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This is the story of a textile entrepreneur who has raised US$250m, wants to transform the Western world into building more, but still needs a little help from a small, impoverished provincial government. Featuring drive-by smears of VC Allen Lau and Paul Desmarais III.

Victims of this $200m fund implosion include Kensington Capital for $2.5m and Micheal Lee-Chin's Mandeville Private Client.

Amber Kanwar has left BNN.

How TEC managed to lend money to a borrower that went into creditors' protection twice under its watch.

Illuminati-grade strategic advice.

How Amber Kanwar is like Amanda Lang and Posh Spice.

Carpenter Christopher DeVocht went from nothing to $415m. Unfortunately, he didn't cash in his chips and has now lost everything and is blaming RBC.

Karen Azlen is a pioneer in the alternative investments space in Canada.

The RioCan founder had an even bigger stake in lender Chesswood before it got into trouble.

Cohere's search for a competitive advantage in an intensely competitive field.

More Cohere polemics.

A semi-deep dive into AI and one of the most buzzy startups in Canada, Cohere. Featuring John Ruffolo.