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The Logic’s biggest and best stories of 2025
From the trade war to the productivity crisis, AI chatbots, the war on wine and Canada’s stuttering EV dreams, here are some of our favourite stories from the past year
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A trade war. A federal election. A productivity crisis. An AI bubble, or is it an AI boom? It’s been a hectic 2025—and the stage is set for a hugely consequential 2026.
From trade diversification to AI sovereignty and bold promises to “build, baby, build,” so many of the issues we’ve covered this year come back to one key question: where does Canada go next? If 2025 was the year when many were forced to reckon with that question, 2026 will be the year when many more are forced to answer it—and put big-money plans into action.
A relentless, often dizzying news cycle has certainly kept us all busy. We’ve published more stories, and more exclusives, than ever before, all of them crafted by our expert team of reporters, editors and fact-checkers. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve got planned for 2026, but before then we wanted to look back on some of our biggest and best stories from the last 12 months.
Inside Canadian tech’s not-so-quiet shift to the right
By Catherine McIntyre, Laura Osman and Murad Hemmadi
Back in January, when a Conservative victory in the next general election seemed like a sure thing, we reported on how Canada’s tech leaders were cozying up with Pierre Poilievre in hope that he would deliver the innovation agenda they’d been longing for.
Nunavut has a message for the rest of Canada—and a to-do list
By David Reevely
Politicians from the south have long failed to deliver on promises to boost Canadian sovereignty in the North. As the federal election loomed, and threats of annexation from the U.S. increased in volume, there was a sense that things could change, fast.
Canada’s EV dream has become a nightmare
By Anita Balakrishnan
Tariffs have pushed North America’s auto production industry to the brink. As that chaos played out, a separate crisis has hit Canada’s dream of playing a key role in the electric vehicle revolution.
What rose from the ashes of DeepMind Alberta
By Murad Hemmadi
The arrival of Google-owned DeepMind in Edmonton put Alberta on the AI map. When it left, some feared it would be a major blow to the province’s ambitions in the sector. As we reported in September, it wasn’t.
Why Canada doesn’t build things
By David Reevely
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his government will smash regulatory obstacles that have kept major ‘nation-building’ projects from happening. We asked top executives who have spent years trying to make those projects happen just how bad things are.
This is why Donald Trump really wants to annex Canada
By Laura Osman
Indigenous communities in the Ring of Fire stand to benefit greatly or suffer dearly in the race for critical minerals. As we reported in April, locals say their opposition to mining is misunderstood.
It was Canada’s biggest bitcoin miner. Now it’s betting big on the Trumps
By Claire Brownell
Hut 8 has gone all in on big names, buzz and a high-risk, trendy business strategy. Will it work—or blow up in its face?
The untold story of how Shopify killed DEI
By Aimée Look and Murad Hemmadi
Shopify has said it wants to make commerce better for everyone. As we reported in May, company insiders tell a different story.
The $300-million discovery that tore a small Canadian town apart
By Martin Patriquin
The small town of Dalhousie in New Brunswick has been bruised by decades of booms and busts. A huge pozzolan mine, and the riches within, has sparked a wave of destruction and violence.
Investors are buying up Canada’s farmland. Some farmers are getting worried
By Catherine McIntyre
Private equity and institutional investors see agricultural land across Canada as a safe haven in a shaky economy. Not everyone welcomes the trend.
Who’s winning and who’s getting crushed in Canada’s war on U.S. wine
By Joanna Smith and Aimée Look
California winemakers are still feeling the pain of bans and boycotts. As we reported back in July, so are the Canadians who sell their products.
Former Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose is taking a walk, literally
By Aimée Look
Rose, who was ousted as CEO at Sanctuary AI in November 2024, spent much of the year on an 8,000-kilometre walk across Canada. In January, before he set off, he spoke to us about breaking records and his plans to combine quantum computing with AI.
Meet the Quebecer leading the human resistance against AI
By Martin Patriquin
Thousands of kilometres away from Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Etienne Brisson is racing to record the devastating impact the technology is having on some of its most vulnerable users.
How Attabotics went off the rails
By Jesse Snyder
The robotics startup was plagued by fires, technical troubles and questionable decisions that led to its financial downfall. Its collapse leaves a huge hole in Calgary’s tech scene.
Canada can’t fix its productivity crisis without fixing housing first
By Kevin Carmichael
The construction industry accounts for about seven per cent of Canada’s GDP. It might also be the country’s least productive industry.
Nobody outside Canada watches Canadian TV. Here’s how to fix that
By Laura Osman
Schitt’s Creek and Letterkenny are exceptions to a decades-long problem: Canada doesn’t produce global TV hits. The makers of these breakout successes have a plan to shake things up.
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