Whale-sized, monstrous octopuses prowled the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs, snatching prey with their huge tentacles and crunching them with powerful jaws, fossils from B.C. and Japan suggest.

Toronto-based biotech startup counts OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Staircase Ventures as backers.

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Marcos Cavaletti helped guide the company into the 5G era. After 40 years, he’s finally logging off.

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The shooting death of a Calgary-born astrophysicist in mid-February in front of his Southern California residence sent shockwaves through his academic and professional circles.

National Bank of Canada Capital Markets analyst Cameron Doerksen said in a note ahead of Cargojet’s (Cargojet Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:CJT) May 4 results that domestic air cargo demand has remained “healthy” through the first quarter, but he still expects headwinds to overall revenue growth. As reported by the Globe and Mail, […]

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Roth Capital analyst Scott Searle reiterated a “Buy” rating and $85.00 12-month price target on Calix (Calix Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:CALX) in an April 22 earnings note, citing “solid 1Q26 results” and improved demand visibility. “We are raising our estimates for 2026/27 based on improving demand/visibility, partially offset by increasing memory costs,” […]

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Before she died at age 96, Doreen Edna Buhler lived a difficult but remarkable life. But death was not the end of Buhler's story. As part of her final wishes, she donated her remains to the University of Alberta's Anatomical Gifts Program to further a future generation of medical professionals.

In an April 20 sector update, Paradigm Capital analyst Daniel Rosenberg said small-cap technology is showing signs of a risk inflection point after rebounding since late March, though software remains the clearest laggard and still trades below historical valuation levels. Rosenberg said the turn appeared to begin on March 30, when a U.S. peace proposal […]

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As reported by the Globe and Mail, Acumen Capital analyst Trevor Reynolds lowered his target on Questor Technology (Questor Technology Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:QST) to $0.55 from $0.75 on April 22following fourth-quarter 2025 results that came in below his expectations and the announced departure of president and CEO Audrey Mascarenhas, maintaining a […]

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Roth Analyst Brian McGowan says that GURU Organic Energy (GURU Organic Energy Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:GURU) faces limited downside and possible upside as its legal dispute with former distribution partner Pepsi plays out, maintaining a “Buy” rating and C$8.00 12-month price target. McGowan noted that GURU and Pepsi have filed competing lawsuits […]

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National Bank Financial analyst Baltej Sidhu says that 5N Plus (5N Plus Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:VNP) is benefiting from a broader defence supply-chain re-rating, raising his target to $38.00 from $33 .00 and maintaining an “Outperform” rating. In his April 21 note, Sidhu said the geopolitical backdrop has reinforced 5N Plus’s position […]

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Western University researchers have released a striking new image of the planetary nebula Tc 1, offering fresh insight into the cosmic origins of "buckyballs," spherical carbon molecules first detected in space by the same team 15 years ago.

Paradigm Capital analyst Marvin Wolff said in an April 20 note that Black Swan Graphene (Black Swan Graphene Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSXV:SWAN) remains an early-stage but post-development graphene producer scaling toward commercial volume, maintaining a “Buy” rating and $2.50 12-month price target. Wolff said Black Swan gives investors exposure to a graphene […]

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Desjardins Securities analyst Jerome Dubreuil lowered his target on CGI (CGI Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:GIB.A) to $149.00 from $157.00 in a report previewing quarterly results for IT services providers, reflecting lower growth expectations for fiscal 2026. The average target is $149.88. As reported by the Globe and Mail, Dubreuil said recent peer […]

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Montréal restaurant reservation startup to continue as standalone brand.

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Build Canada, CCI, and others say group needs tech sector representation.

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Royal Bank of Canada senior economist Claire Fan said the Bank of Canada’s first-quarter Business Outlook Survey showed business sentiment, hiring plans and investment intentions holding up better than expected through February and March, even as inflation expectations rose amid the Middle East conflict. Fan said the results are broadly consistent with RBC’s view that […]

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Avax One will spend $30-35 million to develop the 10MW natural gas-powered facility.

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Jesse Wiebe’s Canadian Startup Capital Association aims to connect a “fragmented” landscape and shape policy.

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Researchers say that low snowpack levels on Vancouver Island are likely to stress salmon populations that are already dealing with the impacts of habitat degradation, overfishing and hotter waters.