Reddit For Canadians
By Yasmin Ranade
Reddit – r/Canada – has officially made its way to the Canadian market. This week, Reddit opened its Toronto office to earnestly bring its content and community platform to Canadians.
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Government Injects $4.73M to Boost Canadian Semiconductor Output
By Yasmin Ranade
By helping to grow a made-in-Canada hardware supply chain, the Hardware Catalyst Initiative is playing a key role in keeping innovation in Canada, shoring up Canada’s much-needed supply of sensors and electronics, strengthening our tech sector, and supporting the next generation of tech leaders.
Canadians Lean into Data to Discover More About Their Families
By Yasmin Ranade
Ancestry’s mission to empower journeys of personal discovery has never been more relevant or more needed. The pandemic has created a greater focus on families and making meaningful connections.
Electronic Medical Records for PEI
By Yasmin Ranade
This technological solution will facilitate the secure sharing of patient information between physician offices, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies providing a comprehensive digital view of a patient’s health history.
Mathematics Software Supports Student Learning
By Yasmin Ranade
Waterloo-based Maplesoft, provider of mathematics-based software to STEM educators, researchers and engineers, has launched Maple Learn, a free, online learning tool to make it easier for students and researchers to analyse and solve mathematical problems. It is also cool to note that this software is powered by the world’s most powerful mathematics engine, which is used by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.
BlackBerry and Canadian Girl Guides Succeed in Cybersecurity Program
By Yasmin Ranade
To mark International Women’s Day, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) and BlackBerry Limited today announced the success of their joint cybersecurity skills-based program. With the cybersecurity industry facing a significant talent – and gender gap – a big part of the program’s aim was to ‘spark’ cybersecurity interest at a young age.
Tech Support Services for Seniors
By Yasmin Ranade
Ming Yang, founder of Orchard, realized that as the pandemic necessitated people to adopt a more robust digital lifestyle, seniors would need support. With a computer engineering background as well as work experience at Apple and Microsoft, Ming now provides enjoyable tech experiences for people that didn’t grow up with technology.
Mobile Health Clinics Leverage Tech to Provide Care to Disadvantaged
By Yasmin Ranade
TELUS Health for Good program recently expanded to Toronto to provide essential primary medical and mental health care to underserved populations. The TELUS Health for Good program now operates in 11 cities coast-to-coast, providing primary care and removing barriers faced by those living on the streets.