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Canada won’t pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/08/2026 13:41 EDT

Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action. Read more ›

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Google reportedly close to buying Canada’s AdHawk for its eye-tracking smart glasses tech

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/17/2025 18:24 EDT

Waterloo Region startup has received investment from Intel, Sony, Samsung, and HP. Read more ›

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Mining magnate Pierre Lassonde donates $50 million to establish deep tech institute at Polytechnique Montréal

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/17/2025 16:40 EDT

Institute aims to establish itself as a partner for major tech initiatives in Bromont, Québec City, and Ottawa. Read more ›

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Consensus 2025 crypto conference will feature WonderFi’s Dean Skurka and Coinbase Canada’s CEO

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/17/2025 15:01 EDT

The first Toronto edition also includes talks from PayPal and Chainlink. Read more ›

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Shopify acquires search startup Vantage Discovery for undisclosed amount

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/17/2025 13:45 EDT

Shopify CTO hints that Vantage’s AI-powered platform could help merchants advertise. Read more ›

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Did Cohere give Canada its DeepSeek moment?

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 03/17/2025 05:00 EDT

Plus: An innovation agenda for the next election. Read more ›

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An election primer on what Canadian innovators need

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 03/16/2025 19:08 EDT

With a new prime minister named, Canada’s next election looms. Who will set the innovation agenda? Read more ›

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Softchoice taken private, moved stateside by WWT after $1.48-billion acquisition closes

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit 1 place · 03/14/2025 17:04 EDT

Completed acquisition puts the 35-year-old software provider under American ownership at a sensitive moment. Read more ›

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Carney’s first cut, Cohere finds speed, and Severance’s real HQ

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/14/2025 14:13 EDT

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for Mar. 14, 2025. Read more ›

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Anita Anand named innovation minister, Champagne moved to finance in new Carney cabinet

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/14/2025 12:23 EDT

Ex-finance minister Freeland appointed Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, with Gould and Baylis nowhere to be found. Read more ›

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General Fusion takes major step in quest for Canadian fusion reactors

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 03/14/2025 09:53 EDT

The company hopes to commercialize energy from fusion in the next decade. Read more ›

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Web Summit Vancouver 2025 speaker lineup includes CEOs of Bluesky and Clio

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Jon Fingas @ BetaKit · 03/14/2025 07:00 EDT

1Password, FreshBooks, and Waabi among headliners of rebranded Collision event Read more ›

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Vertu Capital promotes principal and “employee number two” Eric Kafka to partner

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 15:33 EDT

Kafka previously worked with Vertu’s founding managing partner Lisa Melchoir at OMERS Private Equity. Read more ›

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Kraken Robotics looks to peer further under the sea with $24.5-million acquisition of 3D at Depth

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 13:41 EDT

Acquisition of US-based firm to build on Newfoundland company’s subsea imaging expertise. Read more ›

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Cohere says Command A model edges out LLM competition in speed and energy efficiency

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 09:00 EDT

New enterprise AI model outperforms DeepSeek, ChatGPT on several enterprise-specific tasks, company says. Read more ›

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Clio acquires UK-based ShareDo to move into serving large law firms, fuel global expansion

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 08:00 EDT

BC legaltech company says its largest acquisition accelerates roadmap by “five years or more.” Read more ›

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Two new AI tools to help you land a job

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Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 07:00 EDT

Path Pilot and OpportuNext unleash AI assistants to support those seeking employment. Read more ›

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Phoenix secures equity funding from Valspring, venture debt from CIBC for prescription drug service geared to men

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/13/2025 07:00 EDT

Toronto healthtech startup plans to at least double its team with $50 million in equity and debt. Read more ›

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Novarc Technologies raises Series B round led by Export Development Canada

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/12/2025 17:35 EDT

Novarc recently partnered with a Wisconsin-based welding manufacturer to develop AI-powered welding solutions. Read more ›

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US-based neobank Zolve to bring newcomer-targeted services to Canada this summer

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Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 03/12/2025 14:26 EDT

Planned expansion follows British neobank Revolut reportedly exploring re-entry into Canadian market. Read more ›

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Waabi develops realism metric to gauge reliability of autonomous vehicle simulators

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 03/12/2025 14:01 EDT

Founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun calls on all AV developers to demonstrate their simulators are true to life. Read more ›

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