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New lawsuit accuses UniUni of sabotaging rival’s deliveries after lost contract

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 14:12

Richmond, BC-based last-mile delivery company denies allegations as it prepares to go public.

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Physical AI and economic nationalism at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall​

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 10:58

Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun and CCI’s Jim Balsillie came to Toronto Tech Week armed with data and predictions.

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Public buying is a hidden growth engine. It’s time for Canada to use it strategically

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:00

CCI's Laurent Carbonneau writes that Canada needs to reward investments in R&D and IP.

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Q&A: OpenCode’s founder on how the AI agent went from zero to 8 million users in a year

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 07:00

Jay V talks key growth decisions and agentic AI’s next wave of adoption.

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Inside the GTA facility housing one of Canada’s most powerful supercomputers

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 06:00

Trillium helps Canadian researchers with massive jobs like simulating oceans and modelling stars.

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Is Canada’s AI strategy a plan of action?

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 05:00

Plus: Waabi's Raquel Urtasun explains the coming Physical AI revolution.

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Why scaling requires more than speed

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 16:27

IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program helps founders build the strategy and systems for growth.

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Clio expands into the US with New York headquarters

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 15:43

Expansion is Vancouver-based company’s first dedicated US office, and tenth globally.

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Deep Sky announces carbon capture agreement with TD Bank

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 15:05

Ten-year deal will see TD use Deep Sky’s carbon credits to offset residual emissions.

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National AI institutes get funding and talent boost from AI strategy

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 13:52

Mila, Amii, Vector Institute, and CAISI receive over $200 million in financial commitments.

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Inovia promotes Mia Morisset to partner on growth team

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 11:50

Montréal VC firm’s third growth fund has raised $365 million USD of $450-million target.

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Pricepoint closes $6.6-million CAD seed round for AI hospitality platform

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 06:00

All-Québec cap table includes Brightspark Ventures, Boreal Ventures, and AQC Capital.

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Canada’s AI strategy draws mixed reviews from across tech ecosystem

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 17:22

Viewpoints differ, but experts aligned that strategy needs clearer timelines and greater detail.

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Canada’s AI strategy looks to shift government from startup supporter to stakeholder

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 16:45

New $500-million fund will take equity stakes in promising Canadian AI firms.

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Canada’s AI strategy promises to protect citizens. Critics say it still lacks teeth

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 16:17

Prime Minister says legislation around protecting children will come in the next few weeks.

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Linux Association of Canada launches national open-source library

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 14:41

Library hopes to provide access to open-source software developed mainly in Canada.

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Canada’s AI strategy contains $2.3 billion in spending but few details on new privacy regulations

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 11:23

Delayed strategy promises plan to encourage Canadians to reinvest tech investment gains in AI startups.

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Cohere says it is not working with Palantir

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 07:00

Toronto AI company says it has no relationship with US firm, despite reports of a partnership.

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Scispot closes $8-million USD Series A to become the operating layer for life sciences labs

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 06:00

Singh brothers aim to provide the infrastructure to power self-driving labs.

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SR&ED season is here. How to claim the hours you actually worked

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 13:43

Canada’s biggest R&D tax credit comes down to producing a clear record of work.

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