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Neo Financial's newest fundraise comes just over a year after a $362-million Series D, led by China’s Tencent, which dragged down the firm’s valuation.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein partnered with former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito to make a 2014 investment in the Montreal-founded Bitcoin firm Blockstream.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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What do the world’s automakers want from the USMCA review? An analysis of submissions to the USTR's separate round of consultations focused on the auto sector: thelogic.co/news/usmca-u... #TradeSky #autonews #tariffs
What the world's automakers really want from the USMCA review - The Logic
Auto giants have praised the pact as a magnet for investment to the U.S., but their asks reveal potential sticking points in this year's joint review
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February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Auto giants have praised the USMCA as a magnet for investment to the U.S., but their asks reveal potential sticking points in this year’s joint review.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Carmichael: It’s not just about America. Canada’s prospects depend on making more of what the whole world wants.

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January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Canadian firm Stantec partnered with an Oneida Nation arms-length company on a pair of contracts with ICE, until the Oneida Nation broke the deals and fired the board that made them.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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A majority of respondents to The Logic’s latest subscriber survey say Alberta's new pipeline to the B.C. coast should be built. Far fewer think it will be.

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January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The financial services giant Manulife wants to generate $1 billion in enterprise value using AI by 2027. Smarter underwriting models are one way it hopes to boost sales and improve efficiency.

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January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Layoffs and a hiring slowdown have combined to create nightmarish conditions for some job seekers in the Canadian tech sector.

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Why it’s so hard to get a tech job in Canada right now
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January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Y Combinator’s move to drop Canadian-incorporated startups hits a nerve up north. Canadian founders say incorporating in the U.S. brings paperwork and investment benefits, but investors say it’s not necessary for Canadian startups to succeed.

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January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady amid ‘heightened’ trade uncertainty.

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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady amid ‘heightened’ trade uncertainty - The Logic
The central bank left its policy rate unchanged as it predicted modest GDP growth
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January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Aspiring “neo-prime” defence tech startups are taking an entrepreneurial approach to supplying military gear as Canada prepares to spend billions on defence.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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The Toronto-based AI firm Waabi is rolling out autonomous trucks and expanding into new markets with backing from the likes of Khosla Ventures, Nvidia, Porsche and Telus.

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January 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Y Combinator is no longer investing in Canadian startups, forcing firms that want to join the Silicon Valley accelerator to reincorporate, likely in the United States.

Scoop by @muradhem.bsky.social.

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Y Combinator is no longer investing in Canadian startups - The Logic
Silicon Valley’s most famous accelerator now requires Canadian firms to incorporate in the U.S., Cayman Islands or Singapore in order for it to invest
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January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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See-through leggings. Unflattering butt seams. An attack ad placed in a newspaper by its founders. Lululemon's stock price has fallen and its North American sales are floundering. Here's what's next, especially if Chip Wilson and an activist investor have anything to say about it:
How Lululemon lost its way - The Logic | Aleksandra Sagan
“Whenever the stock is down as much as Lululemon stock is down, there’s always pressure on the board to do something about it,” David Swartz, a Morningstar analyst, told me. So what is the board doin...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Conservative MP Jacob Mantle says Canadians need greater transparency on CUSMA consultations to judge whether Ottawa comes out of the review with a good deal thelogic.co/news/usmca-f... #TradeSky #USMCA #cdnpoli
The fight to make Ottawa's secret trade consultations public - The Logic
A Tory MP is fighting to make submissions on the USMCA open to the public, as they are in the United States
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January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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The Canadian gov has "no intention" of repealing or changing the Online News Act despite U.S. pressure. Even so, officials have been talking to Meta about potentially bringing news back to its platforms, sources said.

By @lauraosman.bsky.social & @patriquin.bsky.social.

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Ottawa won’t change Online News Act, despite U.S. objections - The Logic
The government says it has no plans to amend or repeal the Online News Act which has resulted in Meta blocking news in Canada since 2023
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January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Mark Wiseman spent decades forging relationships with the world’s top financial players. As Canada’s new U.S. ambassador, he’ll need all of that experience and more.
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Mark Wiseman is out to land the biggest deal of his life - The Logic
Wiseman spent decades forging relationships with the world’s top financial players. As Canada’s new U.S. ambassador, he’ll need all of that experience and more.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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I'm looking to speak with people who are or recently have been job hunting for tech jobs in Canada for a story I am working on. I'm keen to hear about your experience with the current state of the tech job market.

Feel free to drop into my DMs.
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Shopify employees once received $1,000 when they had a baby. Now they get a onesie and a children’s book about entrepreneurship co-authored by company president Harley Finkelstein.

Scoop by @aleksagan.bsky.social.

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Shopify has slashed benefits as part of a cost-cutting spree - The Logic
Employees once received $1,000 when they had a baby. Now they get a onesie and a children’s book about entrepreneurship co-authored by Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Whether you think it’s world-changing or over-hyped, it’s undeniable that artificial intelligence has transformed the tech industry.

Murad Hemmadi of The Logic talks with CBC News about how it could all play out in the year ahead.

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January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Busy year. It’s hard to choose, but here are some of my favourite stories from @thelogic.co over the past 12 months.

And if you want to support fearless, independent journalism, and you’re not already a subscriber, please do consider signing up.

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December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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“People are being laid off all the time:" A look at the regular drumbeat of layoffs at Shopify where staff have become accustomed to seeing coworkers vanish from Slack.
Shopify’s constant layoffs have left employees exhausted and afraid - The Logic
After mass layoffs in 2022 and 2023, Shopify has since made scores of smaller cuts, The Logic has learned. Sources claim the move has been a major blow to morale.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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One year ago, Kevin O'Leary said he would help build the world's largest data centre in rural Alberta.

When we asked for an update, O'Leary Ventures didn't respond to our questions. So we went to Wonder Valley to get some answers.

Story by @davidreevely.bsky.social.

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The truth about Wonder Valley, Kevin O’Leary’s data-centre dream - The Logic
The colossal data-centre project is behind schedule and faces major obstacles. Yet, on a vast swathe of land in northern Alberta, something is starting to happen.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Messing up Cyber Monday? "It’s catastrophic," one retailer said of their experience being locked out of their Shopify store for hours during an outage on one of the biggest sales days of the year.
Frustrated retailers say Shopify left them in the dark during Cyber Monday outage - The Logic
As some Shopify merchants scrambled to respond to the outage, the firm’s executives took to social media to celebrate a record-breaking day of sales
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December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM