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We almost hired an AI candidate. Here’s what saved us

Fatima Zaidi April 21, 2026

Fatima Zaidi shares the red flags she spotted while dealing with an AI-generated applicant.

Alex Riehl April 21, 2026

CEO says true mission is to make carbon capture economically viable again.

Josh Scott April 21, 2026

Vancouver-based company will use funding to move from pilots to permanent deployments.

Jesse Cole April 21, 2026

CEO of Calgary’s Showpass says monopoly ruling means new opportunities for competitors, venues, and fans.

Alex Riehl April 21, 2026

Toronto FinTech firm says its new AI agent can take hours of bookkeeping off finance teams’ plates.

Josh Scott April 20, 2026

Wittington, Mayo Clinic back startup’s plan to build world’s first virtual biomarker library.

Alex Riehl April 20, 2026

Waterloo company wins grant funding for nuclear microreactor and water purification projects.

Liam Gill April 20, 2026

Liam Gill argues Ontario needs to be a customer for AI, not just a talent factory.

Madison McLauchlan April 20, 2026

Cohere senior staff product manager unpacks open-source speech-to-text AI model.

Jesse Cole April 17, 2026

Several projects include a focus on automating workflows, integrating AI.

Josh Scott April 17, 2026

Crwn.ai, Nova, and Skyward Wildfire Technologies have secured follow-on funding.

Lauren Langbridge April 17, 2026

Wise’s Lauren Langbridge writes that there’s a simple way to make international payments better.

Josh Scott April 17, 2026

David Lee takes the reins as Wattpad parent Webtoon streamlines its operating structure.

Alex Riehl April 17, 2026

What started as a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco has attracted over 6,000 job applicants.

Jesse Cole April 16, 2026

Edmonton startup announced new investment from Accelerate Fund.