Fashion Meets Tech in Toronto at Upcoming Hack N’ Talk 2014
Hack N’ Talk 2014 is ready to merge fashion and tech in Toronto. The Fashion Zone (FZ), Canada’s “newest incubator…
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Social Media Etiquette: Where Is the Line Between Inappropriate and Plain Boring?
I’m not too big on writing about how people should behave on social media (mainly because I routinely act like a crazy…
Toronto’s INcubes Accelerator Program Unveils International Exchange Program
Toronto’s INcubes accelerator program for startups has unveiled its new International Exchange Program (IIEP). The IIEP…
Someone Never Used That Giftcard You Bought Them? Victoria’s Kiind Launches Cash-Back Service
Victoria startup Kiind has today launched its cash-back payment model for gift cards, hoping to help ease the estimated $10…
MaRS Building Projects a $36 Million Loss Over Ten Years, Read Secret Documents
The public controversy that has exposed a nearly half a billion dollar taxpayer bailout for the cash-strapped MaRS Discovery…
MaRS Directors, CEO Fire Back: “There Were No Documents That Should Be in the Public Domain”
In light of a public spending scandal that indicates the Ontario Liberals failed to reveal a $317.5 million bailout of the…
Wattpadders Can Now Share Their Pulitzer Winners On Blogs, Tumblrs, Websites
Toronto startup Wattpad, the popular online community of readers or writers, launched a new social discoverability tool. The…
Sony Pictures Imageworks Relocates Headquarters to Vancouver
There’s something about Vancouver. We continue to see big-name tech and entertainment companies flock to Canada’s…
Wound Care Management Tech MolecuLight Gets $4 Million from iGan Partners
Toronto’s Moleculight has raised a $4 million seed round of funding from Toronto’s iGan partners. The company specializes…
Hopper Lays Off Several Montreal Staff After Finally Launching
It’s been a long road for Hopper, the (now) Boston-based startup that was founded in Montreal over six years ago, building…
MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…
Why This Smartwatch Startup Chose South Korea over Canada
Two weeks ago we wrote about the remarkable amount of press coverage that Kairos was receiving, a South Korean-based startup…
Former LucasArts President Joins Thalmic Labs To Help Lead Myo Armband’s Gaming Side
The much anticipated Myo Armband from Thalmic Labs is already up for pre-orders, but before it gets in the hands of techies…
MaRS Discovery District Can’t Pay Money Back After Huge Bailout Hid by Kathleen Wynne
“It’s another blatant attempt to hide it all from the taxpayers and the legislature,” former Progressive Conservative…
Totem Bags Create Beautiful Products from Recycled Truck Parts
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and for Melissa Richardson, there’s treasure lining the streets of Toronto.…