McGill finds e-buses need 30% more energy in Canadian winters
2 days agoWinter conditions could force transit agencies to size battery-electric bus fleets and chargers far beyond summer needs, McGill found.
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Canada sells retired Hercules planes for wildfire use
As wildfires intensify, 10 retired Hercules aircraft will be converted into aerial tankers, boosting Canada's firefighting fleet and aerospace jobs.
Amazon opens first Canada disaster relief hub in Edmonton
The Edmonton site will stock more than 180,000 emergency items for wildfires and other crises, speeding aid to Canadian communities within hours.
Lumber launches in Canada to aid construction payroll
Canadian contractors could cut payroll errors and compliance risk as Lumber enters a market short of skilled construction workers.
Miovision launches AI traffic studies platform for agencies
Agencies could cut manual reporting and speed up road decisions as the new system links temporary studies with permanent intersection data.
Google Canada launches AI professional certificate
Canadian employers are increasingly demanding AI skills, with Google's new course aimed at helping workers meet that expectation in under 10 hours.
Miovision launches traffic signal retiming platform
Cities could cut costly signal timing work by half as Miovision combines analysis, plan design and remote deployment in one workflow.
Toronto researchers race to make autonomous cars snow-ready
Researchers say better data and sensors are needed before self-driving cars can cope with Toronto's snowy roads and lane-less winters.
Editor Interviews
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Lütke, MacDonald: AI will create jobs in T.O we can't foresee
Toronto could soon see driverless vehicles on its streets as Uber pushes for federal rules and partners to launch them locally.
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Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
AI could help unlock the long-promised value of IoT, as Singapore-based Affirmo pushes real-time tracking into manufacturing and logistics.
Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Atturra's Chris Rae: Choose the happy path (or, why 'perfect' automation fails)
Western Australian mines have cut HR processing time by 80% after a new SAP-linked system let workers self-serve compliance records.
Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Scale By Avec says strategic hiring is the key in the age of AI
AI is forcing firms to rethink hiring, as Scale By Avec says training and human skills matter more than simple headcount cuts.
Fri, 27th Mar 2026
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The North American trial could help cut caregiver injuries by showing whether Vendlet reduces strain in routine patient repositioning.
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AI oversight at JAGGAER has gained formal backing as the software group became the first in source-to-pay to win ISO/IEC 42001 certification.
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AI is becoming central to corporate training as 58% of surveyed employers report learning programmes are being replaced by digital tools.
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Our Editorial Team
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Darren Price
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Darren Price has been playing video games and messing with technology for 45 years. For the last fifteen years he’s been writing about games and tech, as well. He hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. Whilst he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band to be his guilty pleasure. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise.
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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
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Analyst Insights
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