This week’s Tech Update also features cleantech startups scoring big in global competitions.

The Toronto-based company is reframing how we think about nourishing our furry friends

There’s no denying that technology plays — and will continue to play — a critical role in addressing the climate crisis. But could super-intelligent AI

Here’s how we can strengthen our food supply, secure the critical minerals we need and ensure a sustainable future.

Emergency rooms across the country are packed with sick kids whose parents don’t have access to primary care providers. Staffed 24/7 by real doctors, nurses and social workers, KixCare’s virtual

Not too long ago, solar energy was considered expensive, inefficient and unreliable. Then everything changed.

The mess of misinformation.

The Canadian Adaptation and Resilience Innovation Playbook tracks public and private demand alongside startup and investor activity to identify where climate risk awareness is — and is not — translating into scalable solutions.

The Canadian Adaptation and Resilience Innovation Playbook tracks public and private demand alongside startup and investor activity to identify where climate risk awareness is — and is not — translating into scalable solutions.

Canada generates 4 million tonnes of construction waste a year. Adaptis helps building managers salvage and reuse materials while also reducing carbon emissions.

Also in this week’s Tech Update: Nine Canadian firms make the 2026’s Cleantech 100 and venture capital firms contend with a dry spell.

Whether your interests are in climate tech, finance, healthcare or software, explore the 12 Canadian tech ventures looking for fresh talent, and start the new year in an exciting new role.

Here’s how we can strengthen our food supply, secure the critical minerals we need and ensure a sustainable future.

Trade upheaval and climate change underscore the need for new strategies to strengthen Canada’s agri-food supply chain.

The Toronto startup developed tech that can catch early signs of Alzheimer’s. But it struggled to get the word out about this potentially game-changing tool. Here’s how MaRS helped.

These leaders are working on tech that turn greenhouse gas emissions into rock, AI tools that help farmers boost yields and other boundary-pushing solutions.

The holiday season is upon us — the time of giving gifts, receiving gifts and, increasingly, returning gifts. But what really happens to the online purchases you return to the retailers? Where do they go?

By setting her sights lower on the food chain, scientist and entrepreneur Sofia Bonilla developed a formula to deliver kibble with a smaller environmental footprint — and huge health benefits.

In a world where having too much or too little inventory can come with hefty, tariff-enhanced financial tolls, Toronto startup Moselle enables companies to ensure their supply is just right.

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Our energy grid is something most of us only think about when it isn’t working. But growing demand for electricity is placing an even greater strain on a system that’s already facing increased pressure from extreme weather events. Can we build a more sustainable and dependable grid? In this episode, which originally aired September 2022, we explore how when it comes to climate change the challenge of greening the grid is as much an issue of complex engineering as it is about policy and equity.

Not too long ago, solar energy was considered expensive, inefficient and unreliable. Then everything changed. How a new energy age began.

This week’s Tech Update also looks at a Toronto biotech firm’s strategic partnership and how much money the Canadian government is budgeting to woo brainiacs north of the border

The astonishing, unstoppable, world-changing rise of the sun.

As Ontario’s speed camera ban takes effect, we need new strategies to protect pedestrians and drivers sharing space on increasingly congested roads.