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A data centre with rows of servers and floating figures representing digital data streams.

Canada needs to develop its own AI computing power

Four people sitting on easy chairs holding microphones on a stage in front of Liberal Party of Canada colours and a logo for their 2026 convention.

Make AI policy about contribution, not just protection

A dozen medical icons are clustered but don’t connect to each other.

Canada has the tech to connect health records. Why isn’t it being used?

Silhouette of a head filled with and surrounded by symbols.

The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

An abstract illustration with drawings evoking thought, networks, sharing, etc.

Innovation sovereignty needs ecosystems, not isolation

A couple of computer screens, a keyboard and a lot of little symbols floating around to depict data.

Canada’s digital sovereignty debate overlooks software risks

Holstein calf in a stable eating hay.

The next frontier of AI is biological digital twins

High-tech workers use robotics to build engine parts.

How innovation can build the Canadian economy

Young boy gets help with homework.

Assistive technology is failing our students

How online gaming is a growing tool for political mobilization

L’éclatement du bien public à l’ère numérique

Data is a defence against femicide

Scientist with an electronic circuit. The COVID-19 pandemic has put science in the spotlight like never before.

Support for science should be a top priority for the re-elected Trudeau government

The little-known world of local campaign workers

Businesses need public support to commercialize intellectual property

Speaking tech to power

Market forces alone will not deliver fast 5G internet to rural areas

How Canada’s wireless spectrum policy drives up mobile rates

Let’s do more to leverage Canada’s diversity for a stronger digital research infrastructure field

Canadian businesses need better tools to report cybercrime

The banality of online toxicity

Will artificial intelligence lead to more unfairness?

A critical step in the net-zero energy transition is modelling the future we’re aiming for

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