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Ottawa opens bids for its new $1.75B venture funding program
The program aims to attract billions in private investment, with most of a separate $750-million fund earmarked for later-stage companies -
RBC’s AI chief sounds the alarm over AI agents
Bruce Ross says the bank is concerned about letting AI agents access customer accounts and move money without the right safeguards in place -
National Bank CEO warns AI alone won’t give banks a lasting edge
Amid an ambitious expansion plan, Laurent Ferreira says AI will mean banks face more intense competition and slimmer retail banking margins
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Business
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Underperforming AI agents at big banks face a very human pressure: Losing their jobs
Lenders are tightening oversight of AI agents and pulling the plug on tools that don’t deliver measurable results -
Brookfield’s new CEO flexes the firm’s soft power with its $50B Canadian bet
As asset managers pile into the same AI deals, Brookfield’s Maple Fund could set it apart -
Canada’s new green finance standards sidestep oil and gas emissions
The long-awaited voluntary framework sets common standards for green investment as the country catches up with other economies -
Canadian entrepreneurs are chasing growth again, despite trade uncertainty
Businesses are expanding their customers, markets and suppliers while stepping up efforts to boost productivity, according to a new survey from BDC -
Norway’s Vianode eyes Canadian backers as it mulls a partnership or sale
The graphite company is looking for a strategic tie-up as it advances plans for a $3.2 billion Ontario plant
National
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Alberta business leaders welcome relief from separation anxiety
Albertans’ emphatic vote to stay in Canada halts “a costly endeavour” that distracted the province from pressing issues, says head of business council -
Panel decries Canada’s chaotic way of funding world-class science
An expert panel warns that haphazard funding is holding back Canada’s leading research facilities, and urges Ottawa to give them a shared agenda -
A tech firm born from post-Brexit trade chaos sets its sights on Canada
As trade links grow between Canada and the U.K., Northern Ireland is pitching itself as a gateway to both British and European markets -
India wants to buy less Canadian uranium. Canada’s nuclear lab is helping
The American consortium that runs Canada’s national nuclear lab is helping develop a fuel that could cut into the market for Canadian uranium -
Canadian colleges would train workers in India under new bilateral talent strategy
Two years after Canada’s reckoning over student visas, colleges are working on a plan to provide training and expertise to India for high-demand sectors like AI and nuclear energy
Tech
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Ranovus wants to buy the federal government’s prized chip foundry
CEO Hamid Arabzadeh says the federal photonics fabricator will be among the first targets of the chipmaker’s new venture arm -
Microsoft beefs up its digital sovereignty tech as businesses seek more control
Canadian customers will be able to run more cloud and AI services on their own infrastructure, as concerns grow about an overreliance on U.S. technology -
Anthropic revealed as client for EverWind’s $10B Nova Scotia data centre
The 95-megawatt facility will power Anthropic’s Claude AI models and is set to come online in late 2027 -
Cohere plans to acquire cyber startup Aisle and set up a new security division
The deal would add security tools for customers seeking more control over their AI systems and expand Cohere’s business in Europe -
Coinbase wants to put bots on the blockchain
Canada could be a leader in the growing market for AI agent-led crypto transactions, a Coinbase-backed lobby group argues in a new report
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The Big Read
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Beacon is building an AI empire by fixing Main Street’s software
The Toronto-based firm buys companies that make technology for niche markets, like camp grounds and soccer leagues, then adds staff and tools to boost revenue and profits
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Alberta’s referendum is just the start of the turmoil
The bruising battle over separation has left business owners anxious and immigrants feeling unwelcome. If Albertans agree on one thing, it’s that Monday’s vote will not bring closure. -
The professor trying to make Canada a supercomputer superpower
Ryan Grant spent more than a decade in the U.S. working on some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now the Ontario native is back in Canada with an audacious plan. -
Cameco’s high-stakes bid to be Canada’s next nuclear champion
Through the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of power-hungry AI, Saskatoon-based Cameco has served the nuclear power needs of both Canada and the United States. That’s about to get tricky.
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