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Canada’s middle-market challenge looms large as global investors descend
Mark Carney says Canada has what the world wants. Some investors say what’s on offer might not be big enough. -
Bell picks Saskatchewan in bid to more than double its AI data-centre capacity
The telecom firm has signed a non-binding deal with the provincial government to add 900 megawatts of capacity—and bring its own power -
Arlene Dickinson launches $500M fund to back Canadian agriculture firms in Southeast Asia
The Velocity Agri-Capital fund has raised $150 million from lead investor Farm Credit Canada in a bid to reduce the sector’s reliance on the U.S.
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Business
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Inside the provinces’ pitches to the world’s biggest investors
Draft deal books The Logic obtained reveal projects and financing details that don’t appear in Ottawa’s official investment prospectus for the Canada Investment Summit -
Canadians are open to pension funds investing in airports and railways
Support is strongest when governments retain ownership of public infrastructure, set price limits and reinvest proceeds into new projects, a survey by Australian asset manager IFM found -
PSP expects its Canadian investments to top $100B
CEO Deborah Orida says the pension manager sees enough infrastructure and other opportunities at home to increase its Canadian portfolio by 30 to 40 per cent -
What Canada will pitch to the world’s investors at next week’s high-stakes summit
A prospectus prepared for the Canada Investment Summit lists 167 projects, including mines, data centres and digital technology, that are looking for backers -
Milken Institute adds Australia’s Future Fund and Cohere executives to Toronto conference
The event will bring together global investors, financial executives and policymakers to discuss financing major projects, AI and private markets
National
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The ‘red line’ in U.S. trade talks that sets Canada apart from other countries
Canada walked away after American negotiators demanded a say in its future trade deals. Other nations haven’t been so reluctant, a new analysis shows. -
A top Dutch investor loves Canadian real estate. Ottawa’s tax bill, not so much
Bouwinvest’s CEO is coming to the Canada Investment Summit to warn—again—that double taxation is sending Dutch pension money south of the border -
Economic damage from Trump’s latest trade salvo may not be as bad as feared
Product bans mark a troubling escalation, say analysts, but tariff rollbacks on key products limit the overall pain -
Major partnership between Canada and EU on track for October reveal, says envoy
With Trump ratcheting up tensions, Canada and the EU are working on a new strategic arrangement to strengthen trade and security -
Trump ups trade war stakes with bans on Canadian booze and other imports
The U.S. is set to bar liquor, motorcycles and molasses from Canada, but is buckling on cement and toilet paper
Tech
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EDC brings its big balance sheet and contact book to the AI business
The trade finance agency has put over $700 million into the AI sector and billions more into digital industries in a bid to boost exports -
Canadian cleantech investment keeps falling, bucking the global trend
A shortage of later-stage capital is making it harder for companies to scale in Canada, new data shows -
Vention launches physical AI lab to make robots better at manufacturing
The Montreal-based firm has 16 researchers on staff and has recruited star compute scientist Joelle Pineau as an advisor to the unit -
Signal 1 signs deal with Newfoundland health authority to bolster Canadian business
The Toronto-based AI firm already works with a number of major hospital networks in the U.S. and is working to strike more domestic deals -
Ottawa taps Patrick Pichette to lead new digital transformation agency
The venture capitalist and former Google executive will lead a new office that takes over running and buying technology for the federal government
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The Big Read
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The $20B risk at the heart of Carney and Smith’s grand pipeline bargain
The oilpatch once called Ottawa’s pipeline-for-Pathways bargain “unfinanceable.” Now the industry seems to be changing its mind.
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Meet Canada’s leading innovators from the Class of 2026
From AI and space exploration to sustainable mining and accessible technology, this year’s Top Prospects are building the ideas and innovations that could shape Canada’s future -
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? -
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.
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