Despite the growing popularity of telecommuting among workers with in-demand skills, some managers just don’t trust employees to get work done at home. An economist who studies the productivity of telecommuters says attitudes toward remote workers affect everything — including the output of colleagues back in the office.
BlackBerry to buy cybersecurity company Cylance for $1.4B US
BlackBerry Ltd. has signed a deal to acquire U.S. artificial intelligence and cybersecurity company Cylance for US$1.4 billion in cash. The Ontario-based company called Cylance a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence, algorithmic science and machine learning to cybersecurity software.
Federal fall update expected to offer more support for struggling news industry
The federal government is expected to lay out fresh plans next week to support Canada’s struggling news industry.
Canada considering sanctions against Saudis over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Canada is “actively considering” deploying Magnitsky Act sanctions over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said today.
Federal government issues permanent postal ban on hate speech publication
A Toronto-based publication widely criticized for disseminating hate speech against minorities, Jews, women and the LGBTQ community has been permanently banned from distribution through Canada Post.
Canada resisting UN request to extend Mali mission: sources
The Trudeau government is reportedly resisting a United Nations request to extend Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali so medical evacuations can continue while replacements for Canada’s personnel arrive.
The Trudeau family history you didn’t know: ‘Singaporean blood’
It’s well known that Justin Trudeau’s father Pierre was Canada’s 15th prime minister. But there are governing genes on his mother’s side of the family tree too: he just had to cross the Pacific Ocean to find their roots.
Trade talks would have run smoother if the U.S. had been more organized, says former ambassador
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman says the renegotiation of NAFTA could have gone a lot smoother but there is plenty of hope for the future of Canada-U.S. relations.
China rebukes Canada and other diplomats for letter on Muslim rights
China said Thursday that 15 foreign ambassadors, including the envoy from Canada, exceeded their diplomatic roles by issuing a letter expressing concern about the incarceration of hundreds of thousands of members of the country’s Muslim minorities in re-education camps.
Ottawa to spend $90M to build, repair First Nations police stations
The federal government will spend nearly $90 million to build and repair police stations in First Nation and Inuit communities.