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Canadian surgical AI startup wins Viva Tech pitch contest
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (156+ words) A Canadian medtech startup, built on another Canadian company's data infrastructure, has secured the top prize at one of Europe's biggest tech conferences." From the source: Another unique feature of Reveal's tech is its data hosting, which it does through…...
Cybersecurity coding bootcamp aims to help Canadian veterans transition to tech jobs
11+ hour, 25+ min ago (303+ words) Beta Kit Coding for Veterans (C4 V) is hosting a two-day cybersecurity bootcamp this week in Toronto for current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The news: Twenty students are joining forces in a computer lab at George Brown…...
Canada bans "sophisticated deepfakes" of political figures
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (232+ words) Bill C-25 has received royal assent, officially amending the Canada Elections Act to ban AI-generated imitations of real people, also known as deepfakes, of political figures." The news: Also known as The Strong and Free Elections Act, Bill C-25 contains multiple amendments…...
SFU Venture Labs and Manterra partner to help BC startups manufacture locally
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (278+ words) Beta Kit Vancouver-based accelerator SFU Venture Labs has partnered with manufacturer Manterra Technologies to give Venture Labs" BC-based startups a way to make their products locally, rather than producing overseas. . The news: Venture Labs and Manterra announced the partnership on…...
MDA Space to buy Raytheon's satellite maker for $620 million USD
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (331+ words) MDA Space will buy Blue Canyon Technologies, the small satellite manufacturing and mission services arm of US defence contractor RTX Raytheon, for $620 million USD ($874 million CAD). The news: Brampton, Ont. -based MDA announced on Friday morning that it will acquire…...
Bill C-22 passes third reading after Liberals adopt measures to limit debate
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (737+ words) Bill C-22, the proposed Canadian legislation that would give law enforcement more power to monitor and collect personal communications and data, has passed third reading and will move to the Senate as the House of Commons breaks for the summer a…...
Questrade launches custom indexing as massive IPOs reshape the market
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (457+ words) Maybe the Space X IPO was the highlight of your financial year so far. Or maybe you wanted to keep your portfolio grounded and far, far away from that rocket ship. The largest go-public deal in history was just the…...
Saskatoon angel investor Jesse Wiebe charged with indecent act while unlawfully entering home
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (358+ words) Angel investor and Canadian Startup Capital Association (CSCA) founder Jesse Wiebe has been charged by the Saskatoon police with allegedly committing an indecent act while unlawfully entering a home. Wiebe, who previously worked for investment network Startup TNT and who…...
Hello Fresh subsidiary Factor brings new distribution centre, 400 jobs to Calgary
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (164+ words) Factor Meals, a subsidiary of Hello Fresh, is expanding into Western Canada, where it will plate up meal kits at a newly established Calgary commercial kitchen. The news: Factor announced on Thursday the official opening of its commercial kitchen and…...
Shopify introduces in-store returns, more updates to agentic commerce
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (360+ words) Shopify's latest major product update brings in brick-and-mortar options for purchase pickups and returns while simultaneously continuing the company's push into agentic commerce." The news: The spring 2026 iteration of the biannual Shopify Editions newsletter, called "The Everywhere Edition," was released…...