Hinton, Bengio, Sutton participating in federal government AI advisory panel
The federal government has announced the creation of a new advisory council on artificial intelligence. The council will advise…
Nova Scotia, Nunavut projects among winners of government’s Smart Cities Challenge
Four Canadian cities have been named the winners of the federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge. The winners will…
WeWork to open two new co-working spaces in Montreal
US-based co-working space company WeWork has announced it will open two new locations in Montreal. These new spaces will mark…
Accellerate wants to connect Canadian female founders with Silicon Valley
Connection Silicon Valley, a Silicon Valley immersion program for Canadian female founders, is accepting applications from…
QuadrigaCX investigation recovers $28 million of missing assets
Efforts to recover more than $200 million in cash and cryptocurrency from the former trading platform QuadrigaCX have resulted…
Slack to go public June 20 via direct listing, releases preliminary estimates for Q1
Slack has announced that it plans to go public on June 20, and has also disclosed its estimated preliminary financial results…
Halifax-based Tranquility Online launches mental health platform
Tranquility Online, based out of Halifax, is launching its first online mental health platform for Canadians. The company’s…
CIFAR and OSMO partner to give women training opportunities in AI
Two Canadian non-profits, OSMO and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), are partnering to launch the AI For…
Breathe Life launches first product following $4.5 million CAD Seed round
Montreal insurtech startup Breathe Life, which offers consumer-centric digital solutions for the insurance industry, announced…
CIBC launches new banking platform for small and medium-sized business
CIBC has partnered with Intuit Canada, Ceridian and Xero to launch a new digital banking platform for small and medium-sized…
HelpWear taps Canada Research Chair Derek Exner as chief medical officer
HelpWear, a Toronto-based healthtech startup that has developed a non-invasive wearable heart monitor, has announced Dr. Derek…
Halifax-based SalesRight receives $250,000 in pre-seed funding
Halifax-based SalesRight, a cloud-based platform that helps B2B sales teams to create custom, interactive pricing guides,…
Ontario Telemedicine Network lays off 15 percent of staff following provincial cuts
This week, the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) laid off 44 workers following a cut to the agency’s provincial funding.…
Laval incubator receives $100,000 to accelerate smart mobility technology
The Laval Smart Mobility Incubator and Accelerator (CIAMIL), a non-profit organization based out of Laval, QC, has received…
Telus Technology 2019 cohorts pitch at Platform Calgary, Telus event
As part of Platform Calgary’s Telus Innovation Platform 2019, four Telus Technology Incubator (TTI) finalists and nine…