Disease has blighted P.E.I.’s oyster industry, wiping out entire crops. Oyster farmers say they need more help to survive the crisis and are worried their independent farms may be snapped up by bigger corporations with deeper pockets.

Researchers analyzed Parks Canada data collected from 2010 to 2023 on aggressive wildlife encounters and what people were doing when they occurred. The researchers found that quiet activities like hiking, walking and sightseeing were when many encounters occurred.

So far, the American-led research has tracked roughly 200 people connected to Lake Erie coastal communities.

Water chestnut, an invasive aquatic species, multiplies quickly and blocks the light other species rely on. The watershed council for the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area is working to eradicate it from the Ottawa River and the Lake of Two Mountains.

OpenAI made waves this week for announcing it had solved a mathematics problem with roots going back 200 years. But almost immediately, two other mathematicians (one of whom works at competitor Anthropic) announced the results might have been taken from their own work.

Lucas Brehaut was hoping there’d be a lot of interest in his research, though it might be a case of “be careful what you wish for.” Caribou, moose, black bears, wolves, rabbits and owls have been messing with his research equipment.

Artificial intelligence researchers are warning the public to use strong passwords and promptly install software updates on their devices to combat "AI-driven computer worms," a new breed of cyber-threat they say can launch custom attacks on devices, sapping processing power and information as they hunt for new victims.

It’s set to be a record-breaking few months of weather, driven by a "super" El Niño. As Johanna Wagstaffe explores, a natural surge of warm ocean water is colliding with a planet hotter than ever before, bringing more extreme heat, floods, and droughts. But this "super" El Niño could also help us prepare for what's coming.

BetaKit’s running list of the major investors committing billions of dollars to Canadian projects.

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BDC and Mistral Venture Partners led the financing round, with additional support from IRAP.

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Québec-based sovereign cloud provider aims to win more contracts across Canada.

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Cam Linke says literacy can help Canadians have difficult discussions around AI.

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Toronto-based bank joins BMO, RBC, and Canada’s other big banks in ramping up its support for defence.

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AI adtech startup hopes to eventually parlay its $30.5-million USD Series A into a Canadian office.

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Forty per cent of the 2,753 people who died at Ground Zero on 9/11 have not had their remains identified, including approximately 10 of the 24 Canadian victims. Last month, the lab announced it made its first identification of previously unknown remains using a breakthrough technique.

These climate feedback loops, where climate change triggers more greenhouse gas emissions that in turn feed into even more climate change, could add 20 to 30 per cent more warming over current estimates for this century.

Meta representative Matt Sexton spoke about the $13 billion project’s economic and social impacts.

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Weston family-backed firm plans to back 15 more startups.

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Ahead of Canada FinTech Forum 2026, Mastercard’s Balinder Ahluwalia on local builders shaping future commerce.

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Pitchbook of investable Canadian projects spans quantum, AI data centres, and carbon capture. 

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