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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.

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Most researchers expect AI in research will become mainstream within a few years, foreign tech firms in Canada provide a critical training ground for Canadian startup founders, international student graduates in Canada are less likely to be employed and earn “substantially” less than their Canadian counterparts, AI has the potential to boost the efficiency and success of drug development across the entire drug development pipeline, and more.

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research invests $411 million in 438 health research projects, federal government launches Canadian Genomics Strategy with $175-million investment, Canada’s problem is taking products to market, not creating products in the first place: Narwhal Project study, Ottawa releases new National Cyber Security Strategy, and more.

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Ottawa delays increase in capital gains tax inclusion rate; AI dominated by major tech firms could hobble competition in Canada: Competition Bureau; Treasury Board consultation identifies risks of AI use and “no-go” areas for AI in federal public service; Canada ranks only middling among G20 in competitiveness of global food and beverage sector: Dalhousie University research; Canada needs its own space launch capability: report by Polaris Aerospace; Alberta government’s report on the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is “anti-science:” Alberta Medical Association; and more.

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Comprehensive Arctic research strategy needed, U.S. tariffs could cost British Columbia $69 billion in economic activity, policy-makers should focus on making smaller cities larger to improve housing affordability, Edelman Trust Barometer finds the world has descended into grievance and political polarization, Albertans living near oil and gas wells have higher risk of respiratory and health problems, and more.

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Ottawa funds Lab to Market networks; Canada requires new domestic supply chain routes and should consider expanded trade corridors; Canada needs a national supply chain strategy; primary metals, food and beverage manufacturing, chemicals, machinery and aerospace are likely to be hardest hit by U.S. tariffs; 675,000 Canadians in gig economy work through a digital platform; and more.

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Canadian mergers and acquisitions show slight uptick, but low productivity still a problem: PWC report; public-private partnerships in new models of industrial policy are unlikely to succeed: Fraser Institute; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has no strategy to meet its GHG emissions-reduction target: Canada’s Auditor General; hydrogen should play only a limited role in Canada’s energy economy, McGill University researchers say; and more.

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Justin Trudeau's exit, carbon emissions pricing has minimal impact on inflation and affordability for Canadian households, Canada isn’t prepared for devastating economic and social impacts if oilsands become uneconomic faster than expected, “succession tsunami” threatens Canadian SMEs, Competition Bureau releases guidelines for determining whether a business is “greenwashing," and more.