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Alberta opens online gambling market to private operators

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 13:51

Province is the second in Canada to allow in private operators like DraftKings and FanDuel.

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General Fusion begins trading on Nasdaq, becomes first nuclear fusion company to go public

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 09:34

Richmond, BC-based firm hopes to make nuclear fusion power plants commercially viable.

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How Dominion Dynamics is building Canada’s first line of Arctic defence

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 08:00

CEO Eliot Pence explains his company’s plans to become Canada’s defence general contractor.

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What Canadian tech startups should know about AI in the workplace

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 06:30

Amid a “Wild West” for AI regulation, lawyers from Littler encourage companies to mind existing laws.

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Silicon Valley hits Calgary Stampede

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 05:00

Plus: Canada isn’t Delaware’s waiting room.

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AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026

Fri, 07/10/2026 - 17:28

Montréal tech conference doled out more than $800,000 in pitch prizes.

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Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots

Fri, 07/10/2026 - 15:43

At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.

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Gerry Pond, “Codefather” of New Brunswick tech, dies at 82

Fri, 07/10/2026 - 15:18

Former NBTel CEO was staunch supporter of Atlantic Canada’s startup sector.

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Dubai’s Ahoy to hire 200 in Montréal as it relocates R&D hub

Fri, 07/10/2026 - 14:38

Move comes months after AI firm struck “nine-figure” deal to buy Montréal’s Wrk.

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Founders reveal their biggest mistakes and luckiest breaks at Startupfest

Fri, 07/10/2026 - 13:58

CEOs of Stay22, Medeloop, Toothpod, and GridBank give the brutal truth about running startups.

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Stampede’s Robot Rodeo features battle of bale-busting bots

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 16:46

Student-focused event looks to spur on interest in Agtech.

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How Québec startups turned VivaTech into a foothold in Europe

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 15:50

Four Québec startups share what worked at the tech event, what surprised them, and how they plan to grow.

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Alberta to invest $50 million into Amii over five years

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 15:24

Investment will be broken down across five provincial ministries.

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Assent makes first acquisition deal with purchase of German firm IPoint

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:48

Ottawa centaur says deal will help expand its supply-chain compliance platform.

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How Summit Lithium’s Amanda Hall emerged from the investment “valley of death”  

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:03

Cleantech founder kicked off Startupfest event focused on impact investing. 

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Canada is spending on defence tech. Markham wants to build it

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 13:37

Emergent Solutions is among startups betting on Markham as demand grows for resilient tech.

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Q&A: Hussein Fazal on Super.com’s 10-year journey to becoming a unicorn

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 12:12

CEO reflects on evolution from online travel agency to “savings super app” post-Series D.

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MDA Space will buy 567-million-euro majority stake in French satellite company

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 12:08

Acquisition will create one of the largest space-based geointelligence businesses in the world, MDA says.

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Q&A: Minister Evan Solomon on why Ottawa wants Canadians to adopt AI

Thu, 07/09/2026 - 06:00

Federal AI minister on why AI is a foundational technology and why Canada needs sovereign digital alternatives.

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Harley Finkelstein’s Startupfest talk interrupted by protester

Wed, 07/08/2026 - 17:35

Shopify president asked about support for Israel’s actions in Gaza while speaking with Georges St-Pierre.

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