After decades in public service, former defence minister Harjit Sajjan is now a defence-tech entrepreneur.

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At Web Summit, founders see the future of SaaS embracing as agentic AI, rather than being destroyed by it.

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The Critical Industrial Technologies initiative helps Ontario’s SMEs move from working pilot to working business.

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Québec-based company is one of Canada’s leaders in quantum computing.

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The nuclear fusion company isn’t worried about going public as a pre-revenue company

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Revenue mainly came from US DARPA quantum program, with support from Canadian government as well.

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Punchcard Systems is helping to cut public sector red tape.

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TICAN will work with firms to identify R&D challenges, then find grads who can solve the problem.

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Funding comes through FABrIC network, which aims to grow Canada’s advanced semiconductor capabilities.

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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the rest of the Artemis II crew have received a hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters after their journey to the far side of the moon.

The work of researchers from across Canada is at the heart of a massive new telescope that could help unlock some of the biggest mysteries of the universe from its perch at one of the highest elevations in the world.

QScale founders will continue to run the business, which will keep its Québec headquarters.

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Québec City spin-out of Oxio sells software for challenger telecoms.

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Beacon Securities analyst Gabriel Leung maintained a “Speculative Buy” rating and C$7.00 target on VerticalScope (VerticalScope Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:FORA) in a May 13 report after first-quarter results came in below consensus. VerticalScope reported Q1 revenue of US$11.9-million and EBITDA of US$2.3-million, compared with Leung’s estimates of US$11.9-million and US$2.5-million. Consensus was […]

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CEO Jack Newton sounds off on revenue inflation and weathering the SaaSpocalypse.

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There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of a "super" El Niño developing this year, but scientists say not to expect impacts in Canada this summer. That doesn’t mean we get off scott-free.

Paradigm Capital analyst J. Marvin Wolff raised his target on Magellan Aerospace (Magellan Aerospace Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:MAL) to $33.25 from $28.50, maintaining a “Buy” rating after in-line first-quarter results. Magellan reported Q1 revenue of $285.1-million, EBITDA of $36.9-million and EPS of $0.29, compared with Wolff’s estimates of $281.2-million, $38.4-million and $0.35. […]

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Beacon Securities analyst Doug Cooper maintained a “Buy” rating and US$5.50 target on Village Farms International (Village Farms International Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:VFF) in a May 11 update after record first-quarter results. Village Farms reported revenue of $50.2-million, up 27% year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA rose to $9.9-million from $4.5-million. Adjusted gross margin […]

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Saving Adam was the first mission. Selling the science is the next.

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Three-time Canadian founder raises $10 million USD for San Francisco-based Synthetic.

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