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U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitions

| 02/19/2026 4:49 pm EST

U.S. tech trade group warns Canada’s draft merger guidelines risk deterring innovation, startup acquisitionsA trade association representing many of the world’s largest technology firms is warning Canada’s proposed merger enforcement guidelines could stifle economic growth and...

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in Canada

| 01/20/2026 4:54 pm EST

Telecom executives among highest paid CEOs in CanadaLife at the top of a large corporation is more financially rewarding than ever, a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has found. Telecom moguls take their place among the handsomely-compensated. The study, Living the High Life, was released on...

Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale looking to join Shopify board

| 04/30/2025 5:27 pm EDT

Edward Rogers out as board chair, as Natale seeks to reassure investors amid Rogers boardroom drama Former Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale will seek election to...

Privacy commissioner hasn’t approved new gov’t contact tracing app

telecom | 06/18/2020 3:48 pm EDT

Privacy commissioner hasn't approved new gov't contact tracing appPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that in developing the federal...

Five new directors named to CBC board

Media | 12/19/2017 5:22 pm EST

Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly named five new members to the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors for five-year terms, said a Tuesday press release. Harley Finkelstein, the chief of operations for Shopify Inc., René Légère,...

Canadian tech, telecom community offers support in wake of U.S. travel ban

Media | 01/30/2017 4:08 pm EST

More than 1,700 people representing a variety of tech and telecom companies have signed on to an open letter opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend executive order blocking entry of...

Shopify now available on WordPress

Media | 03/15/2016 8:30 pm EDT

Shopify Inc. announced Tuesday its merchants will now be able to sell products using WordPress, a free open-source content management system that is used predominantly to host blog content. The Ottawa-based company said in a blog post that its customers will be able to choose from three templates in order to create their shop on WordPress and that customers who already have an existing WordPress theme can use the “Shopify Ecommerce Plugin” that can be added on any WordPress page or blog post. Creating the template or adding the plugin is free for existing Shopify merchants, the...

Shopify merchants can now use Amazon platform

Media | 09/17/2015 9:02 pm EDT

Shopify Inc. announced Thursday it has partnered with Amazon.com Inc. to allow Amazon Webstore owners to migrate their online stores onto the Shopify platform. Shopify said in the press release that after migrating to the Amazon...

Shopify works with Facebook on ‘Buy’ button

Media | 06/10/2015 6:49 pm EDT

Shopify Inc. said Wednesday it is working with Facebook Inc. to allow Shopify's own clients to sell and advertise products using Facebook’s “Buy” button. Shopify said in a blog post: “For the last year, we've been working closely with the team at Facebook to create a solution for Shopify...

Shopify teams with Pinterest to create new sales platform

Media | 06/05/2015 3:56 pm EDT

Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify on Tuesday said it has teamed with social networking website Pinterest to provide businesses a new way to sell things directly to online audiences. Shopify...

Shopify files for cross-border IPO

telecom | 04/14/2015 8:24 pm EDT

Ottawa-based e-commerce provider Shopify Inc. announced Tuesday that it has filed for an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. The number of shares or the proposed price range for the IPO have not been finalized, the company said in a press release. No date was provided for the IPO. Shopify says on its...

Shopify getting ready for IPO this year: WSJ

telecom | 01/12/2015 4:03 pm EST

Ottawa-based e-commerce provider Shopify Inc. is looking to raise about $100 million US through an initial public offering as early as this spring, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sources “familiar with the...