Haywood Capital Markets said on Jan. 8 in its 2026 Top Picks report that equity markets delivered strong returns in 2025, led by commodities and technology, and argued the setup for 2026 favours companies positioned at the intersection of artificial intelligence and physical infrastructure. The firm noted the TSX gained 28.2% last year, driven largely […]

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Fasken’s Exit InSights Study points to an exit window that appears earlier than most founders expect.

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Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it can create secure channels that cannot be disconnected for "political" reasons.

Beacon Securities analyst Russell Stanley reiterated a “Buy” rating and $50.00 target price on MDA Space (MDA Space Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:MDA) in a Jan. 7 note, saying the stock already reflects investor concerns around a potential loss of Globalstar-related work that, in his view, now appear overdone. Stanley said his investment […]

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FSA Valuation Service president Matt Kacur said Broadcom (Broadcom Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:AVGO) remains a core holding in semiconductors, pointing to its central role in data movement and what he described as an attractive entry point following a recent pullback. Speaking on BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call on Jan. 6, Kacur said Broadcom […]

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RBC Dominion Securities analyst Paul Treiber reiterated an “Outperform” rating on Constellation Software (Constellation Software Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSX:CSU) on Jan. 7 and raised his price target to $5,600.00, above the Street average of $5,080. “We believe that Constellation Software is likely to generate one of the highest returns for shareholders over […]

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To better understand the complex interactions between nature’s hunters and hunted, researchers gathered at the the Éco-Laurentides park near Val-Morin, Que., for a game of predator-prey.

Contract lets MDA bid on “a broad range of work to strengthen defence against threats from land, sea, air, cyberspace, and space.”

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Experts say Canada’s murky privacy and online harm laws leave victims with limited options.

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NASA is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.

After spending decades on quantum annealing, D-Wave hopes to make a splash in gate-based computing.

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"We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," warns Brian Menounos, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia

Research institute is accepting applications for AI for Earth program until the end of February.

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Beacon Securities analyst Russell Stanley said comments from a leading U.S. cannabis regulatory expert reinforce confidence that federal marijuana rescheduling could be completed sooner rather than later. In a Jan. 6 industry update, Stanley said Beacon attended a webinar hosted by the American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH), featuring Shane Pennington, a partner […]

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How Europe’s top startups are finding a smarter way to enter North America.

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Google’s preferred sources feature launched in Canada in December 2025.

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The internet loves a cat video - and a wildlife encounter captured on film in northwestern Ontario this January is no exception. The footage features a group of lynx, including three kittens.

Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program gave farmers $4.5 million last year to buy new tech.

The post From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers first appeared on BetaKit.

RBC Dominion Securities analyst Paul Treiber reiterated an “Outperform” rating on Shopify (Shopify Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:SHOP) on Jan. 7 and set a US $200.00 price target, implying roughly 27% upside over the next 12 months. The street average target stands at US$179.27. “Shares of Shopify [are] expected to see continued robust, […]

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Non-profit sued Caseway in late 2024 for allegedly scraping its data to build an AI legaltech tool.

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