PopRX spins off prescription delivery app into Herbsy, a medical marijuana marketplace
byAfter the Liberal government announced plans to unveil a bill for recreational pot use next spring, what started out as initial…
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Hack To Start Ep. 111: Corey Pollock, product manager at Tiny Hearts
byCorey Pollock is the co-founder of Leet, an app where gamers share and discover the best gameplay highlights. Pollock is a…
Craves pivots its clothing image search app to focus on celebrity fashion
byLast year, Calgary-based Craves launched to help users to search for retail items by uploading images from their camera roll,…
Toronto-based Jiffy raises $1 million as it eyes Chicago expansion
byToronto-based Jiffy, which connects homeowners with vetted home professionals in real time, announced that it’s closed $1…
Kik reports that users have exchanged 1.8 billion messages with the platform’s 20,000 chatbots
byChatbots are poised to make their mark on the technology landscape, and Waterloo-based messaging platform Kik can prove it…
McGill University researchers develop navigation app for Canadians living with vision loss
byMcGill University researchers have developed an app to guide people living with vision loss as they navigate their daily life.…
Former Sun Life Financial executive Lori Casselman joins LEAGUE as first chief health officer
byLEAGUE, which raised a $25 million USD Series A in June, has found its first chief health officer in Lori Casselman. The role…
Tangerine and PC Financial announce support for Apple Pay
byEveryone remembers just a few months back when Apple Pay made a huge splash in the Canadian mobile payments space. On Tuesday,…
Statistics Canada considers replacing telephone surveys with text messages
byAs the Canadian government continues to inch towards embracing the digital age, policy-makers are looking for new ways to modernize…
Ecommerce Report: Apple users drive 97 percent of mobile revenue, organic search brings majority of traffic
byAccording to a report from Demac Media, which builds ecommerce solutions for its merchant customers, Apple users drive a majority…
BC government announces plans to develop iOS and Android authentication apps
byThe Government of British Columbia revealed last week it’s developing a new Android and iOS app that will enable a variety…
Twitter North America VP of Media Kirstine Stewart leaves the company
byKirstine Stewart, Twitter vice-president of media, North America, has left the company, a Twitter spokesperson has confirmed…
Indigo works with Toronto-based Kinetic Café to create social platform for book lovers
byThese days, there seems to be a social network for every community. Indigo’s latest announcement ensures that avid readers…
Shopify-owned Kit launches chatbot on Facebook Messenger
byAccording to a report from Venturebeat, Shopify has launched a chatbot on Facebook Messenger through Kit CRM. Shopify acquired…
LG partnering with Waterloo-based Ignis Innovation to create foldable smartphone displays
byA Waterloo-based firm has struck a deal with the tech giant LG to produce the smartphone of tomorrow. Thanks to a new licensing…