AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAlberta AI Data-Center Clash: A proposed 7,000-acre “Wonder Valley” project backed by Kevin O’Leary’s O’Leary Digital is sparking a fight over power, water, land impacts, and whether locals are being properly consulted. Pride Funding for Small Business Impact: Ottawa is putting $3M over two years into Fierté Canada Pride to help festivals boost safety and security—events that also drive tourism and local spending. Ontario Immigration Program Reset: Ontario revoked all nine OINP permanent residence streams tied to the Entrepreneur and other categories, with replacement pathways still unclear—creating planning headaches for employers and applicants. Local B.C. Community Business Story: Revelstoke’s “TreeNet” greenbelt tree hammocks are being rebuilt after vandalism, with the entrepreneur behind Nate’s Nets saying the backlash is only growing community support. SMB Tech & Cyber: ESET’s SMB Cyber Readiness Index flags that Canadian organizations worry about AI-powered malware, but everyday scams like phishing and unpatched software are still the biggest real-world costs. Capital Markets Watch: Keel Infrastructure closed $458M in convertible notes, while South Star Battery Metals closed the final tranche of its graphite-focused private placement.
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