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Acquisitions

Sheertex maker will be sold to fellow Québec hosiery company AYK

Feb 18

SRTX once employed 350 people. If the sale is approved, fewer than 10 will remain.

Markets

Bank of Canada orders XTM to cease retail payment activities after investment regulator halts trading of its stock

Feb 17

Bank cites “serious concerns” that XTM failed to safeguard client funds as customers report missing money.

AI

From Amharic to Zulu: Cohere’s new multilingual AI model supports more than 70 languages

Feb 17

Toronto scaleup says Tiny Aya can run in regions where large-scale infrastructure isn’t always available.

Funding

Kiwi Charge takes EV-charging robot to showroom floor with $1.7-million pilot project

Feb 9

“R2-D2 for EV charging” will be showcased at the Canadian International AutoShow this week.

Substack hires former Google exec as its first head of partnerships in Canada

Feb 5

Newsletter platform aims to capitalize on what is now its third-largest market globally.

Acquisitions

Elevate Farms acquires Fieldless Farms to create “Canadian food powerhouse”

Feb 5

Deal combines two startups growing leafy greens with indoor farming technologies.

Y Combinator reverses decision, will invest in Canadian-domiciled startups again

Feb 5

Famed accelerator had removed Canada from its deal terms, spurring Canadian tech backlash.

AI

Q&A: Moltbook, OpenClaw, and the security risks of the new agentic-AI era

Feb 5

Plurilock CEO Ian Paterson on the evolution of agentic AI and protecting yourself (and your agent).

AI Minister Evan Solomon at SAAS NORTH 2025.
Reports

Ottawa releases findings from AI task force and public consultation

Feb 4

Government used AI to parse more than 11,000 submissions that will inform Canada’s new AI strategy.

Acquisitions

US-based welding tech company ESAB to buy Eddyfi for $1.45 billion USD

Feb 3

ESAB makes “firm commitments” to keep Eddyfi workers and head office in QuĂ©bec.

Funding

This U of T-led program is helping Canada find its place in the global EV market

Feb 3

The EVIO program will park grad students with EV companies to keep the best talent at home.

AI

OpenText sells analytics database Vertica to pay down debt

Feb 2

Company sells second non-core asset in five months after dropping CEO in August.

Markets

Class-action lawsuit targets MDA Space over scrapped, $1.8-billion EchoStar deal

Jan 30

Investors allege firm didn’t disclose regulatory risk before contract collapsed.

Funding

Canadian water purification startup Xatoms makes a splash at World Economic Forum

Jan 29

Cleantech firm secures grant funding while representing Canada at Davos.

OpenText building
AI

OpenText appoints former IBM Americas president as new CEO

Jan 29

Waterloo software firm has been searching for a permanent leader since August.

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