Amii launches AI scholarship for environmental and atmospheric sciences
Research institute is accepting applications for AI for Earth program until the end of February.
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Edmonton reporter Jesse Cole joins BetaKit’s new Prairies Bureau
Prairies coverage funded through innovative partnership with non-profit YEGAF.
The Nod asks Canadians to shop the “Real Black Friday” by supporting Black-owned businesses
Community network encourages intentional commerce on Black Friday and year-round.
TransPod partners with Canadian steelmakers for 1,000-km/h Alberta rail project
Algoma Steel and Supreme Steel to supply and build backbone for Calgary-to-Edmonton rail line.
A CTO’s guide to legacy software modernization
Punchcard Systems’ Estyn Edwards breaks down the best way to keep your tech stack tight.
Canada outpaced US in tech talent growth in 2024: CBRE report
Toronto eclipsed New York while Waterloo soared 11 spots to become a top North American tech market.
Amii receives $9 million from feds to equip energy workers with AI skills
Funding comes on top of nearly $20 million pledged last year for sovereign compute.
Feds back startup OCCAM’s Technologies as part of $21.5-million Alberta carbon capture investment
Natural Resources Canada selects five companies that responded to call for carbon capture proposals.
NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare
Rapidly growing healthtech startup has majority of its backing from Canadian investors.
Google allocates $13 million in funding to strengthen Canada’s AI workforce
First Nations Technology Council, Skills for Change, Toronto Public Library named as recipients alongside Amii.
Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers
The head of Alberta’s AI institute talks literacy, adoption, and commercialization at Upper Bound.
Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?
Tech leaders say energy-hungry infrastructure will catalyze startup creation, but critics warn of “oversold” benefits.…
Canada’s next innovation capital
Plus: BetaKit to open full-time Prairies bureau.
Richard Sutton warns against “centralized control” of AI regulation based on fear
At Upper Bound conference, Turing Award winner says human-like AI is “inevitable.”
Google grants Amii $5 million to help post-secondary schools develop AI curricula
Google and Amii hope driving AI education in Canada translates into adoption.