As we adjust to new ways of living amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and teachers work with parents to enable their children to learn from home, TELUS has announced it is working in partnership with local school boards across the province to offer its Internet for Good program to students in need. TELUS’ Internet for Good […]
D-Wave Provides Free Quantum Computing for Global Response to COVID-19
Effectively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic requires a collaborative and global effort across diverse organizations, including both private and public institutions. To help Burnaby’s D-Wave Systems is offering free access to its quantum systems via the Leap quantum cloud service for anyone working on responses to the COVID-19 crisis. This initiative comes in response to a request […]
Traction on Demand Builds COVID-19 Supply Hub for B.C.
The Province of B.C. has partnered with the Digital Technology Supercluster and the Business Council of British Columbia to create an online platform to co-ordinate, source and expedite medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for provincial health authorities to support front-line health workers fighting COVID-19. The COVID-19 Supply Hub provides a single point of […]
Damon Motorcycles Raises $3 Million And Makes Acquisition
Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles has raised $3 million and acquired the intellectual property of Mission Motors. According to Techcrunch, the funding is additional capital raised at the pre-series A level from undisclosed angel investors. Previous investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. Built in Vancouver and founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud […]
RED Academy Abruptly Closes Vancouver Campus
January 26, 2021 UPDATE: Closure of Vancouver’s top tech school leaves teachers, students in financial mess RED Academy’s Chief Commercial Officer Roy Agostino announced today that RED Academy is closing their Vancouver campus effective immediately. The vision at RED was to create a world where everyone had the freedom to design and create the future […]
Disney and Vancouver’s Kabam Team Up For Mirrorverse
Disney and Vancouver’s Kabam have announced Disney Mirrorverse, an all-new Action Role-Playing Game (RPG) for Android and iOS. Kabam was founded in 2006 and creates, develops and publishes massively multiplayer social games for mobile such as Disney’s Marvel Contest of Champions. Disney Mirrorverse will transport players to a brand new action-ready universe, featuring evolved and […]
Wize Makes Online Tutoring Platform Free During COVID-19 Crisis
The month of April usually means final exams for college and university students throughout North America. COVID-19 has forced most academic institutions to close or begin exploring online options for the remainder of the school year. Dedicated students and are turning to online resources to make the most out of this semester. To help out […]
LifeSciences BC Calls For Medical Equipment To Fight COVID-19
As COVID-19 places a strain on urgent patient care and therapeutic treatments, a critical need has developed for medical supplies that are indispensable on the front line. To address this crucial need, industry association LifeSciences BC has taken on the role of identifying, creating and collecting medical equipment to enable dispensing of vital patient care […]
26 Vancouver Hospitals Adopting B.C.-Built Life-Saving Healthcare App
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that are adopting a new app to fight COVID-19. The app allows hospitals to track staff and resources in real time, and assign them to where they are needed most. No such system existed until this app’s launch. Working with Traction […]
Lighthouse Labs Announces $500K in Scholarships for Canadians Affected by COVID-19
Lighthouse Labs announced today the launch of a new scholarship fund benefitting Canadians who are facing economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scholarships will give recipients access to a selection of Lighthouse Labs’ full-time or part-time coding and data courses. “As a company, we thought long and hard about how we can […]