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Check Point launches Canada-only data region for WAF

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Check Point debuts Canada-only WAF data region, promising full data residency, lower latency and AI-driven protection for local organisations.
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Canada funds compact radiation monitor for deep space

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Canada backs new compact neutron monitor with CAD $5.5 million to protect astronauts on deep-space missions to the Moon and Mars.
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AI-fuelled cyberattacks put Canadian businesses at risk

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AI-powered cyberattacks are rising sharply, leaving Canadian businesses exposed as legacy systems meet rapid AI adoption and automated threats.
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Canada boosts financial intelligence to fight extortion

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Canada is boosting financial intelligence and policing ties to track money trails and crack down on organised-crime extortion schemes.
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Ottawa funds AI & digital skills push in the North

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Canada is investing CAD $2,815,999 to boost digital skills and AI adoption across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
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Canada maps public priorities for new national AI plan

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Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.
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Canada's extra cautious stablecoin path risks Web3 departure

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Experts say the Stablecoin Act may be the right chance for Canada to catch up in the evolution of Web3 infrastructure.
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BDO Canada buys GrantMatch to boost grants advisory

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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BDO Canada acquires GrantMatch, adding grants specialists and a funding-tracking platform to expand its Credits & Incentives services.
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Here are the four firms feds back with $92M quantum investment

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Canada is investing CAD $92M in four quantum start-ups to speed up fault-tolerant computing for industrial and defence uses.
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Canada invests CAD $11M to boost rural Sask internet

Sat, 17th Jan 2026
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Canada commits to expanding high-speed internet to 1,922 rural and Indigenous homes across 28 communities in Saskatchewan.
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Stop renting intelligence: Why Canada needs to build its own AI stack

Sat, 17th Jan 2026
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Canada's GBP £925.6 million AI pledge backs chips and servers, but critics say true sovereignty needs home-grown models, not US black boxes.
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OVHcloud outlines 2026 vision for Canada's digital future

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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OVHcloud VP of the Americas says digital sovereignty, green AI infrastructure and quantum planning will define Canada's digital economy by 2026.
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New Vancouver conference aims to unite Indigenous tech

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Canada's largest Indigenous tech conference launches in Vancouver, reshaping the country's innovation economy among founders and investors.
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Canada launches CAD $244.2m DI Assist defence scheme

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Canada commits CAD $244.2m to new DI Assist scheme, backing SMEs to develop defence and dual-use tech and bolster its industrial base.
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Canada partners with Coveo to modernise AI public services

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Canada signs MOU with Coveo to power digital public services, boost productivity and assert greater control over its data and systems.
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Canada launches CAD $92M quantum tech defence initiative

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Canada unveils new quantum tech scheme to bolster defence, keep top firms at home and turn early research gains into strategic clout.
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Arca to deliver 300,000 tonnes of carbon removal to Microsoft

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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Arca will supply Microsoft with 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon removal over ten years through industrial mineralization, repurposing mining waste to offset CO2.
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Canada announces CAD $11 million in carbon tech funding

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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Canada commits CAD $11M to boost carbon storage and AI-driven energy innovations in Quebec and Newfoundland, aiming to meet climate goals.
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Canada launches anti-fraud strategy & Financial Crimes Agency

Tue, 21st Oct 2025
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Canada unveils its first National Anti-Fraud Strategy and a Financial Crimes Agency to tackle rising fraud losses, which hit CAD $643 million in 2024.
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BDC & Community Futures launch $100M fund for rural businesses

Fri, 17th Oct 2025
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BDC and Community Futures have launched a $100m fund to boost financing and advisory support for rural businesses across Canada.