Technology

Support workers at Simon Fraser University will take a strike vote between September 25 and 27 at the university’s three campuses after two years of talks have failed to result in a new collective agreement.

Vancouver startup HootSuite announced this morning it has acquired San Francisco-based Seesmic, a social media management platform not unlike its own. The companies share many similarities and were both founded four years ago.

A company that uses pheromones to fight bedbugs and a startup that lets anyone create a comic strip online are among this year's finalists in the BC Innovation Council's annual New Ventures BC competition. Vancouver's semiosBIO Technologies Inc.

In the latest twist in its shareholder saga, Telus Corp. (TSX-T) is seeking a court order to thwart New York hedge fund Mason Capital’s attempt to hold a shareholder meeting.

UBC grad and his company are harnessing smartphone advertising potential

Big Mama aims to help students save money with its alternative to buying textbooks

Appnovation eyes England's Silicon Corridor

Vancouver’s Welichem sells rights to worm bacteria–based psoriasis cream to global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline

B.C.

In a renewed bid to dismantle its current share structure, Telus Corp.