Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership receives $240,000 to launch Trade Accelerator Program
The Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), a corporation that aims to increase Saskatchewan’s export activities,…
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Prime Minister Trudeau reveals mandate letters, outlines shift for RDAs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the ministerial mandate letters on Friday morning, outlining the work to be done by…
InterGen Capital receives $1 million from chamber of commerce to help scale Calgary’s startups
InterGen Capital, a Calgary-based non-profit scale-up fund and accelerator, has received a $1 million contribution from the…
CIFAR adds 34 new AI chairs, bringing headcount to 80
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has added 34 new AI chairs, bringing the total number of chairs to 80.…
Alberta Innovates launches new VR health innovation program amid recent cuts, layoffs
Alberta Innovates, a provincially-funded research and development organization, has launched what it is calling a “first-of-its-kind”…
Digital Technology, ScaleAI Superclusters reveal latest projects
The Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its newest project, focused on water monitoring, revealing the organizations…
Trudeau cabinet shuffle shows slight tweaks to Canada’s innovation, economic agenda
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed his new cabinet on Wednesday, with seven new faces joining the mix and a number of positions…
Alberta Innovates to layoff 125 employees following $76 million budget cut
Alberta Innovates, the provincially funded research and development organization focused on research, innovation, and entrepreneurship,…
Two research projects receive combined $448,000 from Innovate BC
Two BC research projects have received a combined total of $448,000 through the Ignite Program of Innovate BC, the agency that…
BDC spinout Amplitude Ventures closes half of newly-launched $200 million health fund
Amplitude Ventures, a Montréal-headquartered investment firm focused on health and the life sciences sectors has announced…
Emissions Reduction Alberta launches $50 million Natural Gas Challenge
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is launching a new $50 million Natural Gas Challenge, aimed at innovating Alberta’s natural…
Dan Doctoroff still believes Sidewalk Labs can build a smart city
Following the agreement reached by Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs on Thursday, to move forward with the smart city development…
Waterfront Toronto agrees to press forward on Sidewalk Labs Quayside project
At a board of directors meeting on Thursday morning, Waterfront Toronto agreed to move forward with Sidewalk Labs on the development…
Alberta tech leaders express concern over “short-sighted” provincial budget
Last week, Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) tabled its first budget. The party behind Premier Jason Kenney drafted…
How Alberta’s tech sector is affected by cuts in much anticipated 2019 provincial budget
Alberta’s United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney, has tabled its first budget since…