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Eliot Pence Dominion Dynamics

By Douglas Soltys July 13, 2026

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

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By Jesse Cole July 10, 2026

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

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Hussein Fazal | BetaKit

By Josh Scott July 9, 2026

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

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A rendering of Meta's proposed data centre in Sturgeon County

By Jesse Cole July 8, 2026

Meta to build Canada’s largest data centre north of Edmonton

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By Alex Riehl July 8, 2026

OpenText lays off two percent of its workforce

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Avery Pennarun stands with his arms crossed

By Avery Pennarun July 8, 2026

Canada should stop acting like the waiting room for Delaware

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TouchBistro office

TouchBistro acquired by subsidiary of Constellation Software

Josh Scott July 13, 2026

Harris Computer reportedly paid $100 million for the Toronto restaurant tech firm.

A man stands in front of a whiteboard, which is covered in complex equations.

Nord Quantique announces latest advance in quantum error correction

Madison McLauchlan July 13, 2026

Québec company says it has reduced “bookend” errors to under 0.1 percent.

A smartphone with a gambling app displayed on screen.

Alberta opens online gambling market to private operators

Jesse Cole July 13, 2026

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

General Fusion employees working on its LM26 fusion demonstration machine.

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

Sarah Rieger July 13, 2026

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

Dominion Dynamics CEO Eliot Pence on The BetaKit Podcast

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

Douglas Soltys July 13, 2026

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

What Canadian tech startups should know about AI in the workplace

Josh Scott July 13, 2026

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

Silicon Valley hits Calgary Stampede

Sarah Rieger July 13, 2026

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

AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026

Madison McLauchlan July 10, 2026

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

Garage&co’s Annie-Claude Devriese, Investissement Québec’s Claire Lelièvre, Ecobee’s Sam Rudolph, and Reaction Dynamics’ Bachar Elzein on a panel at Startupfest.

Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots

Madison McLauchlan July 10, 2026

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

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

Jesse Cole July 10, 2026

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

Ahoy at Startupfest

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

Josh Scott July 10, 2026

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

Several founder sit on stage at Startupfest.

Founders reveal their biggest mistakes and luckiest breaks at Startupfest

Madison McLauchlan July 10, 2026

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

Team TripleT at the Calgary Stampede's Robot Rodeo.

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

Jesse Cole July 9, 2026

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

A Vivatech sign above a busy street

How Québec startups turned VivaTech into a foothold in Europe

Darah Hansen July 9, 2026

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

Amii

Alberta to invest $50 million into Amii over five years

Jesse Cole July 9, 2026

Investment will be broken down across five provincial ministries.

The BetaKit Podcast

Dominion Dynamics CEO Eliot Pence on The BetaKit Podcast

Evan Solomon on The BetaKit Podcast

Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst on The BetaKit Podcast

Jim Balsillie speaking at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

Evan Solomon at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

Dominion Dynamics CEO Eliot Pence on The BetaKit Podcast

Evan Solomon on The BetaKit Podcast

Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst on The BetaKit Podcast

Jim Balsillie speaking at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

Evan Solomon at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

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

by Douglas Soltys

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

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Minister Evan Solomon on Canada’s AI strategy, sovereignty, and social media

by Douglas Soltys

A special Canada Day edition of The BetaKit Podcast.

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Did the Anthropic model ban prove Cohere is right about sovereign AI?

by Douglas Soltys

Co-founder Nick Frosst on sovereign AI, Star Trek, and why he doesn’t make a point of listening to Marc Andreessen.

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Physical AI and economic nationalism at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

by Douglas Soltys

Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun and CCI’s Jim Balsillie came to Toronto Tech Week armed with data and predictions.

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AI sovereignty & defence tech at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

by Douglas Soltys

Evan Solomon, leaders from Xanadu, Dominion Dynamics, Sentinel R&D got candid at Town Hall.

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