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FlightHub launches football flight search & travel hub

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FlightHub unveils football match flight search and a new travel content hub as it targets fans planning trips around tournament host cities.
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Scotiabank launches Scotia Intelligence for bank-wide AI

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Scotiabank puts AI under one roof as new enterprise platform rolls out for staff, with commercial email routing and client tools already delivering gains.
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ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

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ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.
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TD launches Easy Trade app for novice Canadian investors

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TD rolls out Easy Trade app with 100 commission-free trades for novice Canadian investors, as banks race to win younger customers.
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Schnell LiFi eyes Canada expansion after Fedeli talks

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Schnell LiFi plans Canada launch after Ontario talks, targeting secure light-based networks for government, defence and smart city users.
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Visa launches subscription manager for recurring payments

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Visa rolls out enhanced Subscription Manager for issuers, letting banks offer in-app controls for recurring payments as subscription spending surges.
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Organisations boost browser security spend as attacks rise

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Rising browser-based attacks push 85% of organisations to boost security budgets, as firms treat the browser as a core enterprise attack surface.
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Chexy raises USD $14 million to widen payments push

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Chexy raises USD $14 million to expand its Canadian platform from rent into utilities, taxes and business payments, boosting rewards options.
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PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul

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PWL Capital taps d1g1t to replace spreadsheets with a bilingual, API-driven wealth platform for its USD $7 billion advisory business.
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SITA links Google Find Hub with WorldTracer baggage data

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SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.
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EWS to launch Canadian hub for remote mining monitoring

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EWS to open Canadian hub for satellite-first remote monitoring, backing the move with a multi-million CAD $ investment and local hires.
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Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub

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Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.
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Canada urged to back women in STEM to power AI growth

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Canada's tech leaders say closing the gender gap in STEM is vital to ethical AI and digital growth, urging targeted support for women.
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Mastercard fund backs Canadian women small businesses

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Mastercard opens 2026 fund in Canada, offering CAD $10,000 grants and support to help women-owned small firms grow amid economic uncertainty.
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CloudRAN.AI, Firecell expand hardware for private 5G

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CloudRAN.AI and Firecell team up to broaden private 5G radio options, aiming to cut costs and speed deployments for mid-sized sites.
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Videotron taps Samsung to modernise Canadian 5G core

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Videotron is expanding its deal with Samsung to deploy a cloud-native 4G and 5G core, backing its national growth and Fizz brand rollout.
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Meet The People unveils AI platform for unified marketing

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Meet The People launches MTP Intelligence, an AI platform unifying creative, media and commerce workflows for North American clients.
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Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.
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TELUS study finds Canadians and Americans demand safer AI

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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TELUS survey finds most Canadians and Americans use AI but overwhelmingly want stricter regulation, safety checks and clearer explanations.
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Pinewood.AI unveils Pi as it enters North America

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Pinewood.AI launches Pi autonomous agent and Seez's Miles assistant at NADA as it stakes its claim in the US and Canadian dealer market.