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Sean Silcoff
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Storyteller. Newshound. Co-wrote Losing the Signal, about BlackBerry. I cover Canadian tech/biotech/innovation for Globe & Mail
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Bar-stool inspiration turns Taiv into Winnipeg’s hottest startup since SkipTheDishes: The company, which swaps ads from bar TV screens for its own commercial feed using AI, raises US$13-million after 7,432-per-cent revenue growth over three years
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Bar-stool inspiration turns Taiv into Winnipeg’s hottest startup since SkipTheDishes
Company that swaps ads from bar TV screens for its own commercial feed raises US$13-million after 7,432-per-cent revenue growth
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February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Canadian media personalities Arlene Dickinson and Amber Mac cut ties with Canadian Gander Social as social media startup raises $2-million in crowdfunding campaign

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Arlene Dickinson and Amber Mac cut ties with Canadian social media startup Gander Social
Canadian broadcast stars quit after failing to reach terms on investment or advisory roles
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January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Globe scoop: Hootsuite CEO says ‘what we are watching unfold right now is wrong’ while defending ICE contract /via @globeandmail

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Hootsuite CEO says ‘what we are watching unfold right now is wrong’ while defending ICE contract
Chief executive did not mention role of federal agents in the shooting deaths of Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in letter to employees
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January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Last month the Globe broke the news that self-driving car software maker Waabi was raising US$750 million.

The Toronto company has confirmed that as well as another big development: Uber, an early investor, plans to build a fleet of robotaxis w/Waabi

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Waabi launching robotaxi fleet with Uber after raising US$750-million
Toronto company’s deal with Uber marks its first expansion outside of autonomous trucking
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January 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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Snow-Hawks!

Leslieville and the east end sure got more lake effect snow than downtown. wow.
#Toronto #snowTO #ONstorm
Cars with giant snow hawks on their roof and 2 feet on the sidewalks. Craven Rd in Little India
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Globe exclusive: Amateur and youth sports-streaming service LiveBarn agrees to US$400-million private equity takeover by PE firm GTCR; deal requires federal govt signoff

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Amateur sports streamer LiveBarn agrees to $400-million private equity takeover
The deal, which requires approval from two federal ministers, is part of a boom in sports-related tech deals
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January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Hootsuite CEO tells employees ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms &conditions. "We did nothing wrong here," Irina Novoselsky says during internal call Thursday while accusing media of "fake news". latest scoop in the @theglobeandmail.com
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Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
Leader of Vancouver social media management company addresses employee questions in internal call. “We did nothing wrong here,” CEO says
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January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures

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Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures
Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash
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January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Seven tech firms joined Canada’s $100-million club in 2025 – and 2026 could bring even more (story below)
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Globe exclusive: Waabi closes in on US$750-million financing, valuing driverless truck company at US$3-billion pre-money

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Waabi closes in on $750-million financing, valuing driverless truck company at $3-billion
Khosla, G2 Ventures and Uber among big investors in deal expected to close as early as this month
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December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Steve Cropper, the prodigious guitarist, songwriter and producer who played a pivotal role in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis’s Stax Records in the 1960s and ’70s, has died at 84.
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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With launch of Toothpod, U of T startup star shifts from winning awards to fighting plaque

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With launch of Toothpod, U of T startup star shifts from winning awards to fighting plaque
Vishar Yaghoubian is one of Canada’s most hyped emerging entrepreneurs, and has big-name investors backing her eight-person company
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November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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BHP trying to acquire Anglo American, threatening Teck takeover
World’s largest mining company made offer to London-based Anglo this past week after unsuccessful 2024 bid
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November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Dye & Durham stock hits record low after credit agency downgrades
Moody’s, S&P cut ratings, citing high debt, rising costs, soft market - and continuing leadership and governance squabbles
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October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Variational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-million

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Variational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-million
Vancouver company uses generative AI to identify potential molecules, saving millions of dollars and months compared to other efforts
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September 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Tech founders leaving Canada at accelerating rate, survey finds

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Tech founders leaving Canada at accelerating rate, survey finds
‘Every founder who leaves ... is one less person creating jobs, paying taxes and building prosperity here,’ CEO of Build Canada says
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September 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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How Canada became a leader in quantum tech, one of the most promising and potentially terrifying technologies of the future. Weekend feature in the @globeandmail by me and @IvanSemeniuk
September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Payworks sells stake to private equity firm Hg, making cofounder Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders

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Payworks sells stake to private equity, making Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders
Hg Capital buys undisclosed stake, its fifth software investment in Canada
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September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core

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Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core
There are things the federal government can do to help the capital reflect the nation’s G7 status
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September 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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1. Great story.
2. The attempted pun in the third graf is unforgivable. That's a spelling mistake. Not a pun.
akurjata.ca Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · Aug 30
This story is so funny - a customer's phone number somehow got listed as the support line for a barbecue company, so he just started helping out. This week the glitch was fixed and he was "retired" with a new barbecue from the company
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Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help | CBC News
A couple in B.C.'s Okanagan answered hundreds of calls for a Canadian barbecue company after their number was listed as the customer service line.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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SSENSE to file for creditor protection as lenders push for sale of company
CEO says the Montreal retailer’s primary lender moved to place the company under CCAA protection to sell without its consent
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August 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI
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BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI
Before adding new people or processes, CEO asks: ‘Could AI do this?’
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August 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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How digital health startup VitalHub became one of the hottest tech stocks on the TSX

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How digital health startup VitalHub became one of the hottest tech stocks on the TSX
Heads-down CEO Dan Matlow has built the company into a prosperous deal machine that also generates strong organic revenue growth
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August 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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How a B.C. drum teacher built the global online juggernaut Drumeo

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How a B.C. drum teacher built the global online juggernaut Drumeo
Videos of musicians from bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Police have helped Musora Media gather more than 100,000 subscribers for its music lessons
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August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM