Crypto advocates want blockchain tech added to Canadian AI minister’s portfolio
The Canadian government's new Stablecoin Act responds to some of the industry's demands.
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Will AI reshape OpenText?
Faire co-founder: company has the metrics to go public, but isn’t rushing to IPO
Company brings advertising tool to Canada amid employee share sale at $5.2-billion USD valuation.
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Inside Ottawa’s cautious experiment with an AI-powered digital help desk
Plus: It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs.
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After her study on trans athletes lost funding in the U.S., this Canadian researcher is starting over
Canadian-born researcher Joanna Harper has been studying the ways hormone therapy makes a difference in transgender athletes' performance for nearly two decades. Her most recent study, which she was working on in the United States, lost its funding bringing her back to Canada.
Uh oh. The dreaded polar vortex may be making an appearance very soon
In 2014, the term “polar vortex” burst on the scene across Canada and the U.S. as temperatures plunged. In some places, it was colder than it was on Mars. Well, get ready to hear more about it.
Bear encounters on the rise in B.C. community where grizzlies attacked school group, residents say
As B.C. conservation officers continued to search for the three grizzlies involved in Thursday’s attack on an elementary school group in Bella Coola, residents say the incident reflects years of rising bear encounters in the remote Central Coast community.
Altus Group. Buy, Sell or Hold?
It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs
Colare’s Nain Abdi explains why his generation sees the Valley as their “launchpad.”
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What happened to Motorola stock?
Should you sell your AI stocks right now?
Saint John bird observatory marks 30 years and 1.7 million seabirds
The Point Lepreau Bird Observatory is marking 30 years of monitoring the seabird migration in a location perfectly positioned to capture the entire migration pattern of more than 100 different species.
Coastal communities help track N.S. marine life using environmental DNA
The Community-Oriented Coastal Observatory needs samples from around the province, so they're recruiting volunteers just like them to help with this project.
Why Sable Island didn't struggle with this year's drought
While the Maritimes suffered through a long drought this year, Sable Island didn't have the same problem. That's because the island located 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax has a large underground supply of fresh water.
Meet the B.C. man bringing Space Race history down to scale
Downtown Dawson Creek isn’t where you might expect to take a tour of the history of the Space Race. But hidden inside an autobody shop, space historian Nick Proach has filled the city's newest museum with dozens of scale model rockets that have appeared in museums, world fair exhibits, and even aboard NASA spacecraft.
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
