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Ottawa provides $24 million for cannabis and brain health research consortium; Alberta touts rules for data centres; Ontario government launches Data Centre Playbook; federal government organizations "heavily dependent" on U.S.. companies for AI; Canada's new food strategy overlooks ag advisors; antisemitism on campus "persistent and proliferating;" Quebec needs to strengthen innovation ecosystem; fire and water risks at data centres; and more.

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Canada loses another key chip-making company to the U.S..; startups raised more venture capital in the first six months of 2026; the case for commercializing Canadian health research; Canada can stop surveillance pricing; generative AI is increasingly shaping tasks in Canada's workforce; AI use is expanding but many remain concerned about its impact; building workforce for Western Canada's nascent nuclear industry needs to start now; and more

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Action required to address major challenges in pharamaceutical and life sciences sector; Canada needs a domestic semiconductor industry base; tie funding for Canadian university research to commercialization outcomes; embed students and graduates in SMEs to gain early-career experience and encourage AI adoption; British Columbians' mistrust of AI is growing; AI stereotypes and discriminates in hiring; electrifying Canada's economy; and more.

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Ottawa provides more than $289 million for social sciences and humanities research projects and partnerships; Port of Vancouver expansion referred to Major Projects Office; guidebook on "green" investment will include oil and gas decarbonization projects ; Canada should adress gaps in digital technologies adoption in agri-food sector; Toronto is not retaining full value of its AI cluster; Canada must respond to Trump's quantum-computing challenge; and more.

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Ottawa provides $630 million to natural sciences and engineering researchers; Quebec government invests $288 million in reseaerch and innovation; going "all in" on automation boosts Canada's GDP but causes job losses; Alberta enacts a U.S.-style two-tier health system – or does it?; data centres' growing water consuption; rolling out Canada's social media bill; impact of Canada's industrial carbon tax; the case for Canadian scientific diplomacy; and more.

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Agreement reached on a new oil pipeline to B.C.'s coast; corporate Canada needs to "step up" with more VC firms; "10 months in America taught me why Canada is falling behind;" Canada's Arctic ocean economy offers opportunity but faces barriers; Canada's blue economy opportunity; Canada's defence industry is growing but SMEs face procurment bottlenecks; commercial space legislation needed; AI's environmental impacts; and more.

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Ottawa moves to designate projects of national interest; cyber security experts warn organizations to take action; Canada's VC crunch is squeezing early-stage startups; 10 months in America taught me why Canada is falling behind; Canada's research budget doesn't match its innovation strategy; Canada needs competitive cloud infrastructure; companies are incurring AI "waste;" the riskiest way to innovate happens to be the safest for startups ; and more.

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Federal funding criteria block startups from financial support; government needs to create the conditions for companies to succeed in digital global economy; Canadian SMEs face obstacles to break into defence sector; Canada's ocean research system's high-quality science struggles to translate into impactful benefits; Canadians overwhelmingly say Canada's health system must change; generative AI use among Canadian workers; and more.

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Canada's new AI strategy gets mixed reviews; Ottawa moves to ban social media accounts for children; feds launch National Food Security Strategy; SMEs could grow Canada's economy by $350 million by fully utilizing AI; gap exists between Canada's AI research and a workforce lagging in AI readiness; achieving "AI for All" in agriculture requires systems-level change ; Canada's "silent" brain drain; time for Canada to use public buying strategically; and more.