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Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Data Protection

Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns

Rising cloud and AI sovereignty risks are forcing firms to map data exposure and contingency plans as Kyndryl adds a readiness assessment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Hypertec's Ciara to make first NVIDIA OEM systems in Canada
Agricultural Technology

Hypertec's Ciara to make first NVIDIA OEM systems in Canada

It could bolster domestic AI capacity and data sovereignty as Montreal-based Ciara begins building NVIDIA-certified systems for Canadian customers.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos
Digital Transformation

Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos

Patients could soon move between doctors and hospitals with their records intact as Ottawa moves to force health software to share data.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Canada's patent filings stall despite population boom
Physical Security

Canada's patent filings stall despite population boom

Despite a population surge, Canada’s patent count barely moved in 2024, underscoring a widening gap between research and domestic investment.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month
Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast
Power / Energy

Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast

Rising demand from data centres and industry is exposing Canada’s fragmented power market, leaving provinces short of a national grid to share electricity.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Last month
Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps
Robotic Process Automation

Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps

Fragmented patient data is still slowing care and adding to doctors’ workload, with 71% saying better interoperability would help most.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
B.C. gets CAD $13.8M for AI, aerospace defence projects
Space Technologies

B.C. gets CAD $13.8M for AI, aerospace defence projects

The funding will help five British Columbia projects expand satellite, drone and maritime technologies with dual-use defence applications.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes
Crypto

Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes

Consumers will soon get faster access to deposited funds, while banks face new fraud rules and stablecoins enter a regulated Canadian framework.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
Network Infrastructure

KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders

KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Feds backs Edmonton defence technology with CAD $6.1M
Supply Chain

Feds backs Edmonton defence technology with CAD $6.1M

Domestic defence supply chains in Alberta are set to get a boost as Ottawa backs three Edmonton groups with more than CAD $6.1 million.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Canada founders urged to back home team on sovereignty
Hyperscale

Canada founders urged to back home team on sovereignty

Canadian startups risk losing critical backing and control as investors and buyers favour foreign tech, panellists warned at CIX Summit.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt
DataCentre infrastructure

Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt

The 6.5 MW expansion will give Canadian customers more sovereign AI compute as demand for domestic data residency grows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Xanadu Quantum to launch on TSX and NASDAQ this month
Quantum Computing

Xanadu Quantum to launch on TSX and NASDAQ this month

Crane Harbor backs Xanadu merger, paving way for Nasdaq, TSX debut and USD $302 million raise amid talks on CAD $390 million support.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Canada's data centres on the grid and off-the-meter
Hyperscale

Canada's data centres on the grid and off-the-meter

Canada's booming data centre sector is straining power grids, driving off-grid generation and a shift to greener, lower-cost provinces.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Bell to build Canada's largest AI data centre near Regina
Network Infrastructure

Bell to build Canada's largest AI data centre near Regina

Bell will spend CAD $1.7bn on a 300 MW AI data hub in rural Saskatchewan, billed as Canada's largest purpose-built AI centre.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX
Digital Transformation

From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX

From eCommerce and niche software to AI hardware and flight simulators, five Canadian tech heavyweights quietly power the global economy.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Ontario plans FOI overhaul and tighter cyber rules
EduTech

Ontario plans FOI overhaul and tighter cyber rules

Ontario plans to tighten cyber rules while exempting ministers from FOI, in a major overhaul of access and privacy laws for public bodies.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Feds defence plan, Ukraine war, renews talk on CAF robotics
Robotics

Feds defence plan, Ukraine war, renews talk on CAF robotics

Canada's new defence plans elevates battlefield robots from niche tools to core assets, as Ottawa eyes drones for strategy and industry.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Experts: CAD token market growth hinges on clear rules
Crypto

Experts: CAD token market growth hinges on clear rules

Canada's tokenised markets hinge on OSC engagement, institutional uptake and hybrid blockchain rails, speakers told a Toronto summit.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026