High Tide’s (High Tide Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSXV:HITI) new $30-million financing deal with Cronos Group is a positive move that strengthens its financial position, according to Beacon Securities analyst Doug Cooper. In a July 17 note, Cooper said the Calgary-based cannabis retailer, operating 103 stores in Alberta and Ontario, secured favourable terms […]

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Atlas Engineered Products (Atlas Engineered Products Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:AEP) has added its ninth facility with the June acquisition of Truss-Worthy Construction Systems, a roof truss and engineered wood products supplier in Colborne, Ontario, Beacon Securities analyst Russell Stanley noted in a July 17 report. He maintained a “Buy” rating and $1.50 […]

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ATS (ATS Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:ATS) is expected to report a solid fiscal Q1 in early August, with life sciences continuing to lead growth, according to Stifel analyst Justin Keywood, who maintained a “Buy” rating and $52.00 price target in a July 17 note. The company’s exposure to electric vehicles (EVs), which […]

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Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is believed to be the first provincial park in Saskatchewan using GPS ear tags to track the location of bison.

Climate change feels like a contemporary issue, but the Bay of Fundy tides have roots in changes that happened at the end of the last Ice Age nearly 12,000 years ago, says a New Brunswick geoscientist.

A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed the first documented case of two massive black holes merging — happily, billions of light years from Earth.

A research team from the University of Manitoba has discovered a new genus of placoderm fish, named Elmosteus lundarensis, one of the earliest fish to develop bones, a jaw and teeth.

As air quality worsens in Canada due to wildfire smoke, UBC's Air Pollution Exposure Lab is one of the only facilities of its kind in Canada gathering pinpoint data to provide insight into the ways poor air quality is harmful to human health and wellness. 

Investors turned away from hardware startups, creating a funding gap that couldn’t be bridged in time, CEO says.

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Province loses JEDI, gains AI minister as premier swears in team “to meet the current moment.”

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Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for July 18, 2025.

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Roth Capital Markets analyst Suji Desilva maintained his “Buy” rating and $30.00 price target on Aeva Technologies (Aeva Technologies Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:AEVA) in a July 17 flash note, after the company announced it is ramping up LiDAR manufacturing capacity in partnership with Daimler Truck North America, an encouraging sign, Desilva said, […]

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Xtract One Technologies (Xtract One Technologies Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSXV:XTRA) is gaining traction in the K–12 sector, Ventum Capital Markets analyst Amr Ezzat said in a July 17 note, maintaining his “Buy” rating and C$0.80 target. The company announced its SmartGateway system will be deployed at Mississippi’s Meridian Public School District, starting […]

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Loop Industries (Loop Industries Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:LOOP) remains well-positioned and fundable with strong backing from Reed, Société Générale, and Ester, according to Paradigm Capital analyst Marvin Wolff, who kept his “Buy” rating and $5.80 target price unchanged in a July 16 note. His forecast assumes two Loop-Ester JV plants operating by […]

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A federal push for quantum sovereignty comes at the right time for Xanadu.

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Researchers at Vitalité are studying the genes of New Brunswickers to find common variants they may have inherited from their parents. The hope is that with a full map of the province, medical teams can screen people sooner and treat them better.

Dolphins off the coast of Australia are swimming around with sponges on their noses. But unlike the orcas who wear salmon on their heads, “sponging” isn’t a fashion statement or a cultural trend; it’s a sophisticated foraging technique passed down through generations.

The 10-year project began in 2019, although the zoo was releasing turtles before that and has freed around 3,000 of them over the past decade.

Two out of three Substack co-founders are University of Waterloo alums.

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Mining tech startup will use funding to scale globally as demand for critical minerals intensifies.

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