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It’s time for Canada to show “spine and toughness”

Plus: Big acquisition week for 1Password, Humi, and Carbon6.

Media tech firm went private last year to alleviate “financial and administrative burden” of public markets.

Your job search just got an upgrade.

Cohere’s answer to Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex already has a partnership with RBC.

UK and Toronto-based startup applies proteomics and AI to blood tests.

Financing pushes Vancouver startup closer to clinical trials targeting diabetes, liver disease.

Sources told BetaKit the purchase price is $155 million CAD.

Atlantic Canada is emerging as a global hardware powerhouse.

The deal marks 1Password’s largest-ever acquisition by company revenue.

Shopify continues nurturing its Amazon alternative as e-commerce competition heats up.

Co-founder says company was grateful to land rare nine-figure Canadian tech exit.

Plus: Bench had a crazier holiday break than your startup.

Bench acquired by Employer.com three days after abrupt Dec. 27 closure.

SafeSend integrates with various tax preparation products, including Thomson Reuters’s own UltraTax CS.

Pending transaction follows Payfare’s share price plummet and strategic review in September.