The Toronto Star
How a Toronto tech company is fusing AI with drones to change how we view the world
ZenaTech CEO Shaun Passley says drone technology is ‘something more sci-fi’ these days being used in everything from indoor barcode reading to agriculture and building inspections.
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The Globe and Mail
Canada to host Call of Duty’s world championship for the first time
Though he’s represented Toronto in the eSports arena since 2021, Jamie ‘Insight’ Craven has never played a major tournament in front of a home crowd. That’s about to change.
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The Toronto Star
For Air Miles CEO Shawn Stewart, loyalty card’s resurrection is a simple tale of redemption
‘In many Canadians’ minds we were actively trying to get you not to use your miles, and we’ve pivoted,’ says Stewart who rejoined the company, now owned by BMO, in 2022. ‘We want you to reward yourself.’
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The Globe and Mail
Workplace friendships are harder to maintain despite clear benefits for workers and companies
Despite the benefits of workplace friendships, recent data suggests that building and maintaining those relationships has gotten harder in recent years.
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The Toronto Star
There’s a new ride-hailing service in town. Here’s how Hopp plans to break Toronto’s Uber-Lyft duopoly
Hopp’s general manager David Riggs says the app has outpaced expectations and is already facilitating tens of thousands of rides a day for more than 85,000 active users in Toronto.
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The Toronto Star
L’Oréal Canada CEO on how the ‘lipstick effect’ drives the ‘essential’ beauty business
‘Sometimes people look at beauty as a little bit superficial,’ says L’Oréal Canada CEO An Verhulst-Santos who disagrees. ‘Not one civilization that has survived without beauty, and it has to do with self-esteem.’
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The Globe and Mail
Not your parents’ racket club: The entrepreneurs building a pickleball empire
Pickleball’s boom may have started three years ago, but Fairgrounds founders Drummond Munro and Matt Rubinoff are showing there’s still plenty of game left to play.
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The Toronto Star
Why Square Canada’s head is betting big on small business — and why cash is no longer king
Square Canada’s Go To Market Lead Steve Kelly says Trump tariffs and the economic fallout might just be the spark needed to push hesitant companies into a more productive digital future.
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Fast Company
Changing jobs no longer pays—and might not for a while thanks to tariffs
Typically job hopping is the quickest way to keep your salary growing. But for the first time in more than a decade, that’s no longer the case.
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The Toronto Star
Meet the CEO leading the charge in Canada’s global cannabis dominance
Organigram Global’s Beena Goldenberg has seen the company’s market share more than double in recent years. ‘We can capitalize on the international markets that are opening up and the U.S. cannabis companies can’t, because it’s not federally legal.’
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The Globe and Mail
The pandemic was bad for our health, but did it leave workers better off?
Five years after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, the effects of lockdowns and work-from-home policies continue to be tallied, with some surprising results.
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The Globe and Mail
Inside Thunder Bay’s bold plan to restore its waterfront
Thunder Bay is just one of many Canadian cities and towns undergoing a major waterfront transformation designed to return its shorelines to the public after decades of industrial occupancy.
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The Toronto Star
The long journey for a kid in the ball pit to top job at Ikea Canada
Ikea Canada CEO and chief sustainability officer Selwyn Crittendon, says he was attracted to the company for its commitment to DEI and its ‘pentagon’ of design ethos. ‘It really resonated with me.’
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Fast Company
Why law school applications are skyrocketing right now
More people often apply to law school during times of economic insecurity, but some other critical factors are at play this year, too, say experts.
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Time
World’s Top Greentech Companies of 2025
TIME and Statista have named 250 companies reducing environmental impact around the globe
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The Toronto Star
American president of Firehouse Subs goes local as he expands to Canada amid Trump’s three-alarm tariffs
Trade tensions have been difficult for former Tim Hortons COO Mike Hancock — personally and professionally. ‘I have a ton of love for and lots of great friends in Canada.’
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The Globe and Mail
How sports technology is accelerating improvements in player scouting
Professional sports teams invest significant resources in selecting their rosters, and new technologies such as gen AI promise an edge when it comes to evaluating player potential.
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Fast Company
31% of employees are actively ‘sabotaging’ AI efforts. Here’s why
In a new study, almost a third of respondents said they are refusing to use their company’s AI tools and apps. A few factors could be at play.
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The Globe and Mail
Sports venues get assist from facial recognition to tackle wait times
Some sports fans are now going from the parking lot to their seats without reaching for their wallets – even getting alcohol and snacks along the way.
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The Toronto Star
‘It still blows me away.’ Meet the accidental developer leading the charge of Toronto’s massive city-within-a-city at Downsview
With 400 acres to work with, Northcrest Developments CEO Derek Goring is “excited about its potential,” and says his experience in public and private realms will serve him well in the $30B project.
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