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Senior journalist who produced technology news stories and features on subjects including business, computing, mobile, politics, security, and transportation.

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Funding

Canada invests $36.6 million in Strategic Innovation Fund technology networks

Mar 18, 2025

In his last days in ISED role, Champagne announced SIF funds for agtech, cleantech organizations.

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Acquisitions

Google reportedly close to buying Canada’s AdHawk for its eye-tracking smart glasses tech

Mar 17, 2025

Waterloo Region startup has received investment from Intel, Sony, Samsung, and HP.

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Events

Consensus 2025 crypto conference will feature WonderFi’s Dean Skurka and Coinbase Canada’s CEO

Mar 17, 2025

The first Toronto edition also includes talks from PayPal and Chainlink.

Acquisitions

Softchoice taken private, moved stateside by WWT after $1.48-billion acquisition closes

Mar 14, 2025

Completed acquisition puts the 35-year-old software provider under American ownership at a sensitive moment.

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Cleantech

General Fusion takes major step in quest for Canadian fusion reactors

Mar 14, 2025

The company hopes to commercialize energy from fusion in the next decade.

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Events

Web Summit Vancouver 2025 speaker lineup includes CEOs of Bluesky and Clio

Mar 14, 2025

1Password, FreshBooks, and Waabi among headliners of rebranded Collision event

EV charging

Federal government revs up funding for EV charging

Mar 11, 2025

Dcbel makes EVs that can power homes, Jolt hopes to install 1,500 more curbside chargers in Canadian cities.

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Ottawa

Federal investment to help Telesat take on Starlink with new Québec campus 

Mar 10, 2025

The low Earth orbit satellite operations centre is expected to create 300 jobs.

Thinkific co-founder and CEO Greg Smith
Markets

Thinkific created positive cash flow in 2024, but found GMV “headwinds”

Mar 6, 2025

EdTech company saw revenue jump in Q4 earnings as it ditched cost savings for growth.

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Funding

Healthtech Connex snags $3.7 million from PacifiCan to help measure brain health  

Mar 6, 2025

Surrey, BC life sciences firm plans to expand sales in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.

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AI

Promise Robotics opens second factory to help increase Canadian housing supply

Feb 26, 2025

Calgary plant for home builder robots expected to start production this summer.

University of Toronto nanomaterial lattice
AI

Using AI, University of Toronto team claims development of strongest nanomaterial yet

Feb 25, 2025

Team claims the nanomaterial can support over a million times its mass.

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AI

Home hardware: Canadian founders at CES talk challenges and opportunities

Jan 17, 2025

Canadian companies took home honours at the consumer trade show, but want more support.

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