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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.

TransPod partners with Canadian steelmakers for 1,000-km/h Alberta rail project

October 7, 2025

Algoma Steel and Supreme Steel to supply and build backbone for Calgary-to-Edmonton rail line.

NordSpace and C-Core partner to build ground station infrastructure across Canada

October 6, 2025

Stations support tracking and controlling aerial systems like satellites.

team members of Swirl

Swiirl teams up with former Raptors star Jerome Williams for 40-city student tour

October 6, 2025

Shooting for Peace tour will pair basketball with lessons in financial literacy and mental health.

OpenText to sell off “non-core” eDOCS unit for $163 million USD in cash

October 3, 2025

Enterprise software firm will pay off debt and continue evaluating its assets.

Canada’s productivity problem takes center stage at Competition Summit 2025

October 3, 2025

Industry leaders say regulation is stifling startups, even as Ottawa pledges to be “hawkish” on competition.

A headshot of Terry Rock

Platform Calgary president and CEO Terry Rock leaving for Alberta Innovates

October 2, 2025

COO Jennifer Lussier will step in as interim leader.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Ottawa launches Defence Investment Agency to overhaul military procurement

October 2, 2025

New office promises faster approvals, earlier industry engagement, and domestic economic benefits.

Hyperlume snapped up by San Jose-based Credo for undisclosed amount

October 1, 2025

Sale comes seven months after the Ottawa startup’s nearly $18-million CAD seed round.

Even Solomon on stage at ALL IN

Minister Evan Solomon reveals Canada’s AI Task Force

September 26, 2025

Patrick Pichette, Joelle Pineau, and Dan Debow among those tapped by federal government.

Google Android head Sameer Samat, FinTech CEO Odilon Almeida join Lightspeed board

September 25, 2025

CEO Dax Dasilva says the pair “fortify two strategically important areas” for the company.

A technician in a hardhat and high-res vest stands next to a Nordspace rocket

NordSpace’s second rocket launch attempt flames out after multiple launchpad fires

September 25, 2025

Second launch window expires as fuel issues delay rocket launch.

Sheertex maker SRTX confirms permanent cuts for 92 employees

September 24, 2025

Montréal startup formalized August dismissals shortly after CEO handoff to BonLook co-founder Sophie Boulanger.

Evan Solomon stands on stage with two other men in suits. They are pressing a novelty-sized green button.

Telus opens inaugural Sovereign AI Factory in Rimouski

September 24, 2025

Facility lets Canadian entities develop and tweak AI while keeping their data in Canada.

Evan Solomon on stage at ALL IN

Canada will update AI strategy a year ahead of schedule: Evan Solomon

September 24, 2025

AI minister says Canada “can’t afford to wait” as government assembles AI strategy task force.

A child holds a cell phone, obscuring her face.

TikTok collected personal info from “a large number” of Canadian children

September 24, 2025

Social media platform updates protections for kids after privacy watchdogs’ report.

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