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Canada’s ETF industry is almost a trillion-dollar business
Investors are piling into Canadian ETFs, with actively managed ETFs more than quadrupling in value since 2020 -
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 -
Alberta’s new pipeline would follow Trans Mountain’s route through southern B.C.
The plan announced by Smith and Carney includes Trans Mountain and Pembina Pipeline as partners
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Business
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A niche white-collar role is becoming the AI industry’s hot new job
Tech companies are sending developers into clients’ offices to build bespoke AI systems, blurring the line between software vendor and consultant -
Banks must share account numbers and product data under draft open banking rules
The proposed rules don’t include a launch date, adding to the evidence that open banking won’t go live in 2026 as promised -
Smaller VCs face $1.6B fundraising gap as capital gets stuck at the top
Five venture funds captured 80 per cent of all fundraising in Canada last year, according to RBCx data, making it harder for emerging managers and the startups they back to raise capital -
Ssense has laid off photo and make-up teams and says AI will do much of their work
Internal documents show the Montreal luxury retailer has been developing AI-generated fashion imagery and encouraging employees to adopt AI tools -
1 in 3 professionals are using unauthorized AI on the job, global survey finds
Many work in fields that handle sensitive information, exposing their employers to data breaches and legal jeopardy
National
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Carney’s new deal for B.C. paves way for West Coast pipeline
The agreement keeps the North Coast tanker ban in place, suggesting a new pipeline must go through southern B.C. -
The U.S. has chosen not to extend CUSMA. Here’s what happens next
The Trump administration made clear Wednesday it won’t extend the North American trade pact “in its current form.” That doesn’t mean the deal is doomed. -
It turns out Trump does need something from Canada—aluminum
U.S. smelters are now competing with data centres for electricity, bolstering the Liberal government’s case against tariffs on Canadian aluminum -
What makes a nuclear reactor Canadian? Billions of dollars ride on the answer
Cameco’s Grant Isaac says the U.S.-designed, Canadian-owned Westinghouse reactor should be Canada’s pick over the feds’ favoured Candu -
How a former Russian TV anchor ended up suing Canada’s go-to rocket company
Promoters say Maritime Launch Services promised them shares when the firm was nearly bust. Now the options are worth more than $1 million—and they want the cash.
Tech
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Zero Point Cryogenics wants to freeze the quantum world
On an industrial lot in Edmonton, next to a Nerf-battle birthday venue, one firm is building the near-absolute zero freezers the quantum industry desperately needs -
What happened when a VC firm let AI do almost everything
Ripple Ventures built an AI system that allowed its four-person team to do the work of 100. Rival firms are taking note. -
Canada joins the movement to make AI more open source
As allies and major tech players work together on systems without strings, Ottawa wants to lead international efforts and boost domestic adoption -
Alberta to free up a huge amount of power to attract Big Tech and its data centres
New rules would provide 1.6 gigawatts to “large-load” users that agree to build their own power sources, stepping up the province’s pursuit of AI data centres -
Canada’s AI hiring boom has reached Bay Street’s top executives
About 81 per cent of surveyed Canadian organizations now have a dedicated chief AI officer, according to IBM research
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The Big Read
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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.
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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. -
Mining the moon. Selling nuclear reactors. For this Canadian, it’s all part of the plan
In the throes of a pandemic-fuelled midlife crisis, Daniel Sax founded a company to mine the moon. Now he has federal space contracts, and wants to power the Arctic with microreactors. -
Canada’s AI boom is about to collide with a major labour shortage
From data centres to housing, ports and pipelines, there’s a lot to build. The problem is there aren’t enough skilled tradespeople to do the building.
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