Shopify’s Tobi Lütke named chair of Canadian government’s digital industries table
The Canadian government has announced that Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke will be leading its digital industries table, which will…
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Canadian AI experts urge for global ban on killer robots
Five leaders of Canada’s AI research community have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the Canadian…
MaRS expands to Boston with new Greentown Labs partnership
Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to Boston, Massachusetts.…
Toronto-based Evercondo acquired by FRONTSTEPS
Toronto’s Evercondo has been acquired by Denver, Colorado-based FRONTSTEPS. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed,…
#GoNorth17 AI discussion walks the line between the power of technology and its social impact
Last Thursday, AI experts and Canadian tech leaders convened at Google’s Go North Summit to discuss some of the issues regarding…
EMERGE acquires WagJag from Metroland Media Group
EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly known as Transformational Capital, has acquired Wagjag, an online deal community, from Metroland…
Competition Bureau wants feedback on FinTech sector report by November 20th
Canada’s Competition Bureau has published its report on the country’s emerging financial services sector. The federal agency…
Coconut Software closes $4.2 million Series A
Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…
CIBC launches Remi digital assistant
CIBC, one of the five major banks in Canada, has announced the introduction of Remi, its first digital assistant chat bot.…
Intrapreneurship Q&A: getting comfortable with discomfort
As Canada’s largest bank, RBC is focused on building leaders who thrive in a culture of innovation. One way is through RBCx,…
Vancouver to add 1,000 jobs with new Amazon office, but no HQ2
Amazon has announced that it will be opening a second office in Vancouver by 2020, adding 1,000 new jobs that will double its…
Canadian-founded LogDNA closes $9 million CAD Series A
LogDNA, an intelligent logging system targeting DevOps teams, has closed $8.9 million ($7 million CAD) in Series A funding…
#GONORTH17: Shared values, education system helps Canada lead in AI, says PM Trudeau
The Canadian government is going all in on tech and innovation, and no type of tech has more hype than artificial intelligence…
Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio says crypto wallets are the new browsers
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Anthony Di Iorio, CEO and founder of Decentral and Jaxx, discusses the growing…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 92: Can a business be built solely with Canadian tech?
Is it possible to build a profitable tech-based company that is entirely Canadian-made, down to the studs? That’s the…