Québec fund Fonds de solidarité FTQ is backing AdBio’s 120-million-euro Fund III. 

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Canada helped land a global agreement to protect nature in 2022. A new assessment shows how successful it's been.

New global research suggests 12 per cent of cancers were caused by infections, predominantly caused by HPV and H. pylori

The family of 11-year-old Johnny Kiyawasew, who never came home from St. Francis Xavier residential school, spent decades searching for answers. Now, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the University of Alberta say they're doing extensive research to uncover the stories of other children like Johnny who went to residential school but never made it home.

A new study taps into local knowledge to identify dozens of medicinal plants used elephants in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya. However, scientists caution that more research is needed.

Roth Capital Partners is initiating coverage of Deep Fission (Deep Fission Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NASDAQ:FISN), a small modular reactor manufacturer developing underground nuclear power technology. In a Sept. 22 report, analyst Craig Irwin launched coverage with a “Buy” rating and US$18.00 target. Deep Fission, based in Berkeley, Calif., is developing the Gravity […]

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Toronto software firm has struggled to bounce back from COVID-19 and high debt burden.

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Toronto-based biotech raises $153 million USD to give discarded drug candidates an AI-assisted second chance.

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SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but decided to cut short the flight.

Mila’s Alex Shee on the shift from academic institutions that could help create “generational opportunity."

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A recent study has found that critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are feeding closer to the ocean’s surface at night, increasing their risk of being struck by boats.

Paradigm Capital analyst Alexandra Ricci says Zedcor’s (Zedcor Stock Qupte, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials TSXV:ZDC) record Q2 results show continued execution as the company scales its U.S. business. In an September 22 update, Ricci maintained her “Buy” rating and $7.60 target on Zedcor , a provider of security and surveillance services. Her target is based […]

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Roth Capital Partners analyst Matt Koranda says YETI’s (YETI Holdings Stock Quote, Chart, News, Analysts, Financials NYSE:YETI) first investor day made a stronger case for the company’s growth and margin outlook. In a recent update, Koranda maintained his “Buy” rating and US$62.00 target on YETI. The analyst said management’s five-year plan points to adjusted EPS […]

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The increased toxicity of the illicit drug supply has prompted public warnings in the north-central B.C. city.

New peer-reviewed research shows that Fort McKay, Alta. faces disproportionately high levels of dust pollution, frequently exceeding Alberta's regulatory guidelines for ambient air quality. Researchers say outdated monitoring standards leave the community vulnerable to intense spikes of contamination.

After approval through a NASA and CSA selection process, the food company based in Gull Lake will be supplying jerky for the four-person mission with a launch date of Oct. 1.

Plus: Waabi COO says autonomous trucks are ready to be deployed.

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The federal government says the purpose of Bill C-39 is to make project decisions in one year. But tucked inside are a dizzying array of more than 300 clauses that amend more than a dozen separate pieces of federal legislation, including laws to protect species at risk, water quality and fisheries.

Parks Canada says staff have killed a coyote in the MacIntosh Brook area of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, but it’s not clear if the coyote is the same one that bit a camper earlier this week, triggering temporary closures in some areas of the park.

OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.