Cohere’s Aleph Alpha deal sets the stage for a major sovereign AI battle, as the combined firm could now have the clout to take on the U.S. tech giants that dominate AI. thelogic.co/news/special...

Renewed opposition to industrial carbon pricing is stalling Ottawa’s push to make good on its pipeline deal with Alberta, insiders say. thelogic.co/news/alberta...

The combined Cohere-Aleph Alpha will keep the Cohere name, be headquartered in Canada and will remain Canadian-owned. thelogic.co/news/cohere-...

BDC launches $500M loan program to help small businesses adopt AI. thelogic.co/news/bdc-ai-...

Clothing that tracks the well-being of troops on the battlefield is a promising new front in military tech. High-end winterwear firm Wuxly is charging into it. thelogic.co/news/parka-c...

In an interview with The Logic, TMX CEO John McKenzie dismissed concerns regarding its acquisition of Cboe’s Canadian and Australian businesses, saying the real competition comes from outside Canada. thelogic.co/news/tmx-ceo...

New: The Canadian gov is concerned about the extent to which pedophiles, white nationalists and violent extremists are using Roblox to target and recruit children, according to a brief obtained by The Logic. Story by @patriquin.bsky.social and @lauraosman.bsky.social thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Roblox is a recruiting ground for groups who encourage acts of self-harm, violent crime and child sexual abuse, according to a government report obtained by The Logic. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Internal memos show the federal government expects Reggeborgh, which is fronted by a minor Dutch royal, to invest in infrastructure, energy transition and food security. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Inspired by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech, China-based Honor is sounding out Ottawa about selling smartphones—and even doing R&D—in Canada. thelogic.co/news/huawei-...

The Canadian Startup Capital Association aims to give smaller investors a voice as Ottawa decides how to deploy a huge chunk of startup funding. thelogic.co/news/ottawa-...

Canadian institutional investors say their private credit exposure is limited. Cracks in U.S. markets could test those limits. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

German industrial giant Siemens says it will maintain at least 3,300 jobs in Canada in exchange for the newly-announced $23-million of federal support for its battery R&D project in Ontario. thelogic.co/news/siemens...

Hannover Messe, Germany’s massive industrial fair, is a showcase of high-tech wizardry. But for some Canadian firms, selling access to the U.S. remains the surest path to deals in Europe. thelogic.co/news/hannove...

Using AI to constantly tweak prices could become big business for both physical and online retailers. Some politicians want an immediate ban. thelogic.co/news/algorit...

Mozilla is working with Canadian players like Mila and Transformer Lab as it tries to ensure consumers and businesses have alternatives to ChatGPT and Claude. thelogic.co/news/mozilla...

Carmichael: The country faces a $1.8T investment gap, RBC’s research suggests. But the biggest thing missing is a sense of urgency. thelogic.co/commentary/k...

Mark Carney's summit in Toronto next fall would showcase Canada to funds and investment giants worth $50 trillion, one organizer says. thelogic.co/news/mark-ca...

The federal government is offering $890 million in public funding to the organization selected to build what it says will be one of the most advanced supercomputers in the world. thelogic.co/news/canada-...

Up to 1,400 public servants will use Cohere’s North AI as part of the firm’s first major government deployment since it signed an agreement with Ottawa to test its tech. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Canadian tech firms dream of scoring deals at Hannover Messe, but just getting their gear to the world’s biggest industrial fair can be an adventure. thelogic.co/news/robots-...

Amid reports of a deal between Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly calls for a “bloc” of like-minded countries to work together to help national AI champions grow. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

Canadian tech is powering a new generation of autonomous long-haul trucks, but the country’s patchwork of provincial regulations makes it hard to test them. thelogic.co/news/interna...

National resilience can’t safely be left to the market, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on a visit to Ottawa. thelogic.co/news/finland...

AI is infiltrating corporate Canada’s negotiations with Bay Street law firms. thelogic.co/news/ai-infi...

The e-commerce firm Shopify has spent years chasing big-name brands. So far, it’s made a lot of noise about who’s signed up but said little about how much money it’s making from the deals. thelogic.co/news/shopify...

AI Minister Evan Solomon feels confident after “very productive dialogue” with Anthropic. thelogic.co/news/cyberse...

Ottawa-based BluWave-AI is gobbling up more patents in its space than Ford and GM and then licensing the IP to lure big customers. thelogic.co/news/ottawa-...

The Liberals can now put their economic plans into overdrive, with implications for companies and investors across the country. thelogic.co/news/liberal...

Loblaw, Metro and Empire plan to open dozens more discount grocery stores in the coming months as more households feel the financial squeeze. thelogic.co/news/major-g...

Quebec Ink: Canada’s ruling party wants to embrace AI. It also wants to regulate it. thelogic.co/commentary/q...

Carmichael: Shopify’s growth mindset has broken the Canadian business curse. thelogic.co/commentary/k...

Respondents to The Logic’s latest subscriber survey expressed distrust in major U.S. tech firms, and support for legislation that could hold them accountable. thelogic.co/intelligence...

A change of plans at NASA left the Canadarm3 without a home. The people building it say they can find a new one—just as Canada hunts for more spacefaring friends. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

Before our daughter was born, I thought I’d be turning to baby books, friends and family, and our local doctor for answers. Then along came Claude. thelogic.co/news/analysi...

Nvidia is throwing some of its considerable weight in the compute market behind Hypertec, which the Montreal-based AI infrastructure firm hopes will help it win more business at home and abroad. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

BDC is returning to direct investing in the life sciences sector, which has struggled to grab early-stage funding despite strong returns. thelogic.co/news/bdc-lif...

The U.S, the EU and others have complained at the WTO about the Buy Canadian policy that favours domestic firms bidding for federal government contracts. thelogic.co/news/buy-can...

Iran’s reported plan to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in crypto during a two-week ceasefire raises legal questions and exposes operators to sanctions risks. thelogic.co/news/iran-pl...

Shareholders of Canada’s big banks are demanding greater transparency on AI governance, including around bias risks, while maintaining pressure on ESG. thelogic.co/news/big-ban...

From the building boom in Alberta to a host of legacy facilities near Toronto and Montreal, our reporting reveals the scale of Canada’s data centre industry—and the challenges it faces. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

Vice-president of global supply chain at the network equipment firm Ciena was charged in December 2025 with an alleged assault that reportedly happened last summer. thelogic.co/news/ciena-a...

By restricting eligibility to vehicles under $50,000, the federal incentive targets the part of the market where going electric costs the most, says Clean Energy Canada. thelogic.co/news/ev-reba...

A new global defence bank would lend to Canada’s allies, but Ottawa is unlikely to borrow from it to build up its own defences. thelogic.co/news/analysi...

Canada is starting with a relative trickle of Chinese EV imports. The U.K. shows how it could quickly become a flood. thelogic.co/news/analysi...

Carmichael: The country needs its energy giants to rekindle the wildcat spirit—but their investors have little appetite for risk. thelogic.co/commentary/m...

Barry Dusome’s 17-year battle for the rights to his new version of poker scored a win for inventions with abstract elements—including AI. thelogic.co/news/the-big...

Ottawa’s sovereign cloud initiative joins other digital issues on the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual list of trade concerns. thelogic.co/news/cloud-s...

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s flight around the moon on Artemis II is just the beginning, says MDA Space’s Mike Greenley. thelogic.co/news/artemis...

Last week, Shopify turned on AI-powered shopping for millions of merchants, but so far, uptake his been slow and experts remain skeptical of a major revenue boost in the near future: thelogic.co/news/shopify...