How Toronto is using Clariti’s AI to speed up building permit approvals
Vancouver-based Clariti’s software, CivCheck, flags mistakes in initial applications.
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Canadian platforms shouldn’t offer sports or entertainment prediction market bets, regulators say
Wealthsimple has argued that contract regulations shouldn’t differ according to subject matter.
Canada poaches 64 global scholars in bid to bolster domestic talent pipeline
Most recruits come from the US, bringing talent from places like Cornell, Harvard, Yale, and MIT.
MDA Space launches venture program to back Canadian space and defence tech startups
Space-industry veteran aims to help SMBs scale to meet Canada’s sovereign defence priorities.
Timia Capital expands B2B tech lending capacity with funding from SAF Group
Toronto firm says fresh financing gives it another $60 million CAD to deploy.
Most Canadian execs say sovereign AI is important. Few know what it actually means
Cohere study shows one in three executives have difficulty describing sovereign AI.
Kepler Communications’ space-based data centres come online
Toronto firm is now delivering space compute capabilities to commercial and government partners.
UWaterloo students break amateur world record with liquid rocket launch
Amateur rocket soared past 63,000 feet at Launch Canada Challenge.
Osedea expands consulting footprint with Ventriloc acquisition
By buying another Québec firm, Osedea hopes to build a homegrown rival to consulting giants.
Helcim raises $53 million amid shakeup in Canadian payments
Calgary company reaches $250-million valuation, hopes to grow after Moneris sells to US private equity.
Magic Potion Games raises Series A as its Club Penguin successor exits beta
Kelowna studio led by veteran Canadian developers hopes Imagine Island can provide safe online gaming for kids.
Anthropic job posting suggests it’s eyeing Alberta for data centre buildout
AI giant hiring community engagement manager and national compute lead to bring “gigawatts of compute” to Canada.
Former Nvidia lab leader Sanja Fidler launches Veeda AI to tackle world models
New startup has raised $90 million USD, with backing from Radical and Khosla.
Space lands a16z speedrun backing for its vision to turn the cloud into your hard drive
Startup raises $2.4 million USD to build a more seamless version of Dropbox and Google Drive.
After 15 years, GoodLeaf proves there’s profit in vertical farming
The company says all of its farms are turning a profit, amid rising demand and expanded distribution.