Fifty-one Ontario municipalities had problems voting online
On October 22, Ontarians took to the polls to vote in their local municipal elections. In 51 of the 191 districts that utilize some…
Shopify-powered online stores take 100 orders a minute on legal cannabis’ first day
Following the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify provides the online infrastructure for Ontario, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, and Newfoundland…
Calgary hospital first in Canada to use virtual reality to treat pain
Rockeyview General Hospital in Calgary, Alberta is the first hospital in Canada to use virtual reality as part of its treatment process, according to…
Transport Canada spending $2.9 million to prepare the country for self-driving cars
Transport Canada is providing $2.9 million in funding to help groups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) research what the country will look like…
Samsung opens AI research centre in Toronto
Samsung’s advanced research and development arm, Samsung Research, is opening three new AI research centres worldwide. One of them is based in Toronto. Samsung…
The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to share its public data
In January, the City of Toronto approved its Open Data Master Plan. Last week, the city launched its new Open Data website where it…
ATB Financial teams up with the University of Alberta to further research AI
ATB Financial is investing $940,000 over the next four years to partner with the University of Alberta in an effort to research artificial intelligence…
Prime Minister Trudeau says that the Liberals aren’t abandoning Facebook
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his party won’t turn its back on social media. Even with its recent scandals, Trudeau says the…
Canada’s privacy commissioner wants to limit data collection in national security bill
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has once again written recommendations to the House’s Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security challenging the types…
Royal Ontario Museum appoints Shyam Oberoi as new chief digital officer
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announced today that it is welcoming a new Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Shyam Oberoi will be responsible for curating…
Cheap hydro electricity draws cryptocurrency miners to Quebec
Quebec has been sitting on an energy surplus since 2010 and it’s beginning to find a use for it: cryptocurrency mining. Hydro-Québec is expecting…