Consumer Technology

When a major snowstorm hits Ottawa, most residents retreat indoors, griping about the weather and the heaping piles of snow they'll soon have to shovel.

TORONTO — TikTok is experiencing the fastest rate of growth among Canadians, but is also the least trusted social media platform in the country, a new report said.

TORONTO — When the Canadian filmmakers behind “BlackBerry” set out to make a feature-length movie about the beloved smartphone’s meteoric rise and fall, they weren’t necessarily interested in getting all the facts right.

TORONTO — It's been one month since a ransomware attack hit Canada's biggest bookstore chain. The hack kicked Indigo Books & Music Inc.

TORONTO — A new report shows software engineering salaries in Toronto grew faster than most U.S. markets last year.

TORONTO — NorthStar Gaming Holdings Inc. says it will list its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange next week. The Toronto-based sports betting company says shares will trade under the BET symbol.

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. revealed this week that a massive systems outage it's been dealing with for almost a month was triggered by ransomware.

Saskatchewan and three Atlantic provinces became the latest jurisdictions Wednesday to ban the use of the TikTok social media app on government-owned devices. The moves came pending the results of a threat assessment by the federal government.

OTTAWA — Shopify Inc. is revamping its staffing and compensation model. The Ottawa-based e-commerce company says staff will now be split into two career tracks: managers and crafters.

TORONTO — The federal government's move to ban TikTok on its phones should make companies think twice about their data policies and consider blocking the app on its own devices, academics say.