Why space is Canada’s gateway to European collaboration
Matija Renčelj on why space is the natural starting place for Canada and the EU to build on existing ties.
Government
Canada invests $50 million into Canadian Food Innovation Network
CFIN will use funding to help processors and manufacturers adopt Canadian-made technology.
Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban
High school students at Rally sit down with senator to sound off on social media regulation.
Feds make good on AI Strategy pledge with $500-million top-up for regional AI initiative
Total funding now sits at $700 million, with aims to support AI adoption and commercialization.
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio join 400 scientists calling for international AI regulator
New open letter pushes for AI breaches to be made public, following recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents.
Should Carney give Canadian tech a (tax) break?
Plus: Banks likely won’t be part of Real-Time Rail’s first phase.
Canada’s initial real-time rail rollout likely won’t include big banks, sources say
Feds say they will aim to have all major financial institutions on board by next summer.
Québec tech’s stress goes beyond separation
Plus: The Canadian companies trying to fill Starlink’s void.
Feds say moving defence procurement to Crown corp will make it “more commercial, more fleet-footed”
Newly tabled Bill C-40 would hand procurement to arms-length board of directors at new organization.
CyberWorks lands $1-million Canadian Armed Forces contract
GTA startup inks agreement to provide autonomous vehicles to Canada’s military.
Signal VP reminds lawmakers the secure messaging app won’t comply with Bill C-22
Controversial bill would give law enforcement more power to monitor and collect personal data.
Canada’s major projects boom is a big opportunity for smaller firms, but hurdles remain
BDC report says the country’s infrastructure push could require help from 280,000 SMBs.
An AI tried to hack Canada. Is that a warning?
Plus: Peripheral Labs adds former Meta product lead as CPO.
Ex-Vanguard exec aims to launch Canada’s first investment dealer solely focused on prediction markets
Atul Tiwari and fellow domestic finance vets seek regulatory approval to build Verdx.
Federal government launches new national AI council
Private and public stakeholders, including Yoshua Bengio and Sanja Fidler, named to 13-member advisory council.