Finance Minister says gov’t will work with angel and VC community to build Tax Fairness Plan
At Communitech in Waterloo, Finance Minister Bill Morneau doubled down on his commitment that the government’s proposed…
Canadian Startup News
Sequence Bio announces new chair of Scientific Advisory Board
Sequence Bio, a Newfoundland and Labrador-based company studying the province’s unique genetic makeup, has announced a new…
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…
Alex Tapscott joins STK Global Payments as advisor in preparation for token generation event
Stack announced that NextBlock Global founder and Block Revolution co-author Alex Tapscott has joined the STK Global Payments…
Report: Gov’ts must modernize labour laws to prepare for jobs lost to automation
A new report released by The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), and co-authored by Deloitte, looks at what developments…
#CIX2017 panel says AI’s biggest impact on banks will be on unstructured data
Just like past years, a big focus for this year’s CIX was Canada’s changing FinTech landscape — especially how it will…
Calgary will fight a bear, Toronto offers monetary savings in Amazon HQ2 showdown
As Amazon’s RFP from cities interested in hosting its second headquarters ends at midnight, governments across Canada…
Adhawk Microsystems raises $5 million Series A from Intel
AdHawk Microsystems, a company that is developing the world’s first camera-free eye-tracking system, will be receiving over…
Today in FinTech: Zafin launches corporate banking tool, Sensibill partners with Royal Bank of Scotland
This week, several FinTechs have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Facebook Canada releases election integrity plan for 2019 election
Facebook Canada announced its election integrity plan to provide protection from cyberhacks and the spread of misinformation…
Why your startup needs a community manager
While the role of a community manager isn’t new (online forums have had community managers monitoring conversations for years)…
Shopify adding 300 to 500 new jobs at Waterloo office
Shopify is continuing to grow its Waterloo presence, with plans to grow with 300 to 500 new jobs. “We initially chose to…
Anthony Lacavera’s How We Can Win argues Canadians must redefine success for greater national prosperity
Anthony Lacavera is best known for launching Wind Mobile and taking on Canada’s big three telcos (Bell, Rogers, and Telus).…
Subscribe to R|T: The Retail Times Newsletter
It’s auspicious timing that BetaKit would launch a retail-focused newsletter the week that Lightspeed closes a $207 million…
Hack To Start Ep.170: Leah Culver, co-founder and CTO of Breaker
Leah Culver is the co-founder and CTO of Breaker – the best app for listening to podcasts. Culver has been building startups…