Over half a billion people per year are infected by Streptococcus A worldwide, and it currently kills as many children as malaria does. And there’s another issue: antibiotics are often over-prescribed. This leads to microbial resistance to the drugs, which the World Health Organization identifies as a top-five global health threat. A company based out […]
Vancouver Fintech Launches AI App to Help Canadians Manage Money, Build Credit
Spring Financial today launched an artificially intelligent financial technology tool for Canadians. The new app, dubbed Bloom, is the first fintech AI tool in Canada that enables users to ask questions specific to their financial situation and receive personalized insights that simplify planning, according to a statement from Vancouver-born Spring. The Bloom app (not to […]
Ionomr Innovations Pushes ‘Continued Expansion’ with Launch of R&D Facility
Last year, Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations closed a US$20 million Series A round of funding before being named to the annual Global Cleantech 100 for the third time in a row. In 2025, the B.C. clean-tech upstart is expanding operations through the launch of a state-of-the-art development and manufacturing facility situated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the company […]
In the War Against Wildfire, 2024 Was the Year That B.C. Turned to Tech
In 2024, nearly 1,700 wildfires burned a combined one million hectares of land in British Columbia. Roughly 160 evacuation orders or alerts affected over 15,000 properties province-wide. One-third of wildfires are caused by human activity, the Province estimates, with the rest being attributed to natural factors (most commonly lightning). Whether man-made or nature-triggered, controlling and […]
Vancouver Studio Hothead Games Declares Bankruptcy as Contracts Collapse at Last Minute
After nearly two decades in business, Vancouver studio Hothead Games has shuttered. “It pains me to announce that Hothead Games Inc. is no more,” company president Ian Wilkinson stated last week. Hothead filed for bankruptcy this month following last-minute contract cancellations from partners which the studio couldn’t financially recover from. “We created an amazing playable […]
Why the Cleantech Industry Dominated Headlines in B.C. Through 2024
British Columbia continues to be a hotspot for innovation in the clean technology field. The province is anchored by the Vancouver area, which KPMG regards as a world-class cleantech cluster. There are hundreds of cleantech firms across the region. And we’ll mention dozens in this article alone as we highlight some of the year’s top […]
Thinkific Labs Launches ‘Cohesive’ Kit of A.I. Tools for Creating and Selling Digital Products
Thinkific Labs this week announced a slew of new features powered by artificial intelligence. The Vancouver-based cloud software platform enables entrepreneurs and businesses to create, market, and sell digital learning products. Trading publicly on the Toronto Stock Exchange as THNC, Thinkific says the “host of new AI features” are “designed to streamline the entire process […]
Shift Coastal Brings Advanced Marine Tech to Gitxaala Nation for Three-Phase Project
Gitxaala Environmental Services been awarded nearly half of a million dollars in funding, a recent announcement revealed. The capital is earmarked to support a multi-phase project from Gitxaala, run by the northern coastal Gitxaała Nation, aimed at enhancing environmental monitoring processes in-port and terminal settings to improve operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The funding […]
Seven B.C. Tech Innovators Advancing the Future of Robotics in Canada
Artificial intelligence posing a threat to the end of the world has been a trope for as long as humanity could conjure the concept. So, too, has the utopian ideal of robotic entities performing all of the tasks people do not desire, thus freeing up our time for blissful enjoyment of life’s pleasures. And with […]
WELL Health Reaches for a Star with Strategic Rebrand and Multiple Acquisitions
WELL Health Technologies is rebranding its subsidiary, WELL Provider Solutions Group, with intentions to spin the business into an independent firm. WELL’s Provider Solutions business is now known as WELLSTAR Technologies, a software-as-a-service healthcare firm. “A pure-play SaaS and technology leader, or ‘star,’ is born,” stated Hamed Shahbazi, founder and chief executive of WELL. To […]