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AI

Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

Nov 29, 2024

Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada are seeking monetary damages.

SaaS

Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices

Nov 28, 2024

Google faces anti-trust fights on both sides of border as Canadian agency looks to force sale of adtech tools.

Funding

With new name, FleetOps secures $30.8-million CAD Series A round

Nov 28, 2024

Now called Class8, trucking data startup’s round was led entirely by United States-based investors.

Layoffs

Hopper restructures again following renewal of Expedia partnership

Nov 27, 2024

Hopper reportedly cut 10 percent of staff just over a year after its last restructuring.

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Retail

Shopify calls on feds to “do whatever is necessary” to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday

Nov 26, 2024

Shopify suggests federal government impose binding arbitration or legislation to make postal service operational.

Healthtech

Montréal-founded FightCamp launches Peloton-style boxing lessons in Canada

Nov 26, 2024

At-home boxing platform designed by Montréal Founder Institute graduate Khalil Zahar.

Funding

Boosted.ai raises $20.9 million CAD to grow AI investment manager platform

Nov 25, 2024

New tool Alfa is “essentially an AI coworker that users can train to think like them.”

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Events

Why Sampler failed, according to its founder

Nov 23, 2024

Marie Chevrier Schwartz explains how her company lost product-market fit after a decade in business.

Events

The Reporting Hub, Moovez, and ResVR stand out among Calgary’s startups at Launch Party 2024

Nov 22, 2024

Award recipients among top 10 Calgary companies recognized at province’s premiere startup showcase.

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Funding

BDC hopes to reverse trend of declining Canadian entrepreneurship through Community Banking initiative

Nov 21, 2024

BDC will back local lending partners with co-lending, indirect lending, loan guarantees, and advisory services.

Healthtech

Elon Musk-owned Neuralink receives permission to recruit for Canadian medical trial

Nov 21, 2024

Toronto Western Hospital is the exclusive Canadian surgical site for the experimental brain implant.

Alberta Innovates the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year

Nov 20, 2024

A breach affected Invest Nova Scotia in May that resulted in $573,000 in stolen funds.

Funding

Lightstrike raises $1.1 million CAD pre-seed round to commercialize AI-powered code mapper

Nov 20, 2024

Round leader Sprout Fund helped Lightstrike founders “mature at a breakneck pace.”

Funding

Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech

Nov 18, 2024

Scale-Up Platform offers regionally tailored programming for entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors.

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Acquisitions

Nuvei posts revenue growth in final earnings as go-private deal gets green light

Nov 13, 2024

Having received regulatory approval, Nuvei expects its $6.3-billion USD go-private deal to close on Friday.

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