Banff Venture Forum ends 25-year run as new capital summit emerges
Banff Capital Summit will broaden event’s focus beyond VC to full “capital stack.”
Siemens Canada to expand Saskatoon R&D hub by 10,000 square feet
Expansion will advance ‘industrial AI’ in company’s semiconductor design.
Alberta and Québec partner on AI in government
Provinces sign a memorandum of understanding to share technical assets, develop joint projects.
AI pioneer Richard Sutton founds new research lab
Oak Lab hopes to one day create an AI agent that can run on just 20 watts of power.
Alberta opens online gambling market to private operators
Province is the second in Canada to allow in private operators like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Gerry Pond, “Codefather” of New Brunswick tech, dies at 82
Former NBTel CEO was staunch supporter of Atlantic Canada’s startup sector.
Stampede’s Robot Rodeo features battle of bale-busting bots
Student-focused event looks to spur on interest in Agtech.
Alberta to invest $50 million into Amii over five years
Investment will be broken down across five provincial ministries.
Meta to build Canada’s largest data centre north of Edmonton
Company says its $13-billion investment will support 3,000 jobs.
Alberta invests $37 million into advanced drilling technology
Funding comes through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Drilling Technology Challenge and will support 10 projects.
Alberta is open-sourcing its AI playbook for government
Province releases series of white papers explaining how it used Claude, Gemini to upgrade government systems.
Quantum tech firm BTQ to acquire France’s QPerfect
Vancouver-based BTQ will pay just over $30 million CAD for the French quantum firm.
AI minister says Ottawa considering taking the lead on AI investment rounds
Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the government’s shift from supporter to stakeholder on The BetaKit Podcast.
Toast launches AI-powered recruitment platform
The Toast Talent Marketplace is scheduled to roll out its beta version in the next two weeks.
PrairiesCan invests $5.6 million to support Black entrepreneurship in Alberta
Investment follows similar funding last week in Manitoba.