Shad Valley, Pathways to Education and More Win 2015 Youthspark Grants from Microsoft
Four programs in Canada that foster youth development in science and technology have been awarded 2015 Microsoft Canada Youthspark…
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PrintToPeer’s Software is Driving 3D Printing Innovation for the Masses
Talk about serendipity. Two guys who don’t know each other move into the same Calgary coworking space discover they’ve…
Small, Remote Thunder Bay’s Startup Scene is Growing
Tucked up all the way in northern Ontario and sitting on top of Lake Suprerior is the small city of Thunder Bay, a 16-hour…
This Guy’s No Slacker: In Conversation with Slack’s Stewart Butterfield
Having recently raised $42.5 million in new funding Vancouver’s Slack is proving to be anything but a bunch of coffee-sipping…
YVR and O’Hare Are the First Two Airports to Use Biometric Passport Control
The Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport are the first two airports the…
Both Failure and Success Define Entrepreneurs Like Snip.ly’s Michael Cheng
I’ll admit it in all its biased glory: I’m a big fan of Michael Cheng. He’s the 24-year-old founder of Snip.ly but…
GROW Conference Reveals Initial List of Speakers
GROW Conference is fast approaching, and as we all know this year the annual startup bash in British Columbia is happening…
Your Call to Action Isn’t Working, Says Unbounce’s Oli Gardner
According to Unbounce cofounder Oli Gardner “The research I’ve done, and number that I use is that 98 percent of landing…
DigiBC Says These 25 Businesses are British Columbia’s Most Innovative Technology Companies
DigiBC, the non-profit Industry Association for Digital Media and Wireless companies in BC, has named its Top 25 Innovative…
Canada’s Northern Embraces Hackathons, As Hacking Health Hits Yukon
It might not be akin the the gold rush of yesteryears, but people will be flocking to Whitehorse, Yukon this weekend. There…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes Dismisses New SalesForce Tool in Clever Fashion
He may appear to be a nice Canadian who dresses a bit like a hipster and a bit like a lumberjack, but don’t dismiss Hootsuite…
Take Your Bookshelf Anywhere: BitLit Gives Readers an eBook Version of a Book They Already Own
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway Just hauling around your favourite books, or even worse,…
The Metabridge Startup Retreat Has Selected the 15 Companies Headed to Kelowna
Every year Accelerate Okanagan selects 15 high-performing startups from across Canada and fly them out to British Columbia’s…
Canada’s Coding School Battle Heats Up As Bitmaker Labs Makes Its Next Move
There’s a high-priced coding school battle going on in Canada and the three companies pitted against each other, Bitmaker…
Launch Academy to Student Startups: Tell Us Your Idea and Win $5,000 Cash Prizes
Launch Academy has launched its annual student startup challenge to post-secondary students and recent grads to embrace entrepreneurship…