Nova Scotia Judge Gives Thumbs Up to Live Tweeting in Court
A Nova Scotia judge has praised Twitter and the ability for reporters to live-tweet court cases after the provinceâs judiciary…
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Are We Finally Turning the Corner? Tech Sector “Slowly Changing” Gender Diversity
The Canadian Press took to tech journalism’s longstanding recent tradition of talking about how few women currently possess…
Ottawa Startup Raises $3.5 Million Seed Round for Anonymous Patient Data Solution
Ottawa’s Privacy Analytics has raised $3.5 million in venture capital. The round was led by Vanedge Capital of Vancouver…
VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
Four student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
Ottawa Startup Founder Seeks to Make ‘National Entrepreneurs Day’ A Holiday
An Ottawa-based startup founder is trying to round up 50,000 signatures to make “National Entrepreneurs Day” (NED)…
Next 36, CIX Top 20 Both Launch Application Periods
Two major Canadian startup pillars have launched their application periods for their respective offerings. The Next 36, a Toronto-based…
$100K Is Up for Grabs Today at the VeloCity Fund Finals
Ten student startups are currently competing at the University of Waterloo today, for the VeloCity Fund Finals. The show started…
Ashton Kutcher Likes His Muse Headband
Update: It seemed there was more to this story than met the eye, particularly as it relates to the similarities between the…
Toronto Man Crowdfunds Mystery Product, and Yes, People Have Almost Funded It
A 22-year-old Toronto man has nearly hit his funding target for a new product on Crowdtilt. What the product actually is remains…
Innovation is No Longer For Small Companies: Canadian Investor Says Industry Leaders Must Embrace Tech Mindset
Scott Bonham is saying that industry leaders in Canada should be looking at Silicon Valley, and even in their own backyard,…
Startup Weekend Youth Edition to Hit Atlantic Canada for the First Time
Startup Weekend has made its fair share of fans in Canada, through events across the country, from Vancouver to Calgary to…
Vision Critical Gets $16 Million from Georgian Partners, More
Vancouver’s Vision Critical has raised a $16 million funding round from Georgian Partners, the Northleaf Venture Catalyst…
New Report Says Most Canadian Businesses Aren’t Ready for New CASL Laws
Aside from the flood of emails over the last two weeks from Internet marketers begging us to give them permission to continue…
New Event Seeks to Convince Canuck Expats to Return and Work for Canadian Startups
A group of business leaders in Toronto are seeking to convince Canadian techies working abroad to return home and work within…
Thunder Bay Ventures Invests in Three Companies from Costarter Accelerator Program
Thunder Bay Ventures has invested $50,000 in three companies that recently graduated Thunder Bay’s Costarter accelerator…