Brightspark spinout Brio nabs $3 million to help other VCs manage their LPs
Brio co-founder and CEO Audrey Ostiguy described Brio as Brightspark’s “secret sauce.”
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The best political party for Canadian tech
Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify.
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High levels of DDT found in N.B. brook trout decades after spraying
A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests more than 55 years ago can still be found in some fish in the province, according to a new study.
These ravioli-shaped baits are key in vaccinating raccoons against rabies
Quebec’s Wildlife Ministry dropped about 75,000 vaccine baits around towns near the U.S. border in April. It has confirmed 16 cases of rabies in raccoons since the beginning of 2025.
How does an online car retailer survive a trade war?
Clutch found a new gear after a post-pandemic lull, just in time for tariffs to hit.
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Researchers want public’s help to monitor St. Lawrence River with DNA found in water samples
Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec are teaming up for the community science project. They’re asking people near Tadoussac, Cacouna, Rimouski and La Malbaie to collect water samples which they’ll use to check the health of organisms in the St. Lawrence River.
Meet Root, the turtle with a mobility aid made of Lego
The wood turtle is missing his right front foot, so his shell was getting damaged from scraping on the floor at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax.
Shopify is poaching customers, Aidan Gomez is on the board, and Canada is getting hosed
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Apr. 25, 2025.
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Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election
Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues
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Imaflex is an undervalued stock, Beacon says
Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify: former exec
Former CPO Craig Miller says Carney offered president role in 2020, but turned it down for Brookfield.
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Wishpond Technologies opportunities “dwarf” past sales, Beacon says
WonderFi is a buy, Research Capital says
Is Spin Master stock a buy?
Nagar Rahmani joins EnerTech Capital as Weston family-associated Wittington Ventures promotes from within
Rahmani will actively source Canadian deal flow, while Wittington prepares to spin up a new fund.
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'Curiously isolated' butterfly species discovered in Waterton Lakes National Park
Hidden away in an area of Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies are now being recognized as a new species known as Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak.
I mourn the decline of Atlantic salmon. I need politicians who get what's at stake
Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he’s looking for a political party that understands what’s at stake if the Atlantic salmon disappear for good.
Shopify’s tariff troubles could be real, Roth says
7Gen charges up with $48 million in debt from UK’s Zenobē to help more Canadian firms adopt EVs
7Gen claimed that this is the largest private EV debt financing in Canadian history.
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