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Alberta invests $28 million in six projects to improve environmental outcomes

Jesse Cole February 12, 2026

Funding comes from province’s industrial carbon pricing revenue on large emitters.

Josh Scott February 12, 2026

New backer Investissement Québec led the first close of the biopharma firm’s Series B round.

Jesse Cole February 12, 2026

Zero Point Cryogenics is manufacturing the extreme-cold systems behind quantum computing.

Madison McLauchlan February 11, 2026

Ottawa startup’s AI platform outperformed other models on two memory benchmarks.

Jesse Cole February 11, 2026

Graeme Barlow’s dinner series offers curated networking with strict no-sales rules.

Josh Scott February 11, 2026

EdTech company’s team wins recognition for “confidence score” that helps keep LLMs honest.

Madison McLauchlan February 11, 2026

E-commerce giant authorizes $2-billion USD share buyback as CFO touts strong balance sheet.

Madison McLauchlan February 11, 2026

BetaKit-obtained 2023 report outlines private-sector grievances with Canada’s largest VC.

Josh Scott February 10, 2026

Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.

Madison McLauchlan February 10, 2026

Atallah brothers’ $78-million buyback bid moves forward despite several creditors’ objections.

Madison McLauchlan February 10, 2026

Co-founders from Sentry, Cohere back Toronto startup’s AI product management platform.

Josh Scott February 10, 2026

Edmonton FinTech plans to integrate Toronto company’s solution into its decision-management infrastructure.

Jesse Cole February 10, 2026

Winnipeg startup closes $13-million USD to expand across North America.

Blair Attard-Frost February 9, 2026

Canadians already have low trust in AI. Exclusionary and unclear public engagement methods aren’t helping.

Josh Scott February 9, 2026

Special effects company debuts brightest-ever product as it marks 20 years in business.