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Protein Industries Canada is putting up to $2.2 million into two farm AI projects. Spreading fungicide resistance in Saskatchewan is why spray timing matters.

Canada’s counter-tariffs hit phones and game consoles at 50 per cent as of Tuesday. Almost none of those devices are American in origin, so the rate may not bite.

Co.Labs opens AI training to non-tech firms across Saskatchewan as Statistics Canada data puts rural business AI use at 9.9 per cent, half the urban rate.

U.S. private venture funds invested $808 million in Canadian companies in H1 2026, more than Canada’s private, government and corporate funds combined.

Ottawa’s Responsible Data Centre Development Principles, signed by 23 firms on Sept. 3, are voluntary. Provinces and municipalities still hold the approval power.

Ottawa named ex-Google CFO Patrick Pichette to lead Digital Transformation Canada, which absorbs Shared Services Canada and a federal IT backlog auditors flagged.

Protein Industries Canada put $2.2 million into two farm AI projects on Sept. 2. Statistics Canada says agriculture has Canada’s lowest AI adoption rate.

Ottawa’s AI transparency consultation closes Sept. 23, 2026. Canada has had no AI statute since AIDA died in January 2025, leaving businesses a patchwork.

Protein Industries Canada is putting $2.2 million into AI for pulse disease forecasting and grain bin scanning. The problems both target are bigger than the cheque.

Co.Labs launched AI adoption training for non-tech firms this week. Statistics Canada data puts rural business AI use at 9.9 per cent, against 21 per cent in cities.