League Inc, North America's leading enterprise health operating system (health OS), today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Loblaws Inc. as part of its Powered by League program. The two organizations have come together to develop the PC Health app, a new personalized digital health app designed to improve how Canadians access and navigate … Continue reading Loblaws and League bring next-generation digital health platform for Canadians
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Want someone else to do your laundry? There’s an app for that
In conversation with Abhishek Arora, co-founder at WeDoLaundry, on how technology is making it convenient for people to get their laundry done on-the-go. Having completed their first 10,000 orders, WeDoLaundry is paving the way in "laundry on call" services. How does it work? You schedule a pick-up time for WeDoLaundry to get your clothes from … Continue reading Want someone else to do your laundry? There’s an app for that
Canada’s COVID-19 exposure notification app now available in Manitoba
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Manitoba, Brian Pallister, today announced that people in Manitoba can now receive one-time keys from their health authorities to use with COVID Alert, Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification app. The app helps notify users if they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID Alert app … Continue reading Canada’s COVID-19 exposure notification app now available in Manitoba
Klue Raises $15M as Companies Clamor for Platform to Collect, Curate and Distribute Competitive Insights
Vancouver based Klue the AI-powered competitive enablement platform, announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by Craft Ventures with participation from HWVP, existing investors OMERS Ventures, Rhino Ventures, and BDC Ventures, and several notable angel investors including Frederic Kerrest (co-founder of Okta) and Zach Coelius (top Angelist syndicate). The investment, which brings the company's total funding to $19 … Continue reading Klue Raises $15M as Companies Clamor for Platform to Collect, Curate and Distribute Competitive Insights
Service Delivery & Change Management in Public Sector
In conversation with Mary LaBoucane (Executive Director, Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction, British Columbia). Mary discusses Service Delivery in public sector, Change Management for large initiatives, migrating legacy systems and women’s representation in IT and leadership roles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy_HMc37AUA&t=126s
CFI awards $77.5M to help major USask science facilities to address COVID-19
Two of Canada’s top science facilities at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have been awarded a total of more than $77.5 million—a third of the total $230 million announced today by Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains for 14 research facilities across Canada. The Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron and SuperDARN (Super … Continue reading CFI awards $77.5M to help major USask science facilities to address COVID-19
Innovation in BC, Canada
In conversation with Raghwa Gopal, President & CEO of Innovate BC on the innovation landscape and startup community in British Columbia, Ignite Awards and the future of BC Tech Summit. Innovate BC has recently awarded $1.2M to four British Columbia based research projects for developing innovative solutions for Manufacturing, Forestry & Agriculture. These projects were … Continue reading Innovation in BC, Canada
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