University of Waterloo Is Hosting the Gamification 2013 Conference This Week
The University of Waterloo is set to host the Gamification 2013 international gaming conference, Wednesday to Friday of this…
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Newfoundland’s RDC Launches Program Targeting Top STEM High School Students
The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) announced today the launch of its third annual…
Half of Canadian Consumers Would Switch Doctors If It Meant Access to E-Records
Viva accessible medical e-records! Viva transparency in patient files! That’s what over half of surveyed Canadian consumers…
eBay Canada Announces Ninth Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Around 2003 it was a really cool time for younger people who recognized the money-making potential of eBay. I was 15 or 16…
Ubisoft To Hire 500 in Montreal, Announces $373 Million Plan
Ubisoft is announcing today that it will hire 500 employees over the next seven years to work at its Montreal headquarters,…
PayMint and MovieTickle Win MasterCard NXT Developer Challenge, Each Takes Home $10,000
The winners of the MasterCard NXT Developer Challenge were announced yesterday evening after 20 teams of developers had coded…
Conservatives Visit Vancouver Amid Concerns About the Startup Visa
Immigration is our story. Immigrant brawn helped settle our Prairies and connect our country with a railroad. Immigrant brains…
MasterCard’s NXT Developer Challenge Is Underway in Toronto
The MasterCard NXT Developer Challenge is lively and underway at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Scores of laptop wielding…
These Three Tech Visionaries Will Make You Proud To Be Canadian
I’ve just witnessed the future and let me tell you, it is going to blow your mind. It’s a future where circuit-filled blankets…
Banking Fees Are Too High Say Canadian Small Business Owners
Small business owners seem to prefer Scotiabank above all other Canadian banks, but overall satisfaction among these customers…
Rogers Partners With Sprint to Bring Connected Cars to Canada
Get ready for some distracted driving Canucks. Major carriers Rogers and Sprint announced a partnership to bring the connected…
CVCA Applauds Federal Government’s Venture Capital Action Plan (and Its Recent Wins)
The Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) is extending its “bro-fist” to the federal government, in praising…
UPS Report States Online Shoppers Demand More as E-Commerce Spending Increases
Canadian shoppers are increasingly demanding more from eretailers, and they’re spending more money. The new data came…
HotelTonight Extends Coverage to Six Canadian Cities, Adds Vancouver and Whistler
HotelTonight, the San Francisco-based hotel booking application, is now offering deals in Vancouver and Whistler. The “made…
Canadian Student Wins Google Science Fair 2013
In late June we reported on a 15-year-old Vancouver student who was named a finalist in the Google Science Fair 2013 for her “Hollow…