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What the Maple 8’s first chief AI officer is up to
Longtime technology investor Damien Steel says AI can transform the way HOOPP works. But first he has to get everyone on board. -
French upstart Alan wants to bring more AI to Canada’s health insurance market
The Ontario Teachers’-backed firm bets on virtual care, AI wellness advice and a direct-to-employer model in a benefits market its CEO says has room for a new challenger -
Canada’s cyberspy agency exempts itself from Buy Canadian rules
Documents show the head of the Communications Security Establishment signed off on an exemption covering everything the agency buys, even as its budget climbs past $2 billion
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Business
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Australia’s pension giant has $10B ready to invest in Canada. It wants something from Ottawa first
IFM Investors is working with Canadian pension funds to convince Ottawa to let them invest in airports, roads and other public assets -
Companies want the AI productivity boost, but not the big bills
Firms that once encouraged unlimited use of AI are embracing “tokenomics” as soaring bills force a new focus on efficiency -
Citi sees Canada heating up in global capital shift
Citi Canada’s CEO says the country’s shifting role in trade, resources and defence is creating new opportunities for the U.S. lender -
Canada bets on graphite as allies scramble for critical minerals
Officials are touting graphite’s potential for national defence operations, as well as its role in the energy grid -
Most of you don’t think prediction markets should be legal in Canada
As Canadian fintechs get in on prediction markets, The Logic’s subscribers say the risks of betting on real-life events outweigh the rewards
National
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Canada needs an investment ‘hub’ as Carney steps up push for foreign money, says federal agency
The prime minister wants $500 billion in private investments but the government keeps tripping over itself, warns an internal plan obtained by The Logic -
Carney says trade talks to heat up after Trump’s latest tariff threats
The prime minister says American booze should stay off Canadian shelves until a deal is struck -
Trump renews trade attack on Canada, slapping 50% tariffs on a slew of exports
The tariffs targeting products from plywood to hockey skates are set to take effect in 30 days -
Bank of Canada leaves key rate unchanged, citing ‘risks and uncertainties’ amid overall economic improvement
The economy appears to be coming through the current stretch of worldwide upheaval, says governor Tiff Macklem -
So far, foreign-owned firms have dominated Buy Canadian contracts
More than 70 per cent of contracts awarded under the federal government’s new Buy Canadian procurement policy have gone to foreign-owned subsidiaries
Tech
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AI is helping bring Indigenous languages back from the brink
New technology is making it possible to digitize complex and nuanced languages. With that, though, come complex questions of who owns and controls such data. -
Big Tech’s AI buildout is upending Canada’s bond market
The once-sleepy market is taking off as tech giants go on a borrowing binge -
The Canadian companies trying to break Palantir’s grip on intelligence software
Anvil and Caseway are building intelligence tools in Canada, but a US$300-billion American giant got its wares here first -
OpenAI adds to parental controls as it positions ChatGPT as a learning tool for teens
Policymakers around the world are considering curbs on how children use chatbots, amid mental health and educational concerns -
The world’s leading AI models may be more Canadian than American, study finds
A study into frontier AI models challenges assumptions that U.S.-built systems export American values, finding they often mirror Canadian views
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Inside Bell’s all-Canadian plan to power the country’s AI future
The telecom giant is spending big to develop the infrastructure and services it hopes will power a national AI boom. Will the country buy into its vision?
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The small team in Montreal trying to save the world from AI
LawZero is a humble non-profit with a startup vibe and a core of determined staff. Its quest to create safe AI is anything but modest. -
What Alberta’s corporate heavyweights really think about separation
Predictions of capital flight and the loss of head offices loomed large in Canada’s past secession debates. In Alberta, executives who spoke to The Logic had a different take. -
How Sheldon McCormick brought Communitech back from the brink
The former Uber executive and startup founder inherited a tech hub struggling to stay relevant. His turnaround effort could offer a model for what startup organizations look like in the age of AI.
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