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How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cannington, Ontario

Alex Riehl August 10, 2026

Toronto startup Civic Grid is trying to put a new face on public power sources.

Josh Scott August 10, 2026

Plus: Why sovereign rocket launches just got more important.

Jesse Cole August 7, 2026

The mining company drilled Canada’s first well dedicated to natural hydrogen. Now it’s looking to commercialize.

Madison McLauchlan August 7, 2026

As SpaceX scales back rocket rideshares, Canada’s space industry says it exposes “critical dependency.”

Jesse Cole August 6, 2026

Deploy is a founder-focused summit in Ottawa for companies expanding into defence.

Josh Scott August 6, 2026

Launched by former AMD employees and Tenstorrent leaders, Taalas aims to turn AI models into custom silicon.

Isabelle Kirkwood August 6, 2026

Cremation Tattoos worked with North Forge to turn a reverent memorial practice into a scaling business.

Jesse Cole August 6, 2026

Feds will invest more than $20 million in 13-member consortium focused on military applications.

Jesse Cole August 6, 2026

MarketCheck moves CarDoor away from consumer retail toward dealer-focused sales.

Madison McLauchlan August 6, 2026

Toronto-based impact investor hopes to more than double the fund by second half of 2027.

Jesse Cole August 5, 2026

Montreal meal-delivery company wants time to restructure the business amid liquidity constraints and mounting debt.

Madison McLauchlan August 5, 2026

Gross profit grew by 30 percent as company shipped agentic AI tools for e-commerce.

Madison McLauchlan August 5, 2026

Managing partners say diversification and returns helped them in a difficult fundraising market.

Alex Riehl August 4, 2026

Fidler did not reveal her next move, but said world models are the “next breakthrough” in AI.

Alex Riehl August 4, 2026

Vancouver company will combine its enterprise AI infrastructure with NanoAi’s air screening devices.