Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
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Float secures nearly $100 million in debt to expand credit products for Canadian businesses
FinTech startup says its revenue has grown roughly 70 percent year over year.
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Growth is not enough for Canadian businesses
Plus: General Fusion to go public on Nasdaq via $1-billion USD SPAC deal.
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Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. Scientists are racing to save lives
Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find markers of high radon exposure, in the hope of expanding cancer screenings to save lives.
Heritage Distilling is a buy, this analyst says
Here’s why bald eagle sightings have soared across Alberta
Through conservation efforts leading to a resurgence of bald eagle numbers across the continent, the iconic raptors can be found practically anywhere in Alberta, from along the Bow River in Calgary to deep in the grasslands.
Canada's wildfire paradox: fewer fires, greater destruction highlighted in new analysis
A new national analysis finds Canada is seeing fewer wildfires overall, but a growing share of damage is being driven by a smaller number of increasingly large, hard-to-control fires.
Keeping an eye on the far side of the moon
While human missions to the moon will be facing Earth, on the other side of the moon, completely hidden from view, there will be a plethora of robots silently peering out to the edge of the universe and back to find out how it all began.
Cyclic Materials secures $75 million USD Series C to help it recover rare earth elements from waste
The Toronto company specializes in recycling end-of-life products.
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Creditors sue Telesat claiming satellite operator illegally moved assets beyond their reach
Telesat’s lenders are taking the company to court as big debt repayment deadlines loom.
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Deck co-founders call non-compete lawsuit from former employer National Bank “frivolous”
Defendants deny claims that they’ve built a competing FinTech business.
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WELL Health is a top pick for 2026, this analyst says
OMG! People are saying it's so cold trees will explode. That viral claim may be overblown
We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not entirely. But a sudden deep freeze is going to send temperatures plummeting in much of Canada and the U.S., which could cause an ear-splitting phenomenon.
Musk fights an airline, Capital One buys Brex, and TikTok stays online
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for January 23, 2026.
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This fund manager loves Fluence Energy
Lantronix. Buy, Sell or Hold?
This Canadian bank stock is undervalued, BMO says
This new equipment at Canada's Smartest Kitchen in P.E.I. will help food innovators
Canada's Smartest Kitchen in P.E.I. purchased some new equipment to help entrepreneurs develop food and beverage products. CBC's Taylor O'Brien stopped by to learn how the tech works, and how the research team will help clients save time and money.
Black bear ordered moved by Banff National Park leadership against wildlife experts' advice
A Banff National Park superintendent told Parks Canada wildlife staff — over their objections — to move a black bear due to public safety concerns at a popular resort ski resort, according to documents obtained by CBC News.
Samples from Manitoba bird die-off test positive for H5N1, but researcher says that offers some relief
The highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples collected in Manitoba after a die-off, but a U of Manitoba researcher says it's reassuring to know the virus hasn't mutated into a different strain.
