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Ottawa announces $35-billion plan for Canada's North; Canada needs to boost critical minerals refining capacity; federal researcher jobs cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten environmental science; feds invest $522 million through Canada Foundation for Innovation for research infrastructure; Canada needs sovereign AI; Canada needs to digitally transform its infrastructure; and more.

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National Research Council of Canada will invest over $900 million to advance drone and aerospace technologies, quantum computing, and biothreat countermeasures under Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy. This investment aims to strengthen national security, economic prosperity, and key industrial capabilities.

By Mark Lowey
Federal government and partners invest $41 million in cancer prevention research; AI Minister Evan Solomon to meet with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on safety; Canada's GDP increased 1.7 percent in 2025, slowest since 2020; foreign direct investment in Canada in 2025 reached highest level since 2007; people aren't ready for what AI will do to their jobs; still uncertain how many jobs AI will replace; health risk from high-salinity drinking water; and more.

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Ottawa starts unrolling Defence Industrial Strategy funding; Canada's VC capital investment and private equity investment declined in 2025; foreign direct investment promotes growth only when host economies have the capacity to absorb the benefits; why promising Canadian biotech firms are struggling to scale; can Canada be truly sovereign without health independence?; Canada needs a national marine CO2 removal strategy; and more.

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Canada's "outdated" capital gains policies driving away entrepreneurs; Ottawa launches new Industrial Defence Strategy; Ontario unveils long-term funding model for postsecondary sector; Ottawa's new AI strategy is off to a bad start; no sign yet that generative AI is causing significant job losses; AI tools intensify work and can cause employee burnout; Canada's repository for nuclear waste raises questions about public safety; and more.

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New automotive strategy; Ottawa cool to new U.S. critical minerals strategy; 2025 was good for venture capital for software firms; AI and quantum technologies offer huge opportunities for Canada's ocean economy; federal cuts to foreign aid conflict with the need for Canadian scientific innovation to have global engagement; ransomware threat is growing; why Canada's drug approval shouldn't rely on foreign regulators; tribute to Kirsty Duncan; and more.

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Ontario invests in the Queen Elizabeth Way Innovation Corridor, turning a highway stretch into a testbed for vehicle tech. Meanwhile, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada job cuts raise food safety concerns, and Y Combinator's policy shift may push Canadian startups to the U.S. for better access to capital.

By Research Money
Federal and provincial governments are investing heavily across sectors: Ontario's subway car order now requires 55% Canadian content, while Quebec's new strategy focuses on critical minerals. Meanwhile, Evidence for Democracy warns that misinformation is an existential threat and Natural Products Canada-supported companies contribute almost $900M to Canada's GDP.

By Mark Lowey
Port of Montreal expansion gets greenlighted by Major Projects Office; Canada-China trade deal angers Doug Ford Canada's response to sexually abusive images on X is "tepid;" Canada needs to improve patenting performance; Canadian firms often bought before before reaching full scale; national AI literacy program for Canadian consumers and within financial institutions needed; Canada's AI strategy should avoid excessive precaution; and more.