The partnership is available to businesses with active memberships in local chambers of commerce or boards of trade within the ACC network, which represents more than 16,000 businesses through more than 90 organizations across Atlantic Canada.

Under the arrangement, eligible businesses can access preferred payment processing rates, a payment terminal on loan at no charge for qualifying businesses, and

Zora is running aboard White Spirit, a Beneteau First 50 owned by Cyrus Allen, the immediate past commodore of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria. The yacht is competing in the 2026 Bass Strait Cup, a three-race campaign culminating in the Melbourne to Hobart race on Dec. 27.

The system integrates navigation, weather, vessel monitoring and onboard electronics into a single interface.

The funding will support development of Sperri Control, a beverage targeting glycemic health, and Sperri Kids, a pediatric oral nutrition supplement. Both products are designed to provide higher levels of protein and fibre with less sugar, while remaining free of gluten, soy, dairy and artificial ingredients.

The project has a total budget of $861,507, with NPC’s contribution covering about 40 per cent of the cost. The

The award was announced Oct. 8 during TechPlace’s 2026 Annual Open House & Innovation Showcase at the Robert Bateman Community Centre in Burlington, Ont. The awards were organized with Innovation Factory, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and Brock LINC.

FloraTrack develops artificial intelligence software to help greenhouse operators monitor pests, manage crops and streamline integrated pest management (IPM).

The evening will explore where Nova Scotia’s energy economy is heading, what opportunities are emerging, and how more Black, Indigenous and racialized founders, professionals and innovators can participate.

This is an opportunity to understand what is changing, what skills and businesses the sector will need, and what steps attendees can take to get started, the group said in a newsletter. Featured speakers include Karen Hutt, CEO of Emera Energy;

The company expects the project to create 10 jobs and reduce annual costs by about $600,000. The upgrades to its Thornhill Drive facility will bring about 80 local employees together in one location, with additional workspace for manufacturing and product development.

MetOcean develops and manufactures satellite communications, ocean-monitoring and defence technologies

The app allows parents to plan a route around what their kid needs, like step-free doors or treats at the curb. Homeowners add their own houses, and the team checks every listing before it goes live, the company told Entrevestor. So far, most of the listings are for public events, especially at libraries..

Avery Cote, co-founder and CEO of Trek IQ, said the new app is a fast, public test of

Moore is Head of Mental Health Programming at the League of Innovators, a  free Canadian community and founder accelerator supporting entrepreneurs under 30.

Since joining LOI in 2023, Moore has worked to address a gap he saw in the support available to young founders: they were taught how to build and grow companies, but their mental health was often not part of the

The parties are not revealing the size of the investment.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Cat Adalay and Chief Revenue Officer Rachel Carr, Aurea produces the Shine turbine, a three-pound device that folds to approximately the size of a water bottle. It uses wind power to charge phones, tablets, lights and portable power stations.

The company holds patents in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It has also signed retail

The company was one of three rural Nova Scotia startups selected to compete internationally, alongside Bioteem40 of Kings County and Micro Garden, a brand of Bramble Hill Farm in Pictou County.

The competition brought together 12 startups from across the INMC network, giving entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their businesses, connect with potential partners and explore markets beyond their home