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Ottawa backs Siemens battery AI R&D with CAD $23M in funding

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Canada funds Siemens AI battery research hub to boost manufacturing efficiency, protect thousands of jobs and deepen its North American supply chain.
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MDA Space wins repeat OneWeb antenna order from Airbus

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MDA Space secures Airbus deal for more than 1,300 antennas as Eutelsat-owned OneWeb expands its low Earth orbit network.
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Hypertec's Ciara to make first NVIDIA OEM systems in Canada

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Ciara becomes Canada's first NVIDIA OEM partner to make AI servers domestically, in a boost for sovereign computing and local supply chains.
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Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast

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A national energy corridor may boost power sharing, but experts say fragmented provincial rules still block a coast-to-coast HVDC grid.
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Boast report finds USD $900 million in R&D credits

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Boast says R&D tax credit claims in the United States and Canada topped USD $900 million in 2024 as average recoveries surged.
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Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds

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Marketing added CAD $130.9bn to Canada's 2024 GDP, supporting 861,500 jobs and rivaling retail and oil and gas in economic heft.
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Explainer: Canada's long road to universal broadband

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Canada's decade-long drive to make 50/10 Mbps broadband a universal basic service nears 2030 goals, but remote regions remain hard to reach.
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Canada's data centres on the grid and off-the-meter

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Canada's booming data centre sector is straining power grids, driving off-grid generation and a shift to greener, lower-cost provinces.
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Lightspeed rolls out Mobile Tap for Quebec eateries

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Lightspeed launches Mobile Tap in Quebec, letting restaurant staff take orders and accept cards on iPhone to speed service and cut walks.
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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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Ottawa commits CAD $900m to boost defence innovation

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Canada is investing over $900M in NRC defence R&D, backing drones, aerospace, quantum tech and biomedical countermeasures.
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Mila secures CAD $36m to boost Quebec's AI research

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Mila wins CAD $36m Quebec funding to scale AI research, talent training and responsible innovation across Montreal's tech ecosystem.
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Canada funds compact radiation monitor for deep space

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Canada backs new compact neutron monitor with CAD $5.5 million to protect astronauts on deep-space missions to the Moon and Mars.
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Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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CVCA: Canadian venture capital slid in 2025 even as private equity soared to CAD $57.5 billion, fuelled by a handful of mega-deals.
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Videotron taps Samsung to modernise Canadian 5G core

Sat, 21st Feb 2026
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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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TELUS unveils subsea cable to boost Quebec North Shore

Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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TELUS lights up a 125km subsea fibre cable under the St Lawrence, boosting North Shore resilience with a CAD $20m backup link.
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Canada maps public priorities for new national AI plan

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.
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Devolutions backs ControlR with Remote Desktop tie-up

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Devolutions signs two-year ControlR sponsorship and plans native Remote Desktop Manager integration to deepen remote assistance tools.
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BDC backs defence-sector, dual-use chip & rocket ventures

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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BDC launches its Defence Platform with CAD $6.2 million for Canada Rocket Company and a pre-seed bet on AI chip startup Irréversible.
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Canada's AI push hinges on data centres & clean power

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Canada must treat data centres as core infrastructure in 2026 to turn AI strategy into secure, low‑carbon growth for communities.