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OmaScan Claims $25K at Woodward Cup

  • Mar 19, 2026
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Volta Launches New AI-Focused Program

  • Mar 18, 2026
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Athena’s Playground Launches Kickstarter

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OmaScan Claims $25K at Woodward Cup

The Awards have handed out $350K to Memorial University students in 10 years.

OmaScan, which aims to make homes safer and more accessible, has captured the $25,000 first prize at the 10th annual Mel Woodward Cup at the Memorial Centre for

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Volta Launches New AI-Focused Program

  • Mar 18, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Volta, the Halifax-based tech hub, has launched a new program called Sprint to help participants from across Atlantic Canada to develop AI-driven projects that are market-ready in just four weeks.

The organization on Tuesday announced the launch of

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Athena’s Playground Launches Kickstarter

  • Mar 18, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

Halifax-based Athena's Playground has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help boost the number and range of hobby-focused courses it offers online.

The startup’s platform has been created to allow users to embrace new skills and hobbies with ease,

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Feds Commit $200M to NS Launch Pad

  • Mar 18, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

The federal government has committed $200 million to the launch pad based in Canso N.S. to help develop the Canadian space industry.

The government announced Monday it is signing a 10-year lease on the space launch pad operated by Halifax-based

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ACOA Backs NS Aerospace and Defence Companies

  • Mar 16, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is providing just over $3.25 million to three companies: MilAero Electronics Atlantic, GSTS and Survival Systems.

The money will help the ventures scale operations, boost production capacity, and respond to

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Invest NS, NBIF Invested $8.3M in 2024-25

  • Mar 15, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Invest Nova Scotia and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation – the two main public sector venture capital investors in Atlantic Canada – invested a total of $8.3 million in 2024-25, according to the most recent figures available.

Late each year,

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