QueerTech launches new 2SLGBTQIA+ accelerator and names Virtual Gurus’ Bobbie Racette board chair
The program launch follows QueerTech’s acquisition of Gradient Spaces last year.
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Shopify quietly kills Indigenous entrepreneurship program Build Native
Build Native program lead and Head of Equitable Commerce no longer work at the company.
Trudeau’s tariff team taps Canadian tech to get tough on Trump
Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall, RHEI CEO Shahrzad Rafati part of the Council on Canada-US Relations.
Pierre Poilievre pledges to scrap capital gains tax changes under Conservative government
Opposition leader takes aim at budget piece that struck a nerve with Canadian tech ahead of likely spring election.
Shopify acquires Shop.ca domain from Emerge Commerce
Shopify continues nurturing its Amazon alternative as e-commerce competition heats up.
In 2024, Canada struggled to find its place in the global AI race
Canada can’t outspend its peers. So how might it outsmart them?
Four new Canadian tech announcements in the Fall Economic Statement that shouldn’t be overlooked
BDC AI funding, procurement reform, money for Black entrepreneurs might have been missed in yesterday’s chaos.
Feds struggle to table Fall Economic Statement following Minister Freeland’s shock resignation
Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill.
TikTok challenges feds’ shutdown order, calls national security review process “procedurally unfair”
Social media giant describes conflicting instructions during national security review.
Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 2024
Also discussed: how to make leather from mushrooms. SAAS NORTH 2024 was crazy.
Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre
This marks the first investment through the new Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy.
Federal government outlines $2 billion in AI compute spending commitment
Strategy includes $1.3 billion for computing infrastructure and $700 million for AI data centres.
Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s record-breaking BFCM weekend
Shopify merchants drove $11.5 billion USD in sales over the weekend, eclipsing last year by more than $2 billion.
Shopify calls on feds to “do whatever is necessary” to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday
Shopify suggests federal government impose binding arbitration or legislation to make postal service operational.
The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)
“I’m using failure with intent today, because I don’t want to be ashamed of saying failure.”