Clicks Technology got its start making keyboard cases for smartphones, with buttons that give users a taste of the BlackBerry-dominated 2000s. Now the company is releasing its own phone to turn back the clock for a new generation. Today, the UK-based company (with a significant Canadian presence) announced two new devices ahead of next week’s…
BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest tech stories of 2025. You can read the full series here. At the start of 2025, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were a sinking ship after a messy end to 2024. As BetaKit noted in January, though we are not a political publication, we do…
They’re the spectators filling the stands of the Sudbury Community Arena in Shoresy. They’re the townspeople frolicking around an oversized Christmas tree in Hot Frosty. And they’re the countless aspiring actors subtly filling the screen of Canadian-shot films and TV shows. “There’s no limit to how this could be used, because films are being done…
Whitney Rockley, one of Canada’s leading VCs and an advocate for women and marginalized voices in venture capital, has been appointed to the Order of Canada. Rockley is the co-founder of McRock Capital, and advisory board chair of the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. In 2017, she became the first woman to chair…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Politics may often feel gridlocked, but this year we witnessed powerful examples of what’s possible when courage meets action. In our Best of 2025 Politics roundup, we’re featuring policies and leaders that pushed for equity, justice, and real-world solutions that ripple far beyond the headlines. As of January 1st,…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Politics may often feel gridlocked, but this year we witnessed powerful examples of what’s possible when courage meets action. In our Best of 2025 Politics roundup, we’re featuring policies and leaders that pushed for equity, justice, and real-world solutions that ripple far beyond the headlines. Ireland is preparing to…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Politics may often feel gridlocked, but this year we witnessed powerful examples of what’s possible when courage meets action. In our Best of 2025 Politics roundup, we’re featuring policies and leaders that pushed for equity, justice, and real-world solutions that ripple far beyond the headlines. For decades, they’ve bobbed…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Politics may often feel gridlocked, but this year we witnessed powerful examples of what’s possible when courage meets action. In our Best of 2025 Politics roundup, we’re featuring policies and leaders that pushed for equity, justice, and real-world solutions that ripple far beyond the headlines. Norway officially closed the…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Politics may often feel gridlocked, but this year we witnessed powerful examples of what’s possible when courage meets action. In our Best of 2025 Politics roundup, we’re featuring policies and leaders that pushed for equity, justice, and real-world solutions that ripple far beyond the headlines. New York City officially…
Mike Cascone is the VP, Government Relations and Public Policy, at Xero Canada. The 2025 federal budget delivered something Canadian small businesses have been desperately waiting for: firm timelines for implementing open banking, or as regulators call it, “consumer-driven banking.” The government has finally committed to accelerated implementation, and even if most small businesses haven’t…
