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Kevin Carmichael: Canada produces intangibles that the world will pay anything to get. That gives us options. thelogic.co/commentary/k...
Firms that once encouraged unlimited use of AI are embracing “tokenomics” as soaring bills force a new focus on efficiency. thelogic.co/news/ai-usag...
As policymakers consider chatbot bans and other measures to protect kids using AI, OpenAI is arguing that teens need access to ChatGPT for education. thelogic.co/news/openai-...
Citi Canada’s CEO says the country’s shifting role in trade, resources and defence is creating new opportunities for the U.S. lender. thelogic.co/news/citi-ca...
LawZero is a humble non-profit with a startup vibe and a core of determined staff. Its quest to create safe AI is anything but modest. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
A study into frontier AI models challenges assumptions that U.S.-built systems export American values, finding they often mirror Canadian views. thelogic.co/news/canadia...
More than 70 per cent of contracts awarded under the federal government’s new Buy Canadian procurement policy have gone to foreign-owned subsidiaries. thelogic.co/news/buy-can...
The industry’s MOU with feds and Alberta commits it to the massive Pathways development in exchange for regulatory support for more oil production. thelogic.co/news/pathway...
PCO clerk Michael Sabia stayed on Mastercard Foundation board for a year with no conflict screen. thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
Alberta has built its own AI tools to modernize its technology systems, and has open sourced the whole stack so that other public services and firms can do the same. thelogic.co/news/alberta...
Montreal software company Nakisa spent 18 months documenting its security practices to qualify for government contracts—a journey others will find long and costly, its CEO warns. thelogic.co/news/canadia...
Meta to spend $13 billion on sprawling Alberta data-centre complex, as the province says it has learned from the conflicts that mega-sized AI data centres have attracted in other places. thelogic.co/news/meta-13...
A German rocket maker signed a 10-year deal with Maritime Launch Services the day after Canada picked TKMS to build its subs. thelogic.co/news/nova-sc...
Officials are touting graphite’s potential for national defence operations, as well as its role in the energy grid. thelogic.co/news/canada-...
Ottawa chose NATO allies Germany and Norway over a South Korean bid that promised car plants, rockets and an LNG platform. thelogic.co/news/100-bil...
Feds move to help small firms, as cash-starved Innovative Solutions Canada program will get new money under the next phase of Buy Canadian. thelogic.co/news/buy-can...
Canada is not putting the “same emphasis” on developing resources in the North as the U.S. is in Alaska, according to U.S. Arctic Research Commission chair Thomas Dans. thelogic.co/news/alaska-...
Quebec Ink: The province has long been home to some of the lowest energy prices in North America. That’s changing, fast. thelogic.co/commentary/q...
Kevin Carmichael: If it works, the prime minister’s food security strategy would break a pattern that dates back centuries. thelogic.co/commentary/a...
As Canadian fintechs get in on prediction markets, The Logic’s subscribers say the risks of betting on real-life events outweigh the rewards. thelogic.co/intelligence...
Investors are piling into Canadian ETFs, with actively managed ETFs more than quadrupling in value since 2020. thelogic.co/news/analysi...
Alberta’s new pipeline would follow Trans Mountain’s route through southern B.C. The plan, announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney, includes Trans Mountain and Pembina Pipeline as partners. thelogic.co/news/carney-...
Carney’s new deal for B.C. keeps the North Coast tanker ban in place, suggesting a new pipeline must go through southern B.C. thelogic.co/news/carney-...
Predictions of capital flight and the loss of head offices loomed large in Canada’s past secession debates. In Alberta, executives who spoke to The Logic had a different take. thelogic.co/news/the-big...
On an industrial lot in Edmonton, next to a Nerf-battle birthday venue, one firm is building the near-absolute zero freezers the quantum industry desperately needs. thelogic.co/news/zero-po...
Donald Trump has made it clear he doesn’t want to extend the North American trade pact. That doesn’t mean the deal is doomed. thelogic.co/news/what-to...
Tech companies are sending developers into clients' offices to build bespoke AI systems, blurring the line between software vendor and consultant. thelogic.co/news/forward...
Ripple Ventures built an AI system that allowed its four-person team to do the work of 100. Rival firms are taking note. thelogic.co/news/venture...
Kevin Carmichael: Tiff Macklem’s recent speeches have sky-is-falling vibes, but he’s not panicking—and neither should Canada. thelogic.co/commentary/c...
New proposed rules for Canada’s open banking framework don’t include a launch date, adding to the evidence that open banking won’t go live in 2026 as promised. thelogic.co/news/open-ba...