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Lightspeed stock sinks despite narrower net loss, revenue beat in fiscal Q1

Madison McLauchlan July 30, 2026

Montréal firm reveals it cut three percent of workforce amid AI and productivity push.

Jesse Cole July 30, 2026

Toronto vape tech company has now raised $56 million USD through financing and strategic investment.

Madison McLauchlan July 29, 2026

Cohere’s open-source transcription model now available in Superwhisper.

Isabelle Kirkwood July 29, 2026

Chrono Innovation wants to bring agency-level accountability to AI-assisted software development.

Jesse Cole July 29, 2026

New report suggests there is work to be done to build a nuclear-ready workforce.

Alex Riehl July 29, 2026

Toronto startup landed Fortune 500 customers with almost no sales team. Now, it’s shifting gears.

Jesse Cole July 28, 2026

Minister Nate Glubish says vendors must adapt to new reality or risk being left behind.

Madison McLauchlan July 28, 2026

Startup wants to change how people use AI by making visual media more interactive.

Alex Riehl July 28, 2026

New York-based FinTech enters a market currently held by domestic players like Float and Venn.

Alex Riehl July 28, 2026

Toronto startups combine to deepen the role of AI in financial planning and analysis.

Jesse Cole July 28, 2026

Synsira Software’s Kind Local Pro is designed to keep data on-device and out of data centres.

Madison McLauchlan July 27, 2026

AI’s biggest players sign on to Jensen Huang letter supporting open-weight AI models—except for Anthropic.

Alex Riehl July 27, 2026

Vancouver-based agentic travel company resurrects Canadian-founded unicorn as affiliate booking site.

Alex Riehl July 27, 2026

Canada’s Semiconductor Council wants federal AI strategy to include dedicated semiconductor plan.

Jesse Cole July 27, 2026

The company is working with nonprofits and donating supplies to help in the aftermath of disasters.