What rose from the ashes of DeepMind Alberta - The Logic

DeepMind’s arrival in Alberta put it on the AI map. When it left, some feared it would be a major blow to the province’s ambitions in the sector. It wasn’t.

Canada’s new AI strategy includes $500M fund to back key firms - The Logic

Ottawa also plans to expand funding for AI adoption, researchers and commercialization as part of a suite of new and renewed programs, The Logic has learned

Europe and Canada together can form major market for innovative firms, German minister says - The...

Canada awards Ford $464M to make F-Series trucks in Ontario - The Logic

The Detroit automaker plans to make Super Duty models at its Oakville plant, replacing earlier federally financed plans for EV production

New AI strategy is ‘ready to go’ but delayed by world events, Solomon says - The Logic

Toronto tech firm Thentia is embroiled in a messy legal fight over its past and future - The Logic

Investors, lenders and executives are battling it out in the courts to find out why Thentia found itself on the brink of collapse—and who’s to blame

CPP Investments backed both Anthropic and Cohere in AI rivals’ megarounds - The Logic

Ottawa advised to choose champions and spend big to build AI industry - The Logic

Members of the federal AI Strategy Task Force called for billions of dollars in new programs, as well changes to the way the government procures from and supports AI firms

AI institutes pushed Ottawa for a $434M renewal of AI strategy - The Logic

Amii, Mila, Vector Institute and CIFAR called on Ottawa to renew programs for research and commercialization as the tech talent wars heated up, according to documents seen by The Logic

The truth about Wonder Valley, Kevin O’Leary’s data-centre dream - The Logic

The colossal data-centre project is behind schedule and faces major obstacles. Yet, on a vast swathe of land in northern Alberta, something is starting to happen.

Canadian quantum firms all make the first cut in U.S. defence program - The Logic

Nord Quantique, Photonic and Xanadu are through to the next phase of a major U.S. initiative to test the capabilities of quantum computing that could lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in...

Budget reveals how Ottawa plans to make data-centre deals - The Logic

The government passes on major financing for the capital expenditures of AI infrastructure projects in an attempt to protect Canada from a potential AI bubble

Quantum firm Xanadu to go public in SPAC deal valuing it at US$3.6B - The Logic

Toronto firm will add AMD and Canadian banks in private placement as it joins quantum stocks jumping on the technology’s potential