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Rebel-held mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing 25
At least 25 people died when a gold mine collapsed near the Central African Republic town of Bambari, a spokesman for the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels which run the mine said on Friday.
BlackBerry creates new unit for potential high-growth assets
BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday it has created a new unit to house what many consider to be among its most promising assets - cryptographic applications, its QNX embedded software and Project Ion platform for connecting devices.
Medical imagery app Figure 1 gets CA$ 4 million in Series A
Toronto-based startup Figure 1 raised CA$ 4 million in Series A from its investors including Rho Canada Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Version One Ventures.
DragonWave closes public offering with net proceeds of nearly CA$ 27 million
DragonWave Inc announced it was closing an underwritten public offering of units including full exercise of the over-allotment option. The net proceeds are estimated at CA$ 26.9 million. The company said it plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to strengthen its balance sheet, to fund working capital and for general corporate uses.