AI pioneer Richard Sutton to receive honourary degree from U of A
Sutton honoured for groundbreaking research into machine learning.
Prairies
U of A partners with City of Edmonton to study hydrogen-powered vehicles
The partnership is the latest turn in a long saga of Edmonton attempting to green its fleets.
Cellar Insights pockets $500,000 investment to help it protect potatoes
Investment will be used to further commercialize the startupâs potato storage monitoring tech.
Meet Winnipegâs latest venture studio, Ignition
A joint venture between Launch Coworking and ProductStak, the studio is focusing on early-stage founders.
Canadaâs housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform
Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.
Itâs midwinter, yet these Edmonton companies are prepping for wildfire season
FireSafe AI has partnered with Edmontonâs Wyvern and AIRmarket to create a more comprehensive fire detection and prevention…
Chata Technologies closes $10-million USD Series A to scale deterministic AI model
Calgary startup targets financial sector with AI model built to give consistent answers.
Canadian companies are generating massive returns in the âbioeconomyâ
Just 84 early-stage companies generated nearly $900 million for Canadaâs GDP.
Alberta opens registration for private online gambling operators
Province plans to launch a regulated private market later this year.
Calgaryâs new Aerospace Innovation Hub aims to turn talent and capital into scale
Hub aims to support more than $50 million in investment into local aerospace firms.
Helcim takes aim at âwalled-offâ payment systems with new extension
The Helcim Payment Extension will let businesses integrate payments into any software.
Nine Canadian companies make the 2026 Global Cleantech 100
This yearâs list includes returnees like Cyclic Materials, Mangrove Lithium, and Pani Energy.
Saskatchewan accelerators invest nearly $2.2 million in Prairies tech
Innovation Saskatchewanâs investment will go toward industry-led research and development.
BetaKitâs secret plan for 2026
Plus: 2025 was the worst year for Canadian VC fundraising in a decade.