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Markets

MDA Space signs contract with US Department of War agency to potentially help with “Golden Dome” project

Jan 8

Contract lets MDA bid on future tasks and services that support the $151-billion program.

Funding

From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers

Jan 7

Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program gave farmers $4.5 million last year to buy new tech.

An unknown person writes on legal papers.
AI

CanLII and Caseway AI reportedly moving towards settlement in copyright dispute

Jan 7

Non-profit sued Caseway in late 2024 for allegedly scraping its data to build an AI legaltech tool.

Funding

Backboard.io looks to solve AI amnesia with “substantial” pre-seed round

Jan 7

Assent co-founder Rob Imbeault’s new AI company has backing from Mistral and Garage.

An office space with couches
AI

Sprung Studios launches Sonar, an AI tool to track how players feel about games

Jan 6

After working on gaming’s biggest titles, Sprung wants to make player feedback easier to find.

Ottawa

The Basic Phone launches Kickstarter for “dumbphone” that’s just the right amount of smart

Jan 6

You can’t log onto TikTok, but you can call an Uber.

The BetaKit Quiz

The ultimate 2025 #CDNtech quiz

Jan 2

Start 2026 with a refresher of last year’s headlines: one question for every month.

Clicks releases a phone for your phone, giving users a taste of BlackBerry

Jan 2

The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.

#CDNTECH 2025: Politics

The year Canadian tech got political (again)

Jan 1

In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.

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Canada’s quantum dark horse, DoorDash gets Zesty, and Queen’s Nvidia recruit

Dec 19, 2025

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for December 19, 2025.

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AI

CoLab joins Nvidia Inception Program to beef up AI capabilities for its engineering tools

Dec 18, 2025

St. John’s startup says Nvidia’s platforms will improve how engineers interpret simulation data.

AI

Feds sign five-year MOU with Coveo in latest AI partnership

Dec 17, 2025

Government will explore how it can use the company’s platform in its operations.

Defence Tech

Canadian Space Mining Corporation plans for “rapid expansion” in 2026 under new name

Dec 17, 2025

The Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation rebrand reflects a broader focus on critical technologies.

Tetra Digital Group CEO Didier Lavallee.
FinTech

Tetra Trust clears another hurdle on its path to launching CADD stablecoin

Dec 16, 2025

Successful test saw CADD transferred between National Bank and Wealthsimple.

AI

Coinbase Canada CEO Lucas Matheson to join former Shopify colleagues at Opendoor

Dec 15, 2025

Former Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian continues to poach Canadian tech talent.

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