2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (284+ words) The marquee opening event of Toronto Tech Week returns with a focus on Canadian sovereignty. Hosted at the iconic TIFF Lightbox, BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall will bring together over 500 leaders from across Canada's tech and innovation ecosystem on May…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (730+ words) When Alberta technology and innovation minister Nate Glubish attended a conference in California two years ago featuring some of the world's top AI leaders, the topic of conversation wasn't familiar to him: the coming boom in data centre construction over…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (371+ words) Montr'al-based AI conference ALL IN is expanding to the rest of Canada with two satellite events as it gears up for its fourth annual edition." The new "ALL IN Talks" events will run in Vancouver on April 15 and Toronto on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (453+ words) If you've ever spent any time watching Westerns (and even if you haven't), you're probably familiar with the phrase "this town ain't big enough for the both of us." It's a clich" that doesn't apply to Winnipeg, which just launched…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (284+ words) Qu'bec's startup ecosystem has a new movement to rally around'one that aims to promote buying local tech to boost the province's productivity." "To drive productivity, we must embrace our own innovations." "The talent is undeniable," Qu'bec Tech general manager Richard…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (560+ words) After five years at the helm, Adrien C't" is stepping down from his role as executive director of Velocity, the University of Waterloo's flagship startup incubator program. The Waterloo graduate, researcher, and technologist spent eight years at Velocity, leading the…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (887+ words) For Canadian aerospace startups looking to scale, finding access to capital, talent, and industry connections can often be more difficult than building the technology itself. "Many cities have incubators dedicated to life sciences or tech companies, but there are only…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (252+ words) Saskatchewan innovators are solving big challenges with bold ideas and transforming key industries," Warren Kaeding, the minister responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan, said in a press release. SAIF and AGF provide the early support needed to ensure made-in-Saskatchewan technologies reach new…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (240+ words) Medventions has launched a pilot program in Newfoundland and Labrador to immerse budding entrepreneurs in the inner workings of a hospital." Founded in 2016 by Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, Medventions gives post-secondary students and recent graduates hands-on experience in a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (202+ words) BetaKit has expanded its award-winning technology news team with the addition of Edmonton-based reporter Jesse Cole. Jesse will take on the role of reporter in BetaKit's new Prairies bureau, telling stories across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Jesse is a reporter…...