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January 28, 2026

Raquel Urtasun, CEO and Founder at Waabi poses for a portrait with an automated driving truck, in Toronto, Sunday June 16, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)

Raquel Urtasun, CEO and Founder at Waabi poses for a portrait with an automated driving truck, in Toronto, Sunday June 16, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)

Waabi launching robotaxi fleet with Uber after raising US$750-million

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January 27, 2026

TikTok settles landmark social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial

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January 27, 2026

Signage from a CGI office in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Signage from a CGI office in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

CGI and OpenAI sign collaboration deal to help clients adopt AI across operations

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January 27, 2026

Investissement Quebec, which contributed $55-million of Vention's latest financing round, has invested $800-million in venture capital over the past decade.

Investissement Quebec, which contributed $55-million of Vention's latest financing round, has invested $800-million in venture capital over the past decade.

Vention raises $150-million as Quebec makes biggest venture bet yet

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January 27, 2026

Adrian Thomas, chief executive officer of Hammond Power Solutions, at the company facility in Guelph, Ont., on Jan 16.

Adrian Thomas, chief executive officer of Hammond Power Solutions, at the company facility in Guelph, Ont., on Jan 16.

How a small-town company that can trace its roots to 1917 is helping fuel the AI boom

5 min read

January 26, 2026

Jeremy Andres left Chief Technology Officer. beard is Adam Keating, right, CEO of CoLab.
both cofounders. Handout

Jeremy Andres left Chief Technology Officer. beard is Adam Keating, right, CEO of CoLab.
both cofounders. Handout

St. John’s venture capital firm Pelorus doubles down on homegrown tech startups after big wins

4 min read

January 26, 2026

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration

Trial to begin over claims that Meta, TikTok, YouTube fuelling youth mental-health crisis

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January 26, 2026

FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Nvidia invests $2-billion in CoreWeave to support AI data-centre build out

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January 26, 2026

FILE - Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

EU regulators launch probe into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

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January 23, 2026

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Business leaders endorse Carney’s Davos warnings, but fret about blowback

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January 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) questions Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, during a confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, faces a rare second confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) questions Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, during a confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, faces a rare second confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. Senator calls for Congressional probe into TikTok deal over national security concerns

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January 23, 2026

Toronto, November 25, 2008
A minor hockey game photographed at the Scarborough Arena Gardens on Birchmount Rd., Toronto.
Photo by: Fernando Morles/The Globe and Mail

Toronto, November 25, 2008
A minor hockey game photographed at the Scarborough Arena Gardens on Birchmount Rd., Toronto.
Photo by: Fernando Morles/The Globe and Mail

Amateur sports streamer LiveBarn agrees to $400-million private equity takeover

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January 22, 2026

A member of the Enforcement and Removal Operations of ICE stands guard while a man is detained by agents during an immigration raid in Minneapolis on Sunday.

A member of the Enforcement and Removal Operations of ICE stands guard while a man is detained by agents during an immigration raid in Minneapolis on Sunday.

Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions

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January 22, 2026

Greg Twinney, CEO of General Fusion stands for a photograph with the LM26 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada May 3, 2025. (Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)

Greg Twinney, CEO of General Fusion stands for a photograph with the LM26 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada May 3, 2025. (Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)

B.C.’s General Fusion to go public with SPAC deal

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January 21, 2026

Exterior view of the MILA building on St-Urbain street. Under the coordination of Lynnsey Chartrand, The head of Indigenous initiatives at Mila institute, runs a program by the institute in Montreal for Indigenous students to learn about AI.

Exterior view of the MILA building on St-Urbain street. Under the coordination of Lynnsey Chartrand, The head of Indigenous initiatives at Mila institute, runs a program by the institute in Montreal for Indigenous students to learn about AI.

Quebec’s Mila institute raising $100-million fund for AI startups

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January 21, 2026

Flinks co-founder Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf at its Montreal offices in 2019. He and fellow co-founder Frédérick Lavoie left the company in 2024 after it was acquired by National Bank of Canada.

Flinks co-founder Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf at its Montreal offices in 2019. He and fellow co-founder Frédérick Lavoie left the company in 2024 after it was acquired by National Bank of Canada.

Fintech founders claim lawsuit launched by National Bank is effort to deter investors

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January 20, 2026

ICE and other federal officers scuffle with demonstrators as ICE operates in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. Hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, the US homeland security chief said on January 11, brushing aside demands by the Midwestern city's Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In multiple TV interviews, US Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem defended the actions of the officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, whose death has sparked renewed protests nationwide against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

ICE and other federal officers scuffle with demonstrators as ICE operates in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. Hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, the US homeland security chief said on January 11, brushing aside demands by the Midwestern city's Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In multiple TV interviews, US Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem defended the actions of the officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, whose death has sparked renewed protests nationwide against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’

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January 20, 2026

Aspect Biosystems CEO Tamer Mohamed, left, and Chief Technology Officer Simon Beyer pose for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, October 8, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail

Aspect Biosystems CEO Tamer Mohamed, left, and Chief Technology Officer Simon Beyer pose for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, October 8, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail

Aspect Biosystems expands partnership with Novo Nordisk to develop diabetes treatment

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January 20, 2026

Jetson co-founder Stephen Lake at one of their facilities in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday.

Jetson co-founder Stephen Lake at one of their facilities in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday.

Jetson raises $50-million as Stephen Lake’s home heating disruptor expands across U.S.

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January 19, 2026

Mark Doble, CEO at Alexi, poses for a photograph at a coworking space in Toronto, Ont., on Monday, August 28, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail

Mark Doble, CEO at Alexi, poses for a photograph at a coworking space in Toronto, Ont., on Monday, August 28, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail

Toronto startup accuses B.C. tech giant Clio of trying to drive it out of business

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January 19, 2026

Dominion Dynamics founder Eliot Pence pose for a portrait October 14, 2025 in Ottawa. The company develop a deployable mesh network that will essentially act as a surveillance system for remote regions, such as the Arctic. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail

Dominion Dynamics' Eliot Pence, seen in October, is at the helm of a company generating buzz for its sensor modules designed to collect data and detect threats in the North.

Dominion Dynamics, vying to become Canadian defence ‘neoprime,’ raises $21-million led by Georgian

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January 17, 2026

Senate of Canada building, and former train station, in Ottawa, Ontario January 16, 2026. Photograph by Blair Gable

Senate of Canada building, and former train station, in Ottawa, Ontario January 16, 2026. Photograph by Blair Gable

Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub

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January 16, 2026

(FILES) This photograph taken on January 10, 2024 shows electric cars for export waiting to be loaded on the "BYD Explorer NO.1", a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong province. Canada will allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles to be imported under new, preferential tariff rates, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on January 16, 2026 after reaching a trade deal with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

(FILES) This photograph taken on January 10, 2024 shows electric cars for export waiting to be loaded on the "BYD Explorer NO.1", a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong province. Canada will allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles to be imported under new, preferential tariff rates, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on January 16, 2026 after reaching a trade deal with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Carney’s tariff deal with China could risk auto-sector competitiveness, industry leaders say

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January 15, 2026

Ms. Grundy regularly drives the 45-minute stretch of Highway 72 that goes south from Sioux Lookout to the Trans-Canada on her way to Dryden for her son’s weekly swimming lessons. Ms. Grundy said she’s unable to get cell phone service for most of the way. The single-lane road is a danger zone for moose, wolves, bears and other wildlife, and collisions aren’t uncommon, she said. Oct 29th, 2024Ms. Grundy regularly drives the 45-minute stretch of Highway 72 that goes south from Sioux Lookout to the Trans-Canada on her way to Dryden for her son’s weekly swimming lessons. Ms. Grundy said she’s unable to get cell phone service for most of the way. The single-lane road is a danger zone for moose, wolves, bears and other wildlife, and collisions aren’t uncommon, she said. Oct 29th, 2024

Ms. Grundy regularly drives the 45-minute stretch of Highway 72 that goes south from Sioux Lookout to the Trans-Canada on her way to Dryden for her son’s weekly swimming lessons. Ms. Grundy said she’s unable to get cell phone service for most of the way. The single-lane road is a danger zone for moose, wolves, bears and other wildlife, and collisions aren’t uncommon, she said. Oct 29th, 2024Ms. Grundy regularly drives the 45-minute stretch of Highway 72 that goes south from Sioux Lookout to the Trans-Canada on her way to Dryden for her son’s weekly swimming lessons. Ms. Grundy said she’s unable to get cell phone service for most of the way. The single-lane road is a danger zone for moose, wolves, bears and other wildlife, and collisions aren’t uncommon, she said. Oct 29th, 2024

CRTC launches public consultation on cellphone dead zones

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January 15, 2026

Founder Jimmy Wales, pictured during an interview marking Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, says the site wants to work with AI companies, not block them.

Founder Jimmy Wales, pictured during an interview marking Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, says the site wants to work with AI companies, not block them.

Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and other tech giants as it turns 25

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January 14, 2026

Corus Entertainment’s corporate head office at 25 Dockside Drive on Toronto’s waterfront on Sept 9, 2025.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Corus Entertainment’s corporate head office at 25 Dockside Drive on Toronto’s waterfront on Sept 9, 2025.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Corus posts $11.1-million net loss in first quarter

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January 14, 2026

At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text message he's received, only to find a "frustrating" message that didn't originate from someone he knows. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text message he's received, only to find a "frustrating" message that didn't originate from someone he knows. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Telecom customer complaints still on the rise among all major carriers, watchdog says

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January 14, 2026

Portage Ventures CEO Adam Felesky, photographed at Koho Financial's Toronto office in 2020, says many Point72-backed fintechs 'are close to IPO stage or strategic exits.'

Portage Ventures CEO Adam Felesky, photographed at Koho Financial's Toronto office in 2020, says many Point72-backed fintechs 'are close to IPO stage or strategic exits.'

Power Corp.’s Portage expands into secondaries by taking on Point72 Ventures’ fintech portfolio

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January 12, 2026

The Gemini app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The Gemini app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s next AI models after companies ink multi-year deal

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January 11, 2026

Shopify offices in Toronto on May 13, 2024.
May 13, 2024.
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

Shopify offices in Toronto on May 13, 2024.
May 13, 2024.
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

Shopify embraces agentic AI with Google, Microsoft partnerships

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