundaries. As usual, there were no written reasons provided, though the court took the uncommon step of awarding costs to the defendant for the submissions.…
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