Technology

COVID-19 pandemic puts digital health care to test

Experts call level of demand for virtual delivery of medical services ‘unprecedented’

Mar 23, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

SFU researchers develop tech for cheaper coronavirus testing kits

It’s best for Canada to be “over-prepared” for the fallout of COVID-19 rather than the alternative.

Mar 20, 2020 12:09 PM Read more >

Vancouver biotech identifying antibodies for COVID-19

AbCellera, Eli Lilly hope to test new drug on COVID-19 patients within four months

Mar 20, 2020 10:01 AM Read more >

COVID-19 test device sales expedited in Canada as WHO stresses ‘test, test, test’

Canada follows USFDA in approving coronavirus test kits under emergency circumstances

Mar 19, 2020 1:39 PM Read more >

Stay cyberhealthy as fraudsters manipulate crisis

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security offers tips for reducing online risk

Mar 19, 2020 10:22 AM Read more >

B.C. tech firms step up with big dollars, free services in wake of COVID-19

What happened: Telus is offering $10m in support for health-care initiatives while other West Coast tech companies begin offering free services to help those dealing with the pandemic Why it matters: B.C.

Mar 19, 2020 10:17 AM Read more >

Vancouver taps foot-focused tech market potential

Local companies are capitalizing on the growing market for footwear innovations

Mar 19, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

Beware of cybercriminals manipulating COVID-19 panic

Russian data thieves posed as Public Health Agency of Canada in email attack

Mar 17, 2020 3:35 PM Read more >

B.C.’s largest tech conference cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns

Western Canada’s largest annual technology conference has been cancelled against the backdrop the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers revealed Monday (March 16) the B.C. Tech Summit would not return for a fifth year in downtown Vancouver June 1-2.

Mar 17, 2020 10:05 AM Read more >

Tech steps up amid mounting COVID-19 cost pressures

As COVID-19 sends consumers away from restaurants and stores and into their homes, businesses will be under increased pressure to cut costs amid the shakier economic landscape.

Mar 16, 2020 3:09 PM Read more >