Federal government launches new national AI council
Private and public stakeholders, including Yoshua Bengio and Sanja Fidler, named to 13-member advisory council.
H2 Analytics secures $800,000 in FedDev funding to improve defence training platform
CEO says repayable funding will help the platform integrate new AI features and expand internationally.
Well Health software spin-out Wellstar begins trading on the TSXV
Three of Wellstarâs five board seats are occupied by current or former Well Health execs.
âNo indicationâ AI agents breached government systems following attack attempt, Canadian security agency says
AI research firm Transluce identified OpenAI-style attempts to breach Library and Archives Canada.
Rewind CEO Mike Potter wants to âback up the entire cloudâ following private-equity takeover
Data backup firm looks to use new ownership to take advantage of AI-era tailwinds.
How Brodie Rec is turning recreational basketball into a $10-million growth story
Toronto app that helps you feel like a basketball star wants to be in 100 North American cities by the end of 2027.
Quantum eMotion to acquire fellow Canadian cybersecurity firm Plurilock Â
Quantum-focused MontrĂ©al firm wants to use Victoria-based counterpart to broaden cybersecurity offerings.Â
Ex-General Fusion employee raises $4 million USD for fusion diagnostics startup Daedal
Toronto-based firm provides plasma measurement systems for fusion companies.
Biossil hits unicorn status with new OpenAI-led financing
Toronto-based biotech raises $153 million USD to give discarded drug candidates an AI-assisted second chance.
Waabi COO says companyâs autonomous trucks are ready for deployment
Lior Ron foresees deployment across the Southern US by next year after Volvo completes technical validation.
Thinkific lays off 30 percent of employees as part of enterprise push
EdTech company cuts 96 employees as it pulls away from âvery smallâ business customers.
BlackBerry reports strong Q2 earnings thanks to automotive software revenue jumpÂ
Former handheld giant raises its fiscal outlook after surpassing its own expectations.
Clio CEO Jack Newton says Canadian VCs need to give companies a âhome-field advantageâ
Canadian VCs have pushed Clio for discounted terms. Newton argues it should be the other way around.Â
Nrth Festivalâs inaugural opening night was a prompt to bring human control back to tech
Tech leaders talk human agency in the AI world as GROAT Kyle Lowry encourages entrepreneurs to chase their âyes.â
Elevate transforms into Nrth Festival in opening-night rebrand
After nine years as Elevate, tech festival updates name to provide direction in an increasingly uncertain world.