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Reports

Report: Canadians will spend $643 million on virtual and augmented reality by 2017

Aug 19, 2016

In addition to being some of the heaviest internet users in the world, Canadians are also enthralled with virtual reality.…

Retail

Toronto-based Kinetic Cafe launches ecommerce platform at Aldo’s World Trade Centre location

Aug 18, 2016

The Canadian-based retail technology lab Kinetic Cafe is launching its ecommerce platform alongside the international shoe…

canada flag

Report: Only 17 percent of Canadian businesses have a digital strategy

Aug 11, 2016

According to a research study developed through a collaboration with IDC and SAP, Canadian businesses aren’t prepared for…

Healthtech

Sun Life Financial launches digital health solutions division

Aug 8, 2016

Days after the company relinquishes a top executive to the digital health startup League, Sun Life Financial has expanded its…

Tangerine
FinTech

Tangerine and PC Financial announce support for Apple Pay

Aug 2, 2016

Everyone remembers just a few months back when Apple Pay made a huge splash in the Canadian mobile payments space. On Tuesday,…

amazon echo

Report: Demand for IoT solutions increasing in Canada

Jul 29, 2016

The Internet of Things is well on its way to disrupting the Canadian economy, according to a recently report from IDC. The…

Indigo works with Toronto-based Kinetic Café to create social platform for book lovers

Jul 20, 2016

These days, there seems to be a social network for every community. Indigo’s latest announcement ensures that avid readers…

Bitstrip
Toronto

With Bitstrips acquisition confirmed, Snapchat has dropped Bitmojis into your snaps

Jul 19, 2016

Through a delightful comic strip on the company’s website, Snapchat recently announced the integration of Bitmoji into…

Telus
Healthtech

Telus Health acquires Canadian digital healthcare company Nightingale

Jul 19, 2016

Telus announced it will soon acquire the Canadian operations of the digital healthcare company, Nightingale Informatix Corp.…

LG partnering with Waterloo-based Ignis Innovation to create foldable smartphone displays

Jul 18, 2016

A Waterloo-based firm has struck a deal with the tech giant LG to produce the smartphone of tomorrow. Thanks to a new licensing…

TELUS
Healthtech

Telus report says 89 percent of Canadians believe that tech will lead to better healthcare

Jul 13, 2016

Canadians want the medley of tasks they can accomplish online to extend to healthcare, according to a recent Telus report.…

turo

Turo adds insurance providers to gain traction in the Quebec market

Jul 11, 2016

After its entrance into Canada in April, the peer-to-peer car rental provider Turo is adding to its list of approved insurers.…

Former BlackBerry exec joins TextNow as COO

Jul 8, 2016

A former BlackBerry executive has fled to the startup world as Lindsay Gibson becomes the chief operations officer of the Waterloo-based…

Uber

Uber drivers in Ontario will be automatically insured

Jul 8, 2016

Recent reports indicate that Uber drivers in Ontario are now insured from the moment they turn on the app to the moment they…

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Government of Canada eliminating tariffs on tech products

Jul 7, 2016

Canada has always been an island in the digital world. According to a statement from Chrystia Freeland, the minister of international…

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