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Federal government provides $162 million to Mitacs; Ottawa invests $80 million in cancer research at Terry Fox Research Institute; Canada's economic performance fell further behind that of the U.S.; automated AI systems could trigger a high-risk "intelligence explosion;" more Canadian pension funds investment needed in domestic companies; holes in value chains are hobbling five industry sectors; Canada lags U.K. in industrial strategy delivery; and more.

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Feds award $67 million in the life sciences sector; Canadian policies, programs for food- and beverage-processing sector are disconnected; Canada's new Food Security Strategy won't solve food insecurity or related health issues; Canada is an international leader in health genomics but is losing ground when innovation movesfrom lab to market; when no one owns health; Canada's AI strategy for health care won't work without oversight; and more.

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Flood of investments in run-up to Canada's Investment Summit; global investors attracted by Canada's stability; Ontario universities atract private-sector investment but foreign firms reap much of the benefit; growing concerns among AI developers about AI's threat to humanity; cleantech investments from Canada VCs fell; AI could boost Canada's agricultural productivity; Canada's broken data governnance regime needs an overhaul; and more.

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Ottawa launches Digital Transformation Canada; feds announce data centre development principles; Canadians describe health care as "a state of crisis;" global warming-driven climate changes in Canada are "irreversible;" new Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs show commercialization promise; EDI in academia "weakens scholarship;" Canada's failing innovation ecosystem pattern; Canada is overly reliant on U.S. for agri-food exports; and more .

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Ottawa provides over $541 million for new research chairs and emerging leaders; Canada will match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar;" Canadian universities struggle to commercializer research despite increased spending; investment in Canadian fintechs declines; commercialization of "AI scribes" in health care is fragmented; feds ignoring beating heart of life sciences secttor; the economy Canada needs; pros and cons of data centres; and more.

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Build a stronger Canada with AI, quantum and digital assets after trade talks collapse; Canada Foundation for Innovation invests $118 million; Canada can't subsidize its way to AI adoption; some Canadians finding it harder to land jobs in occupations most exposed to AI; Canada needs to priortize six critical minerals; Canada's productivity problem is a superstar-firm problem; higher personal and corporate income taxes hurt innovation; and more

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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.