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Sapling opens New York office & names Billy Snider

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Sapling Financial Consultants opens New York office and appoints Billy Snider as Head of New York Partnerships to deepen US mid-market ties.
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Chexy raises USD $14 million to widen payments push

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Chexy raises USD $14 million to expand its Canadian platform from rent into utilities, taxes and business payments, boosting rewards options.
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Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft

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Saab teams with Cohere on AI for its GlobalEye aircraft, tying the deal to Canada as it courts Ottawa's airborne surveillance contract.
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Exclusive: Wagepoint targets Canada's small firms with AI payroll

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Wagepoint bets on Canada's lagging small-business payroll, expanding its AI-powered platform while doubling down on its home market.
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Q4 adds digital conferencing to earnings call platform

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Q4 has built digital conferencing into its investor relations platform, aiming to streamline and de-risk earnings calls and market events.
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SenSen expands AI parking enforcement across Ontario

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SenSen rolls out AI-powered parking enforcement across Ontario, as Toronto and nearby cities report big gains in safety and efficiency.
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Canada's data centres on the grid and off-the-meter

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Canada's booming data centre sector is straining power grids, driving off-grid generation and a shift to greener, lower-cost provinces.
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From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX

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From eCommerce and niche software to AI hardware and flight simulators, five Canadian tech heavyweights quietly power the global economy.
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Exclusive: Viafoura's Mark Zohar on the future of media engagement

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Viafoura's Mark Zohar says AI and data will power loyal, paying news communities as publishers abandon dependence on big platforms.
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RFPs drive 40% of enterprise revenue as AI use surges

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RFPs now touch 40% of enterprise revenue as Loopio reports rising submission volumes and surging generative AI use in bid workflows.
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Experts: CAD token market growth hinges on clear rules

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Canada's tokenised markets hinge on OSC engagement, institutional uptake and hybrid blockchain rails, speakers told a Toronto summit.
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Canadian women report greater anxiety over AI at work

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Canadian women report higher anxiety and lower confidence using AI at work than men, as workplace expectations outpace support and training.
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Google backs 14 Canadian AI startups in new cohort

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Google has picked 14 Canadian AI startups for its latest accelerator cohort, spanning healthcare, finance, industry and agriculture.
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Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push

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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
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Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto

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Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.
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Mastercard fund backs Canadian women small businesses

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Mastercard opens 2026 fund in Canada, offering CAD $10,000 grants and support to help women-owned small firms grow amid economic uncertainty.
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Q4 upgrades IR sites to boost visibility in AI search

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Q4 adds AI-focused optimisation to investor relations sites, helping listed firms surface verified disclosures in answer engines like ChatGPT.
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AXL & PUSH launch STRATIS agentic AI for marketers

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AXL and PUSH Media launch STRATIS, an agentic AI “OS” giving marketers a unified, human-governed hub for real-time decisions across channels.
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Hopp targets Canadian firms with new Toronto rollout

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Ride-hailing brand Hopp has launched its Hopp for Business corporate travel service across Toronto and the wider Greater Toronto Area.
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General Magic raises USD $7.2m to speed insurance AI

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General Magic secures USD $7.2m to grow SMS-based AI agents that cut insurance quote times to minutes and slash inbound calls by 30%.