Canada stories

ESET survey finds North American SMBs increasingly buying cyber cover, with insurers shaping controls and managed detection services after repeated breaches.

OVHcloud adds Quandela's Belenos quantum computer to its cloud platform, giving users in Canada remote access to a 12-qubit photonic system.

DoBusiness.com joins Payments Canada after rule changes open the door to payment service providers, widening access to Canada's core payments governance.

UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.

Apple rolls out unified business hub in 200 markets as signs mount that local ads in Maps will debut across North America this summer.

Canva and Constant Contact add a one-click route from design to campaign, letting small firms and nonprofits publish across email and social media.

Google says Gemini boosted its ad safety systems as it blocked 8.3 billion ads, suspended 24.9 million accounts and cut false bans.

Adyen is positioning Intelligent Money Movement as a unified layer for payments, payouts and liquidity, targeting fragmented treasury systems.

GuidePoint says ransomware attacks stayed elevated in Q1 as The Gentlemen surged, construction became a top target and extortion-only tactics spread.

Canada opens applications for a public AI supercomputer backed by AUD $890 million, aiming to keep computing power, data and decision-making at home.

Manufacturing was the most targeted sector for ransomware in 2025, as Check Point counted 1,466 attacks worldwide amid rising supply chain exposure.

Dext launches AI Assist in Canada as accountants warn that plausible automated tax advice can still understate liabilities and trigger filing issues.

Equifax Canada flags 31% jump in first-party fraud as credit cards and banking see more applicants overstating income and finances.

Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.

Ticombo urges Canadian football fans to steer clear of unverified World Cup ticket sellers as resale prices climb above CAD $600.

Canada's Bill C-22 would let police confirm subscribers without a warrant, while forcing providers to retain data and build access tools for investigations.

Canada's drone and advanced air mobility sector could add more than CAD $69B to GDP by 2045, but only with major infrastructure and traffic-management upgrades.

Konverge bolts AI into bespoke enterprise software to cut duplication and speed up decisions across operations, finance and supply chains.

Sezzle extends buy now, pay later into Canadian shops with virtual card, as shoppers gain contactless access at more than 90% of retailers.

Kijiji teams up with Interac to let users verify identities before trades, messaging and pickups as Canada's classifieds site lifts safeguards.