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Carmichael: The world is eager for more access to Canadian oil and gas—but Canada’s producers and politicians need to get on the same page first. thelogic.co/commentary/can…

Shares in Toronto quantum firm Xanadu jumped 15% on the Nasdaq and TSX in their first day of trading on Friday, breaking a long IPO drought for Canadian tech companies. thelogic.co/news/xanadu-pu…

The gender pay gap is wider for more experienced women in Canada. In the accounting industry, the problem may be exacerbating a talent crisis. thelogic.co/news/analysis/…

Led by a new head of government relations, Shopify has logged more meetings in Ottawa in 2026 than it did all of last year. thelogic.co/news/shopify-l…

Nearly half the $96.8 billion that poured in last year came from mergers and acquisitions, and Canada’s political stability has become a selling point. thelogic.co/news/foreign-i…

Wealthsimple gets the go-ahead to launch prediction markets trading in Canada. thelogic.co/news/wealthsim…

Investors, lenders and executives are battling it out in the courts to find out why Toronto tech firm Thentia found itself on the brink of collapse—and who’s to blame. thelogic.co/news/the-big-r…

Dominion Dynamics and Sapper Labs will buy processing power from Calgary-based Denvr to run their security-focused AI tools. thelogic.co/news/sapper-de…

Surveyed Canadians see AI data centres as important, but they aren’t convinced of the benefits of having them built near where they live. thelogic.co/news/canada-ai…

The federal government has committed $1 billion to boost venture spending. To unlock the full value of the cash, investors say Canada’s big pension funds need to step up. thelogic.co/news/canada-ve…

Ottawa’s foreign student cuts went far deeper than planned as reports from the federal auditor general highlight the Immigration Department’s failures, and sound warnings about the new federal pay system. thelogic.co/news/auditor-g…

Government views on digital independence are “maturing” beyond knee-jerk suspicion of U.S. providers, says IBM Canada’s chief technical officer. thelogic.co/news/ibm-canad…

Bruce Ross, RBC's new AI chief, says the bank’s proprietary client data gives it a deeper pool to train AI models than its rivals. thelogic.co/news/rbc-ai-ch…

Carmichael: Ottawa had a chance to head off the housing crisis, but it's no longer the government's problem to solve. thelogic.co/commentary/bes…

Companies are merging to boost their tech arsenals, but fear of buying an AI lemon is hardening takeover terms. thelogic.co/news/analysis/…

A major new study from Stanford University shows how chatbots seemingly exploit psychological vulnerabilities and encourage delusions and self-harm. thelogic.co/news/ai-chatbo…

Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged, will watch Iran war fallout for signs of ‘persistent inflation.’ thelogic.co/news/boc-rate-…

Canadian scientist Gilles Brassard wins Turing Award for quantum breakthroughs. The Université de Montréal professor pioneered quantum communication with collaborator Charles Bennett. thelogic.co/news/canadian-…

Janice Charette made her name steering Canada’s government through crisis after crisis. Now she’s in charge of trade negotiations with the Trump administration, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. thelogic.co/news/the-big-r…

Canada is mimicking the EU’s approach to tackling TikTok but lacks the same enforcement powers to hold the company to account. thelogic.co/news/tiktok-ca…