Canada’s AI ambitions with Minister Evan Solomon
Minister Evan Solomon sits down with C100 Executive Director Michael Buhr to discuss the country’s future in AI.
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Feds unveil $358-million initiative to bolster Canada’s defence supply chain
Regional Defence Investment Initiative will be deployed by Canada’s regional development agencies.
How Vive Crop Protection is helping farmers grow more, while using pesticides less
Canadian AgTech company just closed a $10-million funding round.
University of Toronto establishes AI research chair to recruit the next Geoffrey Hinton
Google and U of T are each providing $10 million to support the position.
MaRS innovation hub and insurance firm Definity launch new accelerator for climate adaptation startups
With insurance payouts from wildfires, floods, and storms on the rise, Definity sees room to help prevent them.
Clio takes Alexi to court over database at the centre of billion-dollar vLex deal
Alexi denies misusing Fastcase data to build a competing platform.
Human Computer Lab wants the next home robot to be more Pixar lamp than laundry-folding butler
LeLamp creator is betting expression and emotion matter more than arms and legs.
Shopify posts another record-breaking Black Friday, Cyber Monday despite partial outage
Shopify merchants sold $14.6 billion USD to over 81 million customers this BFCM.
Employment Hero looks to make Canadian business profitable following Humi takeover
HR software firm hopes adding new features and employees will bolster Canada on the balance sheet.
Canada’s NordSpace announces 2026 satellite launch on SpaceX rocket
Mission slated for next year is part of aerospace startup’s new Space Systems Lab.
Canadian governments open arms, and wallets, to US chipmakers
Federal, Québec, and Ontario governments promise millions to Canadian semiconductor projects from IBM and Marvell.
US firm Forum Ventures bets on Toronto to build next wave of AI software startups
New $11.5-million USD fund will funnel capital to AI-native, B2B SaaS companies.
Is the feds’ FDI approach “toxic” for Canadian tech?
Plus: How Dozr went from a building boom to receivership.
How OpenText went all-in on AI
OpenText EVP Shannon Bell explains why her job now requires human and digital resource management.
Feds commit $42.5 million to expand AI compute infrastructure at University of Toronto
Funding will help researchers across the country train AI models with billions of parameters.