Catherine McIntyre

Toronto

Reporter at The Logic

Reporter @the_logic, formerly @thismagazine, @cdnbiz, @macleans | [email protected]

Articles

Halifax’s house-building boom is a warning for all of Canada

1 week ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

HALIFAX — Housing is, by all accounts, booming in Halifax. Look up from nearly any vantage point in the Maritime city’s downtown and you’ll see a smattering of cranes looming over the evolving skyline. Look down, and you’ll see holes being dug and foundations being poured. Subscribe now to start reading premium, award-winning journalism. By entering your e-mail you consent to receiving commercial electronic messages from The Logic Inc.
Communitech names Properly co-founder Sheldon McCormick as new CEO

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

McCormick will take over from Jennifer Gruber, interim CEO of the Kitchener, Ont.-based tech hub, on April 14. He previously served as the chief operating officer of real estate tech startup Properly, which he co-founded, until it was acquired by New York proptech firm Compass and another unnamed investor in 2023. Before that, McCormick held management roles at Uber in Toronto.
North American markets drop again after short-lived rally

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

Global markets recovered some of their losses Tuesday on hopes that Washington might negotiate with countries on aggressive tariffs announced last week. While North American indexes surged Tuesday morning, they ended the day with more losses. (The Logic)
Stock market rout deepens after historic plunge

2 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Aimee Look |Catherine McIntyre

A historic plunge in stock markets deepened Friday, a day after the S&P 500 suffered its worst drop since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade offensive has shattered investor confidence, led to growing uncertainty, and threatened to pummel the U.S. economy into a recession. Here’s what you need to know.
BDC cuts intellectual property fund and slashes deep-tech team

3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

TORONTO — The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has ended its financing program for startups with intellectual property and laid off several people managing the fund, The Logic has learned. The federal Crown corporation has also cut several senior members of its deep-tech fund team.
Conservative spending on Facebook ads has fallen off a cliff

3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre |James Temperton

Conservative party spending on Facebook and Instagram advertisements has cratered since the federal election was called on March 23. In the three weeks before the election was called, Pierre Poilievre’s party spent as much as $885,280 on ads on the two Meta platforms. In the week after, that number fell to a maximum of $14,855.
BlackRock’s Larry Fink warns ‘protectionism has returned with force’ in annual letter

3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

The CEO of the world’s largest asset management firm said protectionism is a response to wealth inequality that’s ballooned under global capitalism. Fink said the solution isn’t to abandon the system, but to “democratize investing” to give more people access to the private markets. (The Logic)
Inside the great untangling of Canada's internal trade mess - The Logic

3 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

Inside a dreary meeting room in Halifax late at night on March 19, provincial lawmakers got a reality check. They had assembled hoping to move forward a seemingly straightforward bill aimed at boosting interprovincial trade. It was, they thought, a silver bullet that could help bolster Canada's economy in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
Hudson’s Bay landlords and employees oppose restructuring plan

4 weeks ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

The retailer is seeking approval from an Ontario court for a restructuring plan that would add six remaining stores to the liquidation process if it doesn’t find a viable path forward by April 7. The plan would give Hudson’s Bay’s senior lenders greater control of the company, and impose tight budget restrictions on the retailer. (Financial Post, The Globe and Mail)
Chip Wilson backs US$68M investment in CRISPR startup

1 month ago | thelogic.co | Catherine McIntyre

San Francisco-based Epicrispr Biotechnologies is trying to develop gene-editing technology that would prevent a type of muscular dystrophy. The Lululemon founder contributed to the round through his charitable organization Solve FSHD. (The Logic)