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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 12h

Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat is investing more than C$7 billion to build and launch Telesat Lightspeed, which is an advanced global-low Earth orbit high-speed broadband satellite network. It will compete with Elon Musk's Starlink: www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

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‘Big home run for Canadian industry:’ Telesat bets on satellite boom as it builds $7 billion Starlink rival

Telesat says it’s on its way to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink with a multi-billion dollar satellite investment and deal with the Canadian government.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 20h

Canadian scientists at the University of Waterloo have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and consume cancerous tumors from within, representing a potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research: theconversation.com/how-we-are-e...

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How we are engineering bacteria to eat cancer

Researchers are working to engineer bacteria that can kill cancerous tumours while reducing harm to healthy cells and tissue.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Trump administration is suspending tech firms from a program that helps skilled foreign workers obtain permanent residency in the U.S. The action is Canada’s golden opportunity. As the U.S. closes its doors, Canada stands ready to welcome world-class tech talent: techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/u...

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US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers | TechCrunch

The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Nobel Prize in Literature has just been awarded to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. 📖 🇨🇦 www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-c...

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Anne Carson

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

According to the RepCore® Nations 2025 study, conducted by Reputation Lab, a leading advisory firm, Canada was the joint leader (with Switzerland) in terms of international reputation: corporatereputationlab.com/canada-and-s...

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CANADA AND SWITZERLAND LEAD INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION RANKING ACCORDING TOREPCORE® NATIONS 2025 – Reputation Lab

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A C$22.4M federal boost is unlocking 165 acres for aerospace growth at Kelowna International Airport, projected to grow to C$3B in economic output while creating 12,000 jobs. Big future ahead for BC aviation! globalnews.ca/news/1207658...

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$22.4M investment to unlock 165 acres at Kelowna Airport | Globalnews.ca

The federal government is providing up to $22.4 million for infrastructure that will open up the airport land for industrial and aerospace development.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In the first six months of 2026, #Florida welcomed about 400,000 fewer Canadian visitors than in the same period in 2024 before trade tensions intensified. Meanwhile, in Q1 2026, tourism spending in Canada saw a 5.6 per cent increase year over year, with spending reaching C$29.5 billion.

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Florida tourism dips as Canadian visitors drop 14 percent

Florida saw about 270,000 fewer Canadian visitors in the first half of 2026 than a year earlier.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Canadians are just as enthusiastic about avoiding American products and buying Canadian as they were nineteen months ago when U.S. President Donald Trump launched his trade war against Canada, new polling shows: globalnews.ca/news/1208530...

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‘Buy Canadian’ movement just as strong 19 months since trade war began: poll - National | Globalnews.ca

In February 2025, Trump first announced tariffs against Canada. Abacus conducted a poll of Canadians asking if they intend to boycott American products.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Canadian potash company Canpotex will invest C$500M to upgrade Neptune Terminals at the Port of Vancouver to better connect Saskatchewan potash to key markets in South America, the Indo-Pacific, and beyond: www.producer.com/news/canpote...

producer.com

Canpotex invests $500M to revamp Vancouver potash terminal

Port of Vancouver potash infrastructure is getting an upgrade after a $500M Canpotex investment in Neptune Bulk Terminals was announced.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ottawa is on track to balance its operating budget next year, a full year ahead of the fiscal 2028 target, after federal revenues jumped 10 percent year-over-year in the April-to-June quarter—nearly triple the 3.5 percent growth forecast in the spring economic update: thehub.ca/2026/09/21/c...

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Carney says Ottawa will balance operating budget a year early as federal revenues jump 10%

Carney says Ottawa will balance its operating budget early after federal revenues jumped 10%. Is this fiscal discipline or just a lucky break?

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How a kid from outside São Paulo came to Canada, went to the University of Waterloo, got into Y Combinator and built a $5.2 billion company from Canada, and the exact playbook he used to do it: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At Toronto’s TIFF, Dame Helen Mirren responds to the question, “What in Canadian culture is worth defending and fighting for?” En français with English subtitles. (Video: @_rozann_/Instagram)

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Canada’s resilience, talent, and resourcefulness continue to drive the nation forward. By innovating, leading globally, and building stronger communities, its foundation remains unbreakable. Unlocking this immense potential proves that Canada’s very best days lie ahead.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Canada is closing the gap with the U.S. in the Kearney FDI Confidence Index, holding second place for four straight years. Its rising score reflects strong natural resources, stable fundamentals, and steady progress in a competitive global market: www.kearney.com/service/glob...

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The 2026 Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index®: World recalibrating - Kearney

The FDI Confidence Index (FDICI) is an annual executive survey that ranks the countries likely to attract the most investment in the next three years.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Heated Policy 🔥🍁🇨🇦🇪🇺

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Bruce D. Cowherd 🇨🇦 @brucedc77.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Onion Lake Cree Nation, a First Nations community on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border is working on a homegrown solution to address food insecurity on reserves- 'Nobody goes hungry.' The community grew more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables. #Canada 🇨🇦 #Saskatchewan #Alberta

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‘Nobody goes hungry’: First Nation grows 1,000 pounds of food to reduce grocery costs

Onion Lake Cree Nation grew more than 1,000 pounds of vegetables, including cauliflower, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage, in a small, no-till garden plot that the community decided to trial this year.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Radical Ventures will invest and mobilise C$1.4 billion to launch the Radical Breakouts Fund, the largest venture capital fund of its kind in Canadian history, supporting Canadian #AI scale-ups across the technology stack: betakit.com/radical-vent...

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Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close | BetaKit

Leading Canadian pension funds and banks back Toronto AI investor’s late-stage strategy.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Canada plans to allow businesses to immediately deduct the full cost of most new capital investments to attract more foreign capital. The change would slash Canada’s marginal effective tax rate on new business investment from 13% to 6.4%, the lowest among major economies - and half the U.S. rate.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Canada has once again been ranked as one of the world’s most trusted destinations for foreign investment, placing second globally in the 2026 Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The ranking puts Canada behind only the USA and ahead of Japan, China, Germany and the United Kingdom.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. have announced the new $50-billion Maple Fund aimed at backing critical infrastructure and strategic industry projects across Canada: www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/com...

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CPP Investments and Brookfield launch $50B fund to invest in big Canadian projects

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. have announced a new $50-billion fund for large-scale investments in Canada.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Canada consistently ranks among the top destinations for foreign direct investment confidence, with a AAA credit rating, the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7, and the number one ranking among G7 countries for banking stability. It also has the best #tax treatment for new business in the #G7.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The (Trump-initiated) U.S.-#Canada #trade war is driving Canadians to boycott American produce, leading grocers to diversify suppliers globally and prompting C$3B in Canadian greenhouse investments for self-reliance: www.reuters.com/business/ret... #tariffs

reuters.com

Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to adapt, explore new supply sources

Supermarkets are relying more on local suppliers and imports from other countries.

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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bell Canada’s #AI data centre near Regina is expanding to a projected C$50B investment and 1.2GW hub under Saskatchewan’s “Bring Your Own Power” policy. PM Carney, SK Premier Moe, and Bell Canada CEO Bibic announced the quadrupled project at the #Canada Investment Summit.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Politically, time is on Canada’s side with the stability of Canada’s Parliament...and a public consensus that wants Canada to stand firm, reject tariffs and Trumpism, and prepare for a new Canada-U.S. relationship in a post-#Trump world." -James Moore www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...

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James Moore: Time is on Canada’s side in this lose-lose tariff war with Trump

Former cabinet minister James Moore argues that Donald Trump's increasingly erratic tariff war offers no short-term off-ramps, meaning Canada must wait out the upcoming U.S. midterms while aggressivel...

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Many Canadians are buying Canadian goods and services, while eschewing products from the USA as its federal government threatens Canada's sovereignty and economy: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America

Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Alberta's provincial budget has swung back into surplus, and the reason is almost entirely oil. WTI averaged C$93 a barrel in the first quarter - C$33 above the province's own budget forecast - erasing a deficit that once looked locked in.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

According to @asiapacificfdn.bsky.social, in 2025 Canada–India two-way foreign direct investment increased to C$2.5 billion, a 30% increase compared to 2024. Canadian investment in India — totalling C$2.2 billion in 2025 — accounted for the vast majority of this figure. #India

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For the first time in 40 years, VIA Rail cars will be built in Canada. Earlier today, PM Mark Carney announced a C$4.7B investment for 313 new Alstom cars built in Canada and supporting 700 #jobs in QC & ON while modernizing the country's passenger rail network. 🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong #railways #transport

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Approaching the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honour the people of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. Their remarkable selflessness in welcoming thousands of stranded passengers remains a powerful legacy of compassion and good-neighbourliness: 911memorial.org/connect/blog... 🇨🇦

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“Lend a Hand, Do What You Can”: Remembering the Generosity of Gander | National September 11 Memorial & Museum

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Churchill’s revived port provides Western Canadian agriculture a direct northern route to Europe. Shipping over 100,000 tonnes this season, it bypasses traditional transit corridors and diversifies trade for producers: globalnews.ca/news/1204343... #Manitoba #trade #wheat #zinc

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Port of Churchill resumes grain shipments for 1st time in 6 years - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

A ship is being loaded with 30,000 tonnes of wheat durum from Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods this week, destined for Europe.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing an ambitious plan to catalyse C$1 trillion (sic) in total investment in #Canada over the next five years.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) - parent company of #TimHortons - is planning more than 300 remodels and will inject "hundreds of millions of dollars of investments" back into local markets in Canada.

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN under Joe Biden, on why Canada should diversify its economic and security partnerships: x.com/sarobertson_...

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty ‌pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion (US$791.31 million) into Canada's auto sector as it reels from U.S. tariffs, a union bargaining report said on Saturday. #automobiles #cars #transport

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Resilient Canada @resilientcanada.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

South Asia is a very promising region for diversifying Canadian exports. For example, #Pakistan purchased more than 500,000 tonnes of Canadian canola during the first six months of 2026 (compared to none in all of 2024 and 2023). #Saskatchewan #trade

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