Sherbrooke, Que.-based cleantech company hopes to add salmonella, E. coli detection with new funding.

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Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Mar. 28, 2025.

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Waterloo startup KA Imaging will help understand the effects of microgravity on astronauts.

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Following the company’s fourth quarter results, ATB Capital analyst Martin Toner has cut his price target on Bitfarms (Bitfarms Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:BITF). On March 27, BITF reported its Q4 and fiscal 2024 results. In the fourth quarter, the company posted Adjusted EBITDA of $14.0-million on revenue of $56.0-million, a topline that […]

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RBC analyst Paul Treiber thinks there is money to be made on Lumine Group (Lumine Group Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSXV:LMN). As reported by The Globe and Mail, Treiber March 28 initiated coverage of Lumine with an “Outperform” rating and 12-month price target of $50.00. “Since Lumine was effectively founded in 2014, the […]

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The51 sister org aims to help woman-identifying and gender-diverse people build their financial confidence.

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A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighboring Thailand.

Attention those in eastern Canada: Do you still have those solar eclipse glasses from last year's total eclipse? If so, grab them and get up early on Saturday morning for a wonderful sight.

Wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen recounts the moment he came within a metre of a rare spirit bear or kermode and captured intimate portraits of the iconic animal.

Edmonton startup nabs $36 million USD to bring its tech to Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa.

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Following the company’s fourth quarter results, Beacon analyst Russell Stanley has cut his price target on Cematrix (Cematrix Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:CEMX). On March 26, CEMX reported its Q4 and fiscal 2024 results. In the fourth quarter, the company posted Adjusted EBITDA of $1.4-million on revenue of $10.4-million, a topline that was […]

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Early bird applications open for EasyA Consensus Hackathon.

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Clio founder Jack Newton also recognized as CIX Innovator of the Year.

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Early-stage investment-matching program Impulsion PME renewed under different mandate with $200 million in funding.

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Following its plan to sell of some wireless towers, CIBC analysts Stephanie Price has maintained her “Buy” rating on Telus (Telus Stock Quote, Chartm, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:T). On March 26, Telus announced that it had engaged an advisor to explore selling a minority stake in some of it wireless towers. “This initiative would provide […]

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The stock is already a Canadian success story, but Raymond James analyst Michael W. freeman thinks there is still money to be made on VitalHub (VitalHub Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:VHI). In an initiation of coverage report March 26, Freeman gave VHI an “Outperform 2” rating and price target of $13.50. The analyst […]

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With the herring spawn in full swing, sea lions are popping up along Vancouver Island's coast. And the phenomenon has curious viewers in Nanaimo getting dangerously close to the large marine mammals. Claire Palmer has more.