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Xanadu to Get $287 Million for Data Center as SPAC Deal Nears

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is set to receive as much as C$390 million ($287 million) in government financial aid to build the engineering and domestic manufacturing capabilities for its first quantum-powered data center in Ontario, a deal that’s being negotiated just as the company is about to go public.

Christian Weedbrook, founder and chief executive officer of Xanadu, during the Collision conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Collision brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry.
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Xanadu to Get $287 Million for Data Center as SPAC Deal Nears

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. is set to receive as much as C$390 million ($287 million) in government financial aid to build the engineering and domestic manufacturing capabilities for its first quantum-powered data center in Ontario, a deal that’s being negotiated just as the company is about to go public.

Christian Weedbrook, founder and chief executive officer of Xanadu, during the Collision conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Collision brings together the people and companies redefining the global tech industry.
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Transat Holders Reject Peladeau’s Attempt for Board Control

Shareholders of Canadian airline and vacation provider Transat AT Inc. rejected Quebec billionaire Pierre Karl Péladeau’s proposal to take partial control of the board.

Air Transat planes at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Transat AT Inc. will start canceling flights on Monday and Tuesday after the union representing the airlines 700 pilots issued a three-day strike notice.
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US Aluminum Buyers Hunt for Alternatives as Iran War Upends Global Supply

Aluminum buyers in the US are rushing to secure alternative supplies from Asia as the war on Iran disrupts a major foreign source — a development that threatens to hike the cost of the metal used in auto parts, appliances and beverage cans.

Empty aluminum cans move on an assembly line before being filled in Sacramento, California.
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Caisse Executive Says Private Credit Concerns Are Overblown

Pension manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec missed many of its return benchmarks last year — but not in credit, where the group earned a 9.6% return.

Charles Emond, chief executive officer of Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), left, and Vincent Delisle, executive vice president and head of liquid markets for Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), during a news conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. The event covers La Caisse's financial results for 2025.
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Summit Partners Bets $122 Million on Web Sales Startup Stay22

Private equity firm Summit Partners is investing $122 million in Montreal’s Stay22 Technologies Inc., a startup that offers technology to help publishers and creators earn money from online sales.

View of woman working on her laptop from a camping spot, Croatia. Digital nomad lifestyle Photographer: Mystockimages/E+
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Canada Greenlights All Gulfstream Jets After Trump Threats

Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that US President Donald Trump asked it to approve, a move which let the White House claim a win in its trade dispute with Canada.

Private jets near the Gulfstream hanger during the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
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Arbitrator Backs Air Canada in Flight Attendant Dispute

Air Canada was ordered by an arbitrator to increase wages for its 15,000 cabin crew members by more than 20% over four years, largely in line with what the company initially proposed.

Air Canada flight attendants during a demonstration at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario on Aug. 11.
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Quebec Pension Fund Halts Deals With DP World Over Epstein Files

Canada’s second-largest pension fund says it’s suspending future investment plans with DP World over alleged ties between the Dubai company’s chief executive officer and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Shipping cranes stand on the dockside at London Gateway port, operated by DP World Plc, in Stanford-le-Hope, UK.
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