Facebook launches personal fundraising feature in Canada
Facebook has announced that fundraising for personal causes is now available to Canadian users. The feature has previously…
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says schools should prioritize privacy education
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has released an open letter to the Council of Ministers of Education…
Microsoft Vancouver announces 50 new mixed reality jobs, education partnerships
Microsoft has announced that an additional 50 mixed reality-related jobs will be created in British Columbia to help grow the…
RBC’s Borealis AI institute snags Washington State University professor
Borealis AI, an RBC Institute for Research in artificial intelligence, has announced that it has hired on professor Matthew…
University of Waterloo team working on new rapid-charging battery tech
Technology can power many things nowadays, but even the top-of-the-line electronics can take a while to fully charge. However,…
Privacy Commissioner says some educational apps collecting “too much” information
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) says a sweep of educational apps found that some apps need to do better.…
Waterloo-based Magnusmode helping Pearson Airport support travellers with cognitive special needs
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has announced a partnership with MagnusCards, a free-to-download app that offers…
Canadian video games are fuelling the nation’s tech innovation. No, really.
Some of the world’s most popular video game franchises have been developed in Canada. The original Mass Effect trilogy…
BC Tech Association launches mixed reality hub
Canada’s first-ever virtual, augmented and mixed reality hub has opened in Vancouver. Known as the BC Tech Cube (or “The…
Report: Less than half of Canadians expected to use cash by 2020
With mobile payment options becoming increasingly more prevalent in every day life, cash has seemingly become less commonly…
Walmart launches third-party seller marketplace in Canada
Walmart has announced that it is expanding its global online marketplace to Canada via Walmart.ca. With this program, Canadians…
Quebec gov’t will begin collecting taxes from Airbnb in October
The Quebec government has reached an agreement with home-sharing company Airbnb to begin collecting ‘lodging taxes’ from…
Uber is testing self-driving cars in Toronto
Uber has deployed two autonomous cars to the streets of Toronto for testing, although only with human drivers behind the wheel.…
Screaming Power builds app to help City of Toronto monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Screaming Power, a company that makes applications for mobile energy monitoring, reporting and management, has provided the…
Report: Over half of Canadians use smartphones to make online purchases
A majority of Canadians like to do their shopping online, according to a recent study. Omnichannel advertising platform StackAdapt…