Technology

More than 20,000 computers loaned to students to learn from home

Surprising number of students forced to learn from home don’t have computers, Internet

Apr 18, 2020 2:18 PM Read more >

Pandemic accelerates B.C. telehealth initiatives

A wide range of clinics are being pushed into offering telehealth faster than planned

Apr 17, 2020 12:00 PM Read more >

Ontario university working on COVID-19 vaccine

"Our DNA-based vaccine will be administered non-invasively as a nasal spray”

Apr 16, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

Can made-in-B.C. tech improve social distancing on construction sites?

It was the plight of an American client whose 300-person construction site was forced to shut down after a worker’s spouse tested positive for COVID-19 that pushed Campbell MacDonald to consider repurposing tech from his own company.

Apr 16, 2020 1:20 PM Read more >

Resilient Vancouver game creator builds virtual company culture

Phoenix Labs uses games, exercise to maintain creativity, collaboration during pandemic

Apr 16, 2020 11:03 AM Read more >

How B.C. tech is ensuring health-care workers don’t spread COVID-19 across multiple sites

What happened: Appnovation has been commissioned to help employers ensure health-care workers aren’t at multiple long-term care facilities Why it matters: The move helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 to some of the province’s most vulnerable populat

Apr 14, 2020 10:48 AM Read more >

Pandemic prompts telehealth acceleration for B.C. firms

If a pandemic was ever going to happen, Sonia Brodie takes at least some solace in the timing.

Apr 10, 2020 4:30 PM Read more >

Regulator fast-tracks 1QBit’s X-ray software to help fight COVID-19

What happened: Regulators have approved the use of radiology software developed in Vancouver Why it matters: The nod for the AI-powered tool was expedited after developers realized it could be applied to COVID-19 Perhaps mirroring the speed at which

Apr 10, 2020 12:36 PM Read more >

UPDATED: COVID-19 drugs trials start Thursday

Don’t expect a vaccine for up to 18 months: UBC researcher

Apr 8, 2020 12:08 PM Read more >

Telus CEO donates quarterly salary to COVID-19 relief efforts

The CEO of Telus Corp. (TSX:T) is donating his second-quarter salary to efforts helping frontline health-care workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Apr 8, 2020 8:15 AM Read more >