NorthX invests $2.2 million in trio of BC wildfire tech startups
Crwn.ai, Nova, and Skyward Wildfire Technologies have secured follow-on funding.
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Canada opens applications to build a public AI supercomputer
Up to $890 million up for grabs to design, construct, and operate the system.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to see Nokia invest more in Canada
Joly sees the path to a “golden age” relationship Finland and Canada.
Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian-headquartered amid merger reports
Remarks come as Cohere reportedly explores combining with a German enterprise AI peer.
How to fix Canadian VC
Canada faces structural capital challenges requiring collective action.
How new SR&ED changes could supercharge Canadian hard tech and manufacturing startups
Budget 2025 changes means tech companies with physical footprints should reclaim R&D investments.
Canada’s spotty support for innovation is grounding its space ambitions
Wyvern’s Kurtis Broda writes that the CSA needs to support moonshots from Canadian companies.
BDC launches $150-million life sciences fund
Parimal Nathwani will manage fund directly investing in therapeutics and MedTech companies.
Q&A: Clearpath Robotics’ Ryan Gariepy on killer robots and Canada’s defence strategy
Industry leader says Canada is leaving opportunity on the table in robotics.
Feds invest $79 million in Aspect Biosystems to develop 3D-printed tissue treatment
Investment supports $280 million project to “significantly enhance” Aspect’s clinical development capabilities.
The Canadians behind Artemis II’s historic moon mission
Here’s how Canada is supporting astronaut Jeremy Hansen from the ground.
NGen announces nearly $80 million for Canadian manufacturers to adopt AI
Funding comes from industry partners and through Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.
Feds invest over $16 million in trio of Prairies-based cleantech research projects
Natural Resources Canada backs energy innovation across Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Lockheed Martin Canada invests $3.6 million into Lemay.ai
Project supports AI R&D for “sovereign knowledge management.”
Canada’s budget bill is finally law. Here’s what that means for innovation
Bryan Watson breaks down the potential to bolster Canadian productivity in Canada’s new budget.