H2O Innovation (2000) inc. signed two contracts for the supply of drinking water treatment plants for the cities of Palm Coast and Boynton Beach, both located in Florida.

JobShark Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by global leader JobServe Ltd. of the United Kingdom. No terms were disclosed.

Speedware, a division of Activant Solutions Inc. announced that it has signed two new HP e3000 migration contracts worth over $7 million.

OncoGenex Technologies Inc. filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a preliminary prospectus with the Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a proposed initial public offering of its common shares.

The inability to attract and retain talent as well as other human resources issues continue to be the biggest threats to corporate profitability in Canada, according to results of a survey released today by Accenture.

EnviroTower, announced it has secured $8.5 million in its latest round of financing to further accelerate North American market expansion of its unique, patented technology. The round was co-led by NGEN Partners of Santa Barbara, California a leading venture capital company in the U.S. Cleantech investment sector, and by initial investor, XPV Capital, one of Canada's foremost Cleantech investors.


A group of Winnipeg private investors is pitching a tax-credit idea to the Manitoba government to try to attract more investment in the province's VC sector.

Ottawa's Embotics receives new venture funding from Tera Capital Corporation.

Psiphon, released on Friday, is a software program that gets around Internet censorship.

Law firms Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and London, UK-based Stringer Saul LLP announced that they will merge to create the first full-service integrated Canadian-UK law firm.