Canadian tech and investor groups call for tax incentives, capital gains rollover
CVCA, CCI, and others ask for QSBS-style tax incentive meant to retain business value.
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Half of heavy industrial workers use AI, but workplace training is lacking
Punchcard Systems report shows widening gap between worker adoption and employer readiness.
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Giant underwater Kelvin wave could 'pack a punch' for B.C. in mid-October
A giant underwater wave of water connected to this year's El Niño weather pattern is making its way up the west coast of the Americas, raising alarm bells amongst scientists worried about how climate change is magnifying the impacts of the naturally-occurring phenomenon.
Canada’s major projects boom is a big opportunity for smaller firms, but hurdles remain
BDC report says the country’s infrastructure push could require help from 280,000 SMBs.
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Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know
An unnerving story has emerged from southeastern Russia involving the death of 28-year-old woman from pneumonia and fears that she may have been exposed to a form of plague at the lab where she worked. But the
Edmonton mayor hints at upcoming support for entrepreneurs as city’s Startup Week kicks off
Annual celebration of Edmonton’s startup ecosystem features nearly 80 events across the city.
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Where quantum and AI intersect
At ALL IN, quantum leaders discussed why the tech won’t be built (or sold) like AI.
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Wellstar Technologies wins $10.00 target at RBC
Calian and Invest Ottawa to open new defence research and development lab
Ottawa’s Area X.O will get a new testing facility focused on helping defence technologies work well together.
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Here’s what RBC thinks about Xanadu Quantum Technologies
5N Plus is becoming “a defence one-stop shop”, this analyst says
Sask. survivor of crash with moose shares warning about road dangers from wildlife
About 8,800 wildlife-related collisions on Saskatchewan roads are reported each year, leading to an average of 400 injuries and two deaths.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who pioneered work in optogenetics
Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics," the award-giving body said Monday.
Q&A: An anthropologist pulls back the curtain on the humans behind AI
Joseph Wilson spoke with ghost workers, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and even joined a Toronto chip company.
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An AI tried to hack Canada. Is that a warning?
Plus: Peripheral Labs adds former Meta product lead as CPO.
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How Indigenous female academics are reshaping northern research
Researchers in the North say they’re noticing more and more Indigenous women doing field research — and that it’s inspiring a new generation of female scholars.
A swordfish was found on Haida Gwaii. Will more follow?
A University of British Columbia researcher says the finding is unusual but no longer unexpected due to warming waters worldwide, including in Canada.
How AI could usher in a 'new scientific golden age' — if it doesn't kill us all first
AI has remarkable potential to exponentially advance scientific discovery, say scientists. But getting out the word of its scientific benefits of can be challenging when forced to compete with headlines about its significant if not existential threat to humanity.
Yes, Newfoundland does have wolves — and wildlife officials are studying them
Inter-breeding of canids, coyotes and wolves is not uncommon and it can be hard to know an animal's genetic mix. That said, provincial wildlife is welcoming information on unusual canid sightings and canid carcasses from throughout Newfoundland and Labrador to help inform ongoing research.
Swiss scientist soils underpants, wins silly science prize
Franz Bender convinced a thousand people to soil their underwear. The Swiss soil ecologist and his team recruited 1,000 citizen scientists to bury and dig up underwear around Switzerland in an effort to better understand soil and soil health.
