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Linda Ha sets sights on helping freelancers avoid burnout and stay afloat
Linda Ha, a long-time entrepreneur, consultant, and hair professional, is trying to make running a business easier for massage therapists as the CEO of Hivemanager.
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U of A launches Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, aiming for 'transformational impact'
The University of Alberta is launching the Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach to influence policy, pair researchers with industry, and develop new technologies.
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Hemp-based fibre could create a new Canadian industry, founder says
Leila Lawson, the founder and chief technology officer of Zylotex, is on a mission to build a new industry in the Edmonton region around fibres made from hemp.
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Paquette wants to pause transition to mobile payments for parking
Ward Dene Coun. Aaron Paquette wants to hit the brakes on the city's transition from physical machines to mobile payments for parking in city-owned spots.
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Nanoprecise expects profitability soon after US$38M raise
As the founder of one of the rare Edmonton companies to raise millions in venture capital, Sunil Vedula of Nanoprecise Sci Corp feels the weight of expectations, but he is also confident he can live up to them.
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New drone rules see regional companies plan for takeoff
Two companies from the region are already capitalizing on Transport Canada's planned November 2025 updates to its rules, which will allow drones to fly beyond the line of sight of their operators for the first time.
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TransPod aimed for speed but points to province's rail plan for pause in building test track
The Toronto-based company that gained welcome from the provincial government in 2020 to test and build a hyperloop that would travel at 1,000 kilometres per hour between Edmonton and Calgary said it now hopes to construct a full-scale test guideway in Edmonton in 2026, after pausing for the province to complete its Passenger Rail Master Plan.
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Provincial push for data centres could spike emissions, researcher says
The provincial government's effort to attract $100 billion in investment in hyperscale data centres in just five years would worsen Alberta's already outsized emissions from electricity production and could not be accommodated by the current public grid, a Pembina Institute researcher said.
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Hydrogen fuelling station closed less than one year after opening to government fanfare
Alberta's first commercial hydrogen fuelling station has been shipped back to the United States, its American owner has filed for bankruptcy, and the company's once convicted former CEO has been pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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