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AI

Legacy Keeper launches to organize estate planning with AI agents

Jun 15

Victoria, BC-founded platform aims to cut down work for financial advisors.

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AI

OpenAI sued by mother of Montréal woman who died by suicide

Jun 12

Complaint comes as Canada introduces bill that would hold chatbot providers liable for harms.

Aiemann Zahabi with a Kintra team member at Tristar gym.
Healthtech

Can a saliva test make UFC athletes better fighters? This Canadian startup is betting on it

Jun 12

Ahead of White House fight, Kintra is using AI-powered biomarkers to help fighters eke out an edge.

Ottawa

Elon Musk’s X continues to violate Canadian privacy law with Grok deepfakes, watchdog finds

Jun 11

Privacy commissioner calls for stronger powers to force xAI to comply with recommendations.

Kathy Baig, Geneviève Leclerc, and Alexandre Teodoresco stand together, looking at the camera.
Montréal

Montréal innovation hub Ax.c secures renewed funding and DMZ partnership

Jun 10

Government-backed hub hosted more than 250 events in its first year of operation.

Cohere chief AI officer Joelle Pineau speaking at ALL In in Montreal.
AI

Cohere signs exploratory AI agreement with Québec government

Jun 9

MOU tasks Toronto AI company with exploring AI use in province’s public service.

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AI

National AI institutes get funding and talent boost from AI strategy

Jun 5

Mila, Amii, Vector Institute, and CAISI receive over $200 million in financial commitments.

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VC

Inovia promotes Mia Morisset to partner on growth team

Jun 5

Montréal VC firm’s third growth fund has raised $365 million USD of $450-million target.

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Funding

Pricepoint closes $6.6-million CAD seed round for AI hospitality platform

Jun 5

All-Québec cap table includes Brightspark Ventures, Boreal Ventures, and AQC Capital.

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AI

Canada’s AI strategy promises to protect citizens. Critics say it still lacks teeth

Jun 4

Prime Minister says legislation around protecting children will come in the next few weeks.

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AI

Cohere says it is not working with Palantir

Jun 4

Toronto AI company says it has no relationship with US firm, despite reports of a partnership.

AI

Canadian government gains access to Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model

Jun 2

Anthropic has kept Mythos in limited release amid concerns hackers could exploit the model.

AI

Montréal research hospital opens new healthtech innovation hub

Jun 2

IMPACT Centre to help startups test and scale medical tech in real-life settings.

Events

Could AI give us more time for creativity? Maybe if you’re an entrepreneur

Jun 2

Re-Work event explored how work will change as AI takes on human tasks.

Events

Ontario universities’ report says schools must help students use AI properly

May 29

Post-secondaries need more money and expertise to deal with AI shift, Council of Ontario Universities says.

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