Canada is the Best Place in the World for Business Tax: KPMG Report
Startups working out of the Great White North may be living the good life after all. Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver placed…
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Burnaby’s D-Wave Systems Quantum Computer Partners with Two Firms to Solve “Incredibly Complex Problems”
Ever since Burnaby’s D-Wave Systems landed on the cover of TIME magazine a few months ago it seems that everything the…
Launch Academy Names its Six Finalists for Student Startup Challenge
Vancouver’s Launch Academy, the coworking space that houses several of the west coast city’s prominent startup…
Car2Go is at the Heart of an Entire Transportation Platform
If you call Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, or Montreal home you’ve most likely seen Car2Go’s Smart “fortwo” vehicles…
Hootsuite Rebrands Logo with Darker, More Sophisticated Look
Vancouver-based social media dashboard startup Hootsuite has changed its long-known “Owly” logo in a rebranding…
Getting Stuff Done: Startups Now Have More Options with IBM’s BlueMix
Getting stuff done: it’s how most startups roll. Brand affinity or brand loyalty generally isn’t a key consideration, but…
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…
Privacy and Open-Source Projects Among 28 Initiatives that CIRA Will Invest In
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that funds the .CA domain, has selected 28 different…
Now YOU Can Buy “Candy” and “Soda” 3D Printing Filament on Tinkerine’s Online Store
Tinkerine Studios, the Vancouver-based startup that has created the world’s first affordable 3D printer, is now offering…
VentureBeat Calls Toronto’s Muse Headband “The Most Important Wearable of 2014”
American tech blog VentureBeat has made a bold proclamation today, calling the Muse headband, developed by Toronto’s…
Generation Douglas Coupland: Famed Canadian Author To Sell Branded Roots Clothing on Twitter Pop-Up Shop
In one of the more interesting stories we’ve come across this week, famed Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland…
Two More Bitcoin ATMs Pop Up in Montreal
Two more Bitcoin ATMs have been installed in Montreal. Autocoinage, a Canada-based local operator, has deployed two one-way…
Launch Academy Brings Back Lean Entrepreneur Program
Vancouver-based tech incubator Launch Academy is bringing back its Lean Entrepreneur Program, a 16-week program designed to…
Spheres and Project Tango is Giving the International Space Station a New Set of Eyes
There’s life events where you never forget where you were, or what you were doing. I was almost 7 years old when Neil Armstrong…
Venture Capital Deals Increase But Value Stays the Same in Q1
Venture capital activity in Canada over the first three months of 2014 stayed the course. Canada’s Venture Capital &…