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Ontario introduces legislation to dismantle interprovincial trade barriers; China is incorporating AI into science more rapidly than the U.S. or the EU; Canadian investors remain keenly interested in responsible investing; Canada needs a more strategic approach to Innovation; Calgary Chamber of Commerce calls for action to address decline in Canadian entrepreneurs, new businesses and competition; and more.

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UN should establish independent scientific panel to shape global governance of AI; little evidence so far that microcredentials have lived up to their promise; Ottawa provides billions of dollars every year in subsidies to Canada’s oil and gas industry; overwintering “zombie” fires are less destructive than anticipated; Canadian psilocybin dispensaries make unsubstantiated health claims and omit risks of taking the psychedelic; and more.

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Public Health Agency of Canada offers collaborative vision for public health surveillance; Ottawa releases National Quantum Strategy roadmap for quantum computing; Calgary Economic Development unveils innovation strategy; Canada needs to leverage its postsecondary education system to its full potential to improve productivity; Canada faces multiple hurdles in capitalizing on AI and requires a strategic framework; and more.

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Trump’s trade war will hurt U.S. states that voted for him; Quebec’s budget focuses on innovation; massive layoff and funding cuts at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Ontario CEOs call on Premier Doug Ford to implement major innovation and economic policy ideas; Canada’s “fragmented” policy approach to AI needs fixing; national strategy and a new funding model required to support lifelong learning; and more.

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Trump administration is undermining integrity and independence of academic research in Canada; Canada should hire the scientists that Donald Trump fires; federal government should order nuclear industry-led private corporation to reconsider decision locating nuclear waste disposal site in northwest Ontario; more use of science diplomacy needed in the face of global disruption; and more.

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Ottawa invests more than $308 million in science and research; Council of Canadian Innovators offers recommendations on innovation to Canada’s next government; contribution from intangible assets to labour productivity growth is lower in Canada than in the U.S. and Europe; Canada needs to respond strategically to U.S. tariffs; strengthening international science diplomacy is more urgent than ever; and more.

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Spending cuts needed to federal agencies and programs – including for innovation – to reduce the deficit; Ottawa provided businesses with $5.9 billion in innovation and growth support in 2022; business productivity in Canada shows promising growth; use of AI by foreign adversaries to target elections is growing; women still underrepresented in academia; action on "forever chemicals;" and more.

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Quantum computing startups require more than viable technology; employers in Canada’s life sciences sector want prospective employees to have ready-to-use skills; Canada needs to respond strategically to U.S. tariffs; Nova Scotia introduces legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers; Canada’s agricultural sector is falling behind international competitors and needs to diversify and expand exports; and more.

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Canada’s “regulatory burden” reduces GDP, employment and investment; Canada’s percentage of R&D personnel is lower than G7 nations; U.S. tariffs would cause decline in Canada’s GDP, exports and imports and increase inflation; quantum technologies could transform the digital economy and society but need multi-sector and international collaborations; and more.