Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says the AI slowdown push by Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI is cartel behaviour. Canada, meanwhile, has had no binding AI law since 2025.

Montreal signed head coach Martin St. Louis to a multi-year extension Monday and added veteran forward Chris Kreider on a one-year deal as camps open.

Edmonton’s rookies close camp against the Flames in Calgary on Monday night, with Isaac Howard, Josh Samanski and Quinn Hutson reunited on one line.

Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez is opposing a proposal by leading U.S. AI labs to coordinate on the pace of development under an antitrust waiver, calling it a cartel. His essay also says he supports independent testing of advanced systems.

Bell Canada will add up to 900 megawatts of AI data centre capacity in Saskatchewan under a non-binding agreement announced Monday in Toronto, but has not named a single new project and says construction starts only once customers sign on.

Canada’s banks, insurers and pension funds have announced financing and investment commitments totalling roughly $338 billion around the opening of Ottawa’s first investment summit. The pledges are measured over horizons ranging from about 16 months to 10 years.

Connor Bedard is expected out until November after left shoulder surgery, and Cup champion Carolina opens without Seth Jarvis, NHL.com reported Monday.

Nova Scotia’s free RSV vaccine covers adults 75 and up plus long-term care residents. NACI also urged coverage for dialysis, oxygen and transplant patients.

Ottawa will give investors of $1 billion or more priority access to binding CRA tax rulings. The program met its 90-day service standard 91 per cent of the time in 2024-25.