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Vancouver’s emerging FinTech scene poised to push back against Canada’s financial centre

Vancouver’s emerging FinTech scene poised to push back against Canada’s financial centre

B.C. Technology Industry Association is formalizing a financial technology cluster after 24 startups specializing in this sector have launched since 2011
Technology Outlook 2016: Artificial intelligence, workforce diversity, major growth in store this year for tech sector

Technology Outlook 2016: Artificial intelligence, workforce diversity, major growth in store this year for tech sector

Technology leaders expect Canada’s transition from resource-based to knowledge-based economy to accelerate in 2016
Bell has fastest mobile speeds among Canada’s ‘Big Three’ carriers: report

Bell has fastest mobile speeds among Canada’s ‘Big Three’ carriers: report

Canadians who have resolved in 2016 to get the fastest speeds possible on their mobile phones should set their sights on Bell (TSX:BCE), according to a report from OpenSignal.
Misleading ads force Telus to pay customers a record $7.3 million

Misleading ads force Telus to pay customers a record $7.3 million

Telus (TSX:T) has agreed to pay out $7.34 million in rebates to customers after the Competition Bureau determined the Vancouver-based telecom giant used misleading ads.
Telus CEO Darren Entwistle buys $10m in company shares after prices fall

Telus CEO Darren Entwistle buys $10m in company shares after prices fall

The CEO of Telus (TSX:T) has bought just under $10 million worth of shares in the telecom giant this past month, the Vancouver-based firm announced Tuesday (December 22).
Downtown Eastside tech hub preps for November 2016 launch

Downtown Eastside tech hub preps for November 2016 launch

First Technology and Social Innovation Centre tenant could be announced in January
TPP won’t find traction in B.C. biotech sector until agreement signed: advocate

TPP won’t find traction in B.C. biotech sector until agreement signed: advocate

While the details over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) may have captured the attention of so many in Canada’s tech startup community, Paul Drohan admits the 12-country trade agreement didn’t have that same effect on the life sciences sector.
Shaw Communications to buy Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion

Shaw Communications to buy Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion

Shares in the company and all of Canada’s major telecoms drop on the news
Will $100m B.C. Tech Fund be enough for Vancouver startup scene?

Will $100m B.C. Tech Fund be enough for Vancouver startup scene?

Province looking to the private sector to manage allocation of funds to B.C. startups
Ebook provider Shelfie partners with big publishers to expand into audiobooks

Ebook provider Shelfie partners with big publishers to expand into audiobooks

Peter Hudson recalls one consistent message ringing out from his company’s users during its early days: “This is a great idea, but you don’t have enough content.”