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The Short Report: August 13, 2025

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August 13, 2025

National Defence awards MDA Space $66 million in contracts for uncrewed aircraft systems (drones); Canadian universities’ financial challenges means it’s “very unlikely” they’ll attract top U.S. academics; Canadians are feeling anxious about what AI could mean for their jobs: government innovation-support programs need improved coordination to maximize benefits for businesses; and more.

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Organizations:	Abacus Data, ABB, AbCellera, AdapT Institute, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Allan Memorial Institute, Alphabet, Apple, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation, Asper School of Business, Athabasca Basin Development, BC Tech Map, BDC Capital, BinSentry, Bishop’s University, Blue J, British Columbia Institute of Technology, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions, Brown University, BuildForce Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada, C. D. Howe Institute, Cache Power Corp., Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network Ltd., Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Carbon Management Canada, Carleton University, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, Clay, Cohere, Collège Boréal, Columbia University, Concordia University, Conestoga College, Conexus Credit Union Venture Fund II, Conference Board of Canada, Conseil de l’Innovation du Quebec, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CounterPunch, CPA.com, Critical Medicines Production Centre, Dáanaa Jíli (Cache) Trust, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Deloitte, Descartes Systems Group, Dieter Schwarz Foundation, Doig River First Nation, Doximity Inc., École de technologie supérieure, Emissions Reduction Alberta, Finale Inventory, First Nations Bank of Canada, Fonds de recherche du Québec, Future Skills Centre, GardaWorld, GardaWorld Federal Services, Garden Loft Construction Ltd., Genome Alberta, Genome Atlantic, Genome British Columbia, Genome Canada, Genome Prairie, Genome Quebec, Glencore, Golden Opportunities Fund, Google, Government of Alberta, Government of Ontario, Gowling WLG, Growth Street Partners, Harvard Business School, Harvey, Helion Energy, International Energy Agency, Intrepid Growth Partners, Investissement Quebec, J.R. Simplot Company Foundation, Keystone Potato Producers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Li-Cycle, LiORA, LithiumBank Resources, Lyten, MaRS Discovery District, McCain Foods, McGill University, MDA Space, Meritech Capital Partners, Meta, Microsoft, MIT, Mogo, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, National Defence, National Public Radio, NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator, Natural Resources Canada, Northcliff Resources, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Northvolt, Nurasa Food Tech Innovation Centre, Oak HC/FT, Ontario Genomics, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, OpenAI, OpenText Corporation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation, Orpyx® Medical Technologies Inc., Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, Pathway Medical Inc., Peak of the Market, PhantomOmics Inc., PIC Investment Group, Polytechnics Canada, Polytechnique Montreal, Prairies Economic Development Canada, Protein Industries Canada, Public Broadcasting Service, Quebec Superior Court, Rail, Red Deer Polytechnic, Ripple Payments, Robinhood Markets Inc., Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Victoria Hospital, Sapphire Ventures, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Seneca Polytechnic, Sequoia Capital, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Statistics Canada, Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Paving Stones, TeamLinkt, Ten Coves Capital, TerraFixing, The Observatory, Toyota Mobility Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Union des municipalités du Québec, Université du Quebec à Montreal, University College London, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Melbourne, University of Oxford, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, Úújjǫ Developments, Washington State Department of Commerce, Whitefish Lake First Nation #128, WonderFi Technologies Inc., WTC Investments, and Zero Energy & Emissions Buildings Learning Centre
People:	Adrian Dix, Ajay Kochhar, Allan Brooks, Anna Toneguzzo, Ben Isakov, Carl Hansen, Catherine Beaudry, Christopher Worswick, Dominique Poulin, Donald Trump, Doug Ford, Dylan Gunn, Ewen Cameron, Francis Marleau Donais, Francois Legault, Geoff McMaster, Glen Hodgson, James B. Milliken, James McGourlay, Jeff Mitchell, Joe Nguyen, John Tibbits, Juste Rajaonson, Kareem Amin, Lauren Ledwell, Letitia Henville, Linda Schott, Marc Gervais, Marcel Turcot, Mark J. Barrenechea , Michael McDonald, Michelle Downton, Nicolae Rusan, P. Thomas Jenkins, Patricia Harrison, Rory Francis, Sara Hooker, Sarah Watts-Rynard, Savinay Berry, Sharon Kumar, Steven Siciliano, Tim Hodgson, Vic Fedeli, Xiaolei Wang, and Zhixiao Xu
Topics:	artificial intelligence, batteries, energy, funding, innovation, international students, mining, Post-secondary, Research, skills, training, and universities

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