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Alex Riehl

Alex Riehl

Alex Riehl is an Ottawa-based staff writer and newsletter curator at BetaKit. His main interests are in tech, gaming, and sports. You can follow his sports takes @alexriehl.com on Bluesky and reach him by email Alex.Riehl@betakit.com or Signal: @riehlalex.99.

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Families of Wes Hall, Patsy Anderson make $3-million donation to SickKids’ AI initiative

October 20, 2026

SickKids AI program looks to deploy ā€œresponsible AIā€ across clinical care, research, education, and operations.

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UniUni go-public deal falls through as SPAC terminates agreement

October 20, 2026

MAK Acquisition Corp claims UniUni made an ā€œincurableā€ breach by losing too much money.

Reaction Dynamics plans rapid expansion to launch new medium-lift rocket by 2031

October 20, 2026

Longueuil, Que.-based rocket maker plans to raise $350 million CAD, add nearly 300 employees in the next five years.

Anthropic signs lease for $10-billion Nova Scotia data centreĀ 

October 19, 2026

AI giant slated to power its Claude models at initial 95MW facility by late 2027.

Maritime Launch Services conditionally approved to list on Toronto Stock Exchange

October 16, 2026

Company seeks public market visibility as it transitions Nova Scotia spaceport from ā€œdevelopment to execution.ā€Ā 

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Q&A: Senator Daryl Fridhandler on why Canada needs to better support its smaller businesses

October 16, 2026

Senate committee recently tabled eight recommendations to improve ā€œthe backbone of the Canadian economy.ā€

The Molagri team

Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that ā€œevolveā€

October 15, 2026

Funding will support hiring more scientists and conducting field trials.Ā 

Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst

Google backs launch of cross-Canada cybersecurity training hubs

October 14, 2026

Cyber clinics will act like teaching hospitals for the digital age, giving new professionals real-world experience.

Dominion Tencore

Dominion Dynamics strikes deal to build Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada

October 13, 2026

Ottawa startup partners with Ukrainian firm Tencore to produce armoured vehicles for front-line deployment.

Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio join 400 scientists calling for international AI regulator

October 13, 2026

New open letter pushes for AI breaches to be made public, following recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents.Ā 

Senso's co-founders standing together

Senso to be acquired by New York-based marketing platform Zeta Global

October 7, 2026

Toronto-based Senso will help Zeta improve its AI trust and discoverability offerings.

Feds say moving defence procurement to Crown corp will make it “more commercial, more fleet-footed”

October 6, 2026

Newly tabled Bill C-40 would hand procurement to arms-length board of directors at new organization.

Udbhav Tiwari stands at a pudium speaking.

Signal VP reminds lawmakers the secure messaging app won’t comply with Bill C-22

October 6, 2026

Controversial bill would give law enforcement more power to monitor and collect personal data.

Reactive's founders stand together with a cityscape in the background

Reactiv acquires US-based competitor Kin

October 6, 2026

Acquisition brings in brands like Steve Madden and Chubbies, following startup’s unannounced seed extension round.

Calian and Invest Ottawa to open new defence research and development lab

October 5, 2026

Ottawa’s Area X.O will get a new testing facility focused on helping defence technologies work well together.

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