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Ontario girls cricket team returns from historic England tour
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Ontario’s first high school girls’ cricket team has returned home after a nine-day England tour that mixed competition, leadership training and cultural exchange.
GCC healthtech startups draw $148 million ahead of WHX Tech 2027
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Healthcare technology startups across the GCC raised $148 million in disclosed investment from January 2025 through July 2026, signaling growing investor interest in the region’s digital health market.
AEBC and Allyant award 10 scholarships to blind and partially sighted students
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The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians and Allyant have named 10 scholarship recipients for 2026, recognizing students across Canada for academic achievement, leadership and accessibility advocacy.
Digital Wallet, Pag-IBIG Fund team up for overseas Filipinos
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Digital Wallet Corporation and Pag-IBIG Fund have signed an agreement to expand access to savings and financial tools for Filipinos living and working abroad.
Battery materials market seen tripling to $207.1B by 2035
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The global battery materials market is projected to grow from $69.1 billion in 2025 to about $207.01 billion by 2035, driven by electric vehicles, grid storage, and policy-driven reshoring.
Global AI index ranks U.S. and London top for social good and sustainability
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A new edition of the Global AI Competitiveness Index ranks 20 countries and 20 city hubs on how well they deploy AI for public, environmental and social benefit.
ACE backs CFIB push to fix Alberta preschool funding
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The Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs is urging Alberta to change its Child Care Affordability Grant before the school year begins, warning that licensed preschools are losing families and facing closures under the current model.
Shelley Grandy’s ‘Devious Web’ sets a tech whodunit in Toronto and cottage country
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Canadian author Shelley Grandy’s mystery novel “Devious Web” mixes a Toronto startup, Ontario cottage country and a murder investigation into a summer read aimed at fans of tech-driven suspense.
Federal hemp rules could wipe out Sisters of the Valley’s CBD line
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Sisters of the Valley says new federal hemp rules set for Dec. 11 could make every CBD product it sells noncompliant, forcing a shift toward licensed cannabis partnerships.
BC Transit rolls out new handyDART booking tech in two B.C. regions
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BC Transit and Spare have launched a new digital handyDART system in Chilliwack and Central Fraser Valley, giving riders online booking, trip changes and real-time tracking.
Antigua and Barbuda promotes Carnival in Brooklyn ahead of 2027 milestone
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The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority brought Antigua Carnival to Brooklyn during the 59th West Indian Day Parade and used the moment to launch promotion for the festival’s 70th anniversary in 2027. The push is meant to draw more international…
Willow Lake Métis Group adds Alberta Insurance Council CEO Amina Deiab to board
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Willow Lake Métis Group has appointed Alberta Insurance Council CEO Amina Deiab to its board of directors as the economic development arm expands partnerships across northern Alberta.
NordSpace Ventures backs North Vector Dynamics for sovereign defence push
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NordSpace Ventures has invested in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics, expanding a Canadian-owned defence partnership focused on propulsion, interception and hypersonics.
Kleinschmidt to lead fish passage workshop at 2026 CDA conference
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Kleinschmidt Associates Canada will host a full-day Fish Passage 101 workshop at the Canadian Dam Association’s 2026 annual conference in Halifax.
Process Street adds 105 API endpoints to let AI agents run workflows headlessly
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Process Street launched 105 new public API endpoints and mirrored them as tools on its hosted MCP server, allowing AI agents and software to create, update and run workflows without using the interface.
Vectra Heavy Haulers spotlights cross-border freight planning and Oregon permit support
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Vectra Heavy Haulers is drawing attention to the planning needed for Canada-U.S. freight moves and oversize loads traveling through Oregon.
Bell cuts 19 union telecom jobs in Manitoba
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Bell Canada’s latest workforce reduction eliminated 19 unionized telecommunications jobs in Manitoba, adding to a years-long drop in local telecom employment.
Knowledge Networks unveils AI Policy 100 for 2026
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Knowledge Networks and its Regulating AI initiative have launched The AI Policy 100 (2026), naming 100 people shaping AI governance, safety and regulation across government, industry, academia and civil society.
ACE warns half of Alberta preschools could close without funding changes
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The Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs says Alberta’s child care grant is pushing families toward daycare and away from licensed preschools, putting access and parental choice at risk.
Richard B. Alman pitches North American integration plan in new book
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Richard B. Alman has released North American Unity Plan (NAUP), a book that argues for deeper economic and security integration across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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