Toronto’s Maker Festival to kick off month-long celebration of making with launch party
On June 15, Maker Festival in Toronto is kicking off an entire month of celebrating makers with Make It Yours, a launch party…
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After 12 years, MaRS CEO Ilse Treurnicht to step down at 2017 AGM
Ilse Treurnicht announced today that she is stepping down from her role as MaRS CEO at the next annual general meeting in June…
Toronto-based Hospital Connection acquired by Parent Life Network
Toronto-based Hospital Connection, which supports new parents by donating kits containing newborn essentials to hospitals and…
Join us tonight for AI, Bots, and Social Media, (Oh My) at #SMWiTO
SMWi Toronto kicked off yesterday, with talks from noted speakers like Jesse Brown and the #6ixdad, Norm Kelly. Today, as #SMWiTO…
AccessNow founder receives David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
AccessNow founder Maayan Ziv, who created a crowdsourced web app that allows users to determine the accessibility of restaurants,…
Digital Dreams leveraging FinTech to enhance its festival experience
For the past five years, Digital Dreams Toronto — which attracts thousands of people for a music festival by the water —…
French Tech Tour supporting international development of France-based startups kicks off in Toronto
Business France, a national agency supporting the international development of France’s economy, is supporting ten startups…
Startup Canada Podcast: Tonya Surman on Building a Caring Economy
As a teen, like most her age, Tonya Surman was faced with the fate-defining question of choosing between good and evil. She…
PetalMD and iamsick.ca partner to make health care more accessible
Toronto-based iamsick.ca and Quebec City-based PetalMD are entering a strategic partnership with the goal of helping Canadian…
Magnusmode partners with ROM to create digital museum guides for people with autism
As part of National Access Awareness Week, Toronto-based Magnusmode has partnered with the Royal Ontario Museum and Easter…
Why Michelle Pinchev brought Social Media Week back to Toronto with #SMWiTO
SMWi Toronto officially kicks off to celebrate all things social media. As official Social Media Weeks take place simultaneously…
Globalive’s charity arm hosting social enterprise pitch competition with $60,000 in prizes
The SHAMBA Foundation, Toronto + Acumen and SVP Toronto are hosting a pitch competition aimed at social enterprises on June…
Shopify’s Tech @ Scale panel says internet is not ready for long-term effects of AI and machine learning
Deep learning and artificial intelligence are set to be the next big innovations that change the way that people run their…
Globalive being sued for $750 million by Catalyst over ‘sabotaged’ Wind acquisition
One of Canada’s largest private equity firm is suing the former owners of Wind Mobile for allegedly breaching an exclusivity…
How a co-op student growth hacked CareGuide into new funding from 500 Startups’ DistroFund
In the past, CareGuide has excelled at securing funding using unconventional methods. For example, raising funding from the…