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NASA’s first of kind tests look to manage drones in cities
RENO, Nev. – NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator's line of sight as businesses look in the future…
Markham uses Collision to put spotlight on land parcel designed for innovation hub
TORONTO – The mayor of Markham is using a major technology conference to tell startup enterprises that his city north of Toronto is preparing a large parcel of land to be the home of a new innovation hub.
Mayor Frank Scarpitti says Markham…
Almost $13 million to be paid to Grande Prairie hospital subcontractors, others
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A court has ordered that nearly $13 million in Alberta government funds be paid to subcontractors and others involved in the building of a new hospital in Grande Prairie.In September, the province terminated…
Money laundering report a wake up call for Canada, but some provinces skeptical
VANCOUVER – The authors of a report that found $47 billion was laundered across Canada last year debated whether to include a graph that indicated Alberta, Ontario and the Prairies were hotspots for dirty money, says the lead writer.…
Total investment in building construction decreased 1.2% in March: Statistics Canada
Total investment in building construction decreased 1.2% in March to $14.2 billion according to a Statistics Canada update. Losses in the residential sector (-2.0% to $9.4 billion) were partially offset by a small increase in the…
Protecting children’s data privacy in the smart city
The devices that we use have unique identifiers. With cross-browser fingerprinting, the data we generate as users isn’t as anonymized as we believe it is. The tracking of our online activity is extensive, comprehensive and persistent, and…
Provinces asking feds for $138 million to help buy out flooded properties
OTTAWA – Flood-ravaged provinces are asking the federal government to provide almost $138 million to move or buy out homeowners affected by previous years' inundations, according to new data that gives a glimpse into the national costs of…
Winners of Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge Announced
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and his Parliamentary Secretary Marco Mendicino have announced the four winners of the country's first-ever Smart Cities Challenge, a…
Why criminals look to Canada to launder their money through real estate
News that some $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market in 2018 comes as no surprise to experts, as Canada's weak money-laundering laws make it an attractive spot to park ill-gotten cash.Kevin Comeau,…
Trudeau says B.C. money laundering report is ‘extremely alarming’
EDMONTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a report out of British Columbia on the extent that criminals are laundering their dirty money in Canada is alarming and shows that everyday Canadians are being hurt in the process.The…