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BKR Capital fund to help underserved, Black-led tech firms scale globally
Toronto-based BKR Capital, a Black-led venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies, has announced its $50-million Black Innovation Fund II is now seeking potential investments.
Leopard AI launches platform for early-stage startup investors
Toronto-based Leopard AI, an AI-native platform for venture capital intelligence, announced it is building a trust and credibility infrastructure for early-stage startup investment.
AFC, CLA come together for cross-border fintech collaboration
A newly-announced partnership between the American Fintech Council (AFC) and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) looks to improve cross-border collaboration and market access in North America for the rapidly growing fintech sector.
Ontario wants to connect province's medical records systems
Ontario looks to roll out provincewide medical record system while avoiding the missteps of the earlier eHealth Ontario initiative to connect the provinces fragemented health care record system.
Fintech Propel Holdings named 'Personal Finance Company of the Year'
Toronto-based fintech Propel Holdings has been named "Personal Finance Company of the Year" in the 10th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program.
TransCrypts puts identity verification into people’s hands
TransCrypts is a blockchain-powered document verification platform founded in 2020 that allows individuals to own, control and share verified personal documents.
Boreal Ventures wants Canadian tech to get to market faster
Montreal-based Boreal Ventures said its newly launched Boreal Ventures II $60 million fund will help Canadian B2B technology companies compete globally.
Bill S-5 looks to overcome Canada’s tech health care digital hurdles
The federal government is moving legislation forward to connect Canada’s notoriously fragmented health information systems, a weakness that has left many Canadians repeating medical histories and doctors struggling with incomplete records.
Bell, HIVE plan to expand their W. Canada data centre networks
Canada’s AI data centre capacity continues to grow with the announcement that Bell Canada and HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. are expediting their data centre footprints in western Canada.
Desjardins Speakers Series looks at Canada’s next AI moment
As Canada takes a leading role in AI research and development, the country is also likely to take a leading role in AI-driven drug development, chemistry and material research.
Gofer.run AI shopping app helps get a handle on grocery prices
North Bay Ont.-based One Red Maple Inc. looks to make grocery price shopping a little easier for Canadians seeking to reduce their food bills with its Gofer.run shopping app.
Bell, Coveo accelerate sovereign AI infrastructure
Bell Canada is accelerating its move to sovereign AI solutions with the announcement of a partnership with Montreal-based Coveo.
University of Toronto, AMD building world-class AI R&D lab
The University of Toronto and AMD are building a research and development lab aimed at spurring next-generation technologies in artificial intelligence and computing.
Younger Canadians worry about AI-generated fraud
Most young Canadians have confidence in their prowess in spotting AI-driven financial scams, but a growing number worry those scams are becoming harder to spot.
Bell to upgrade federal government call centres
Bell Canada has landed a major contract that will see the telecommunications provider overhaul several of the largest government of Canada call centres.
How to keep AI from crashing grids? Smart energy management
As AI and the data centres behind it revolutionize Canada's economy, both are straining the electricity grids needed to power the resulting explosion of computing capacity.
FrontFundr, Swoop expand capital access for Canadian startups
FrontFundr and Swoop Funding have launched a strategic partnership to streamline how Canadian technology startups secure capital needed to scale (their operations).
AI-driven attacks growing threat to Canadian companies: KPMG
AI-driven fraud is emerging as a major threat to Canadian businesses of all sizes, according to new corporate surveys by KPMG Canada and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
Why agentic AI needs guardrails
The era of agentic AI is here. Only it needs strong guardrails to keep it from taking actions that can put organizations at risk.
Bell Cyber and Radware expanding AI-driven security services
Bell Cyber is expanding its partnership with Radware to offer Canadian businesses an AI-driven security service to combat today’s growing number of highly sophisticated and AI-driven cyberattacks.
Can AI transform Canada’s health system?
A Fraser Institute study says artificial intelligence (AI) could make health care more productive and patient-focused, but only if health care systems are redesigned with AI at their core.
Ericsson working toward AI-enabled telecom networks
Ericsson Canada is building a Canadian ecosystem of researchers and graduate students in its ongoing push to build a more resilient and powerful telecom network across the country.
NorthX helps fill funding gap for women-led climate tech
Vancouver-based NorthX Climate Tech is helping women-led climate entrepreneurs get funding and mentoring to move from research and development to rapid commercialization of their technologies.
Canada must build more Canadian-centric AI
Canada needs to build a home-grown AI ecosystem that reflects Canadian business needs and values, not ones defined or directed by Silicon Valley. says Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst.
Canadian Tire, Microsoft expand AI-driven retail initiative
Canadian Tire says an expanded AI‑driven retail intelligence platform will help it stay ahead of customer demand
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