Sunday, December 28, 2025
ADVT 
National

Google Canada To Unveil New Headquarters For Development Team In Kitchener, Ont.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Jan, 2016 12:05 PM
  • Google Canada To Unveil New Headquarters For Development Team In Kitchener, Ont.
KITCHENER, Ont. — Google Canada will unveil a new headquarters for its national development team in Kitchener, Ont., on Thursday.
 
The tech giant says more than 350 engineers will work on Google products in the new 185,000-square-foot office.
 
The new workspace is located in the Breithuapt Block, a former rubber manufacturing facility that takes up a full city block.
 
The company says the unveiling Thursday will showcase its virtual reality technology, which was built in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, and other locally made products.
 
Google's thumbprint in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, which has become an IT hub, has grown since opening its first office there in 2005.

MORE National ARTICLES

TransCanada Files New Plan For Energy East Pipeline, Puts Cost At $15.7 Billion

TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) has filed an amended application for the Energy East pipeline project that raises the projected cost by nearly $4 billion.

TransCanada Files New Plan For Energy East Pipeline, Puts Cost At $15.7 Billion

Montreal Teen Convicted On Terrorism-Related Offences

Montreal Teen Convicted On Terrorism-Related Offences
Youth court Judge Dominique Wilhelmy handed down the verdict this morning.

Montreal Teen Convicted On Terrorism-Related Offences

No Pressing Need To Reopen Constituion, I Have Better Things To Do: Justin Trudeau

No Pressing Need To Reopen Constituion, I Have Better Things To Do: Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau says there is no pressing problem facing the country that can only be resolved by opening the Constitution — a laborious, time-consuming road the new prime minister has no intention of going down.

No Pressing Need To Reopen Constituion, I Have Better Things To Do: Justin Trudeau

Quebec Police Say They Have Received 200 Tips In Cedrika Provencher Case

Quebec Police Say They Have Received 200 Tips In Cedrika Provencher Case
Quebec provincial police say they have received about 200 tips as they continue their search for clues in the death of nine-year-old Cedrika Provencher.

Quebec Police Say They Have Received 200 Tips In Cedrika Provencher Case

B.C. Woman Among Four Canadians Among 24 People To Win Carnegie Hero Medals And Cash

B.C. Woman Among Four Canadians Among 24 People To Win Carnegie Hero Medals And Cash
PHILADELPHIA — Four Canadians are among 24 people being honoured with medals and cash from the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Heroes Fund Commission.

B.C. Woman Among Four Canadians Among 24 People To Win Carnegie Hero Medals And Cash

U.S. Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates, But Canada Said Unlikely To Follow Suit

U.S. Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates, But Canada Said Unlikely To Follow Suit
The struggling Canadian dollar is expected to face more tough slogging ahead following Wednesday's decision by the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates south of the border, analysts say.

U.S. Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates, But Canada Said Unlikely To Follow Suit