Retail giant Amazon continues its Canadian love affair with its recent announcement of a new warehouse and distribution centre in Ottawa, Canada’s national capital. The facility is expected to create an estimated 600 jobs with Amazon and an additional 1500 jobs in the local economy. Unlike the prev…
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June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
Communities across Canada are gearing up to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. On June 21st, Canadians can celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples from coast to coast to coast.
According to the Government o…
#ThanksCanada Shows Americans and Canadians are True Friends and Allies
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s bizarre and unfounded attacks on Canada at the G-7 meeting in Quebec last week, many Americans are taking to social media to apologize on behalf of their President and show Canadians how Americans really feel about their neighbors to the north.
Ame…
Amazon Builds Its Technology Workforce in Vancouver
Online retail giant Amazon continues its love affair with Canada’s west coast, announcing a planned expansion of its Vancouver, British Columbia technology hub. The expansion will bring an estimated 3,000 new e-commerce technology, cloud computing and machine learning jobs to the province.
We Are With You Toronto
Our hearts go out to all Canadians suffering following the tragic events that took place in Toronto today. #Toronto is a great #city, a peaceful city and a strong city. #Canada #Canadian #YongeandFinch #Torontoattack
Calgary Business Real Estate Starts Strong in 2018
It looks like Calgary’s economy is firing on all cylinders again after a couple of years of challenges. Commercial and residential real estate is gaining strength, as is the industrial sector according to a recent article in Business in Calgary.
According to the article, industrial real estat…
Canadian Icon Viola Desmond Featured on New $10 Bill
The Bank of Canada unveiled the new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond during a ceremony at the Halifax Central Library on International Women’s Day. Once issued into circulation in late 2018, it will mark the first time that a Canadian woman is portrayed on a regularly circulating Bank of Canada…
Okotoks Among Top Ten Places to Invest in Canada
Canada's Tree-filled Communities are Good for your Health
Even Canada's large cities, like Ottawa and Victoria, are renowned for their green spaces. Of course, Canada's small towns look like they have been carved right out of the forest. Visit places like Squamish or Quesnel, British Columbia and you get a sense of the immense amount of forest that sti…
Happy Birthday Canada!
On July 1st, Canada celebrates 146 years as a nation. While this vast land has been inhabited for millenia by indigenous peoples, and early Europeans explored its shores for the last 500 years, Canada became a nation in the global community in 1867.
I have been to Canada Day celebrations with mil…
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