HootSuite Partners with Syracuse University to Offer Social Media Certificate
It seems like HootSuite is always up to something these days. Today the Vancouver creators of a social media dashboard announced…
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Canadian eCommerce Hits $18.9 Billion in 2012; Seniors Up Internet Use
The value of orders placed online by Canadians reached $18.9 billion in 2012 while Internet use increased across the board…
New Brunswick-Based Xplornet Secures $150 million for Better Internet in Rural Areas
Xplornet Communications Inc., “Canada’s largest rural broadband service provider” today announced the completion…
Toronto-Based Edtech Startup Makes Call to Families for New Research Study
Toronto-based educational startup Thriver has opened a call for participants to join a research study. The goal is to gain…
Toronto’s GreenOwl Mobile Gets $2 Million in Funding From Chinese Investors
Toronto-based GreenOwl Mobile, developer of the real-time mobile audio traffic platform, has raised $2 million in funding.…
Ernst & Young Gives Canadian Governor General “Supporter of Entrepreneurship” Award
Ernst & Young (EY), the accounting firm that calls many Canadian startups clients, has been quite busy over the past few…
Why Pitch Contests Are Hilarious and Why The Pitch Matters So Much
I’m a huge sports fan and I’ve always found interesting the concept of “scouting”, where professional…
Montreal-Area GPS Watch Makers Get $1 Million From Angel Syndicate
It might not be a competitor of the Pebble smartwatch or Google Glass, but another wearable tech item got a big boost this…
Kanata-based eSight Launches Smart Glasses To Cure the Legally Blind
Wearable technology isn’t just all about counting steps and taking pictures. At the core, most of this technology is attempting…
Kingston’s Sparq Systems Gets $2.75 Million for Solar Power Solution
Kingston-based cleantech startup Sparq Systems as raised $2.75 million from three Ontario cleantech venture capital firms…
Songza Launches Songza Canada Inc., Reaches 2.4 Million Canadian Users
If your friends and family are anything like mine, they are flooding your Facebook feeds with Songza playlists. Here in Canada,…
Waterloo’s Cream.HR to Help Jobless Former BlackBerry Workers
There’s a large number of jobless tech workers in the Waterloo area after the recent BlackBerry layoffs, and local startup…
Flatlaw.Ca Solves the Advertising Problem for Flat-Fee Lawyers
Addison Cameron-Huff said for independent lawyers and lawyers just starting off, getting the word out about their services…
Indigo Launches New App for iOS and Android
Toronto-based book selling giant Indigo Books and Music is unveiling its new app for iOS and Android. Canadians have long shown…
Tech Companies Surpass Resource Firms As Top BC Employer, But Not All is Well
After today’s news on Calgary being named the best city in Canada to run a business, more news is on its way regarding…