Ryerson’s DMZ Turns Four, Has Created 1080 Jobs
It’s a celebration of sorts for Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), as the startup hub that houses an…
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Vancouver’s Lighthouse Labs To Launch iOS Bootcamp
Vancouver-based coding school Lighthouse Labs is launching Canada’s first iOS “bootcamp”. The course will…
OpenText to Hire 1200 Over Seven Years, Ontario Commits $120 Million
OpenText has signed an agreement with Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals that will see the Waterloo-based enterprise management…
BCTIA Names Several Startups Among Impact Award Finalists
Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2014 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs).…
Regional Finalists Revealed for the BDC Mentorship Award
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and the Canadian Business Youth Foundation (CYBF) today announced the regional…
New York’s Handybook, the “Uber for Household Services” Expands to Toronto
Yesterday was a big day for Handybook, the New York-based startup backed with $15.7 million in venture capital. The startup…
Is 3D Printing Actually Headed Towards Mainstream Adoption?
3-D printing to me remains a technology for nerds or makers, accessible to most people only through what they read on the web.…
Watch It Here: HBO Releases First Episode of “Silicon Valley” on Youtube
We’ve known for a while that Mike Judge’s new series Silicon Valley was going to be just as popular in Canadian…
Check Out Hootsuite’s Animated Play on Game of Thrones’ Opening Sequence
Sunday night’s premier of Game of Thrones season 4 attracted a ton of viewers worldwide, and one Canadian startup in…
Winners Announced For Toronto’s Startup Weekend: Library Edition
Toronto’s Startup Weekend: Library Edition has announced winners of the intense 54-hour hackathon challenge to brainstorm…
Inaugural Canadian Technology Leaders Awards Happen Tonight in Toronto (And Rob Ford Gives An Award Out!)
The inaugural Canadian Technology Leaders Awards are happening tonight in Toronto’s swanky Distillery District. The show…
Waterloo Accelerator Centre Graduates blueRover and Trustpoint Innovations
Two startups have graduated from Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, a program dedicated to accelerating technology entrepreneurship.…
3rd Annual Robotics Festival to Hit Montreal This Week
Over 3,500 young students and robotics fanatics will travel to Uniprix Stadium in Montreal on Thursday to participate in the…
120 Left Jobless as BlackBerry Continues Its Descent
Embattled Waterloo-based smartphone maker BlackBerry has laid off 120 employees this morning. The Waterloo Record reported…
BC Tech Financings Had a Monster Year in 2013
The BCTIA has reviewed the numbers and the story reveals that 2013 was a banner year for BC Tech. BC was not only home to Godzilla’s…