TORONTO – The mayor of Markham is using a major technology conference to tell startup enterprises that his city north of Toronto is preparing a large parcel of land to be the home of a new innovation hub. Mayor Frank…
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Tech conference ‘Collision’ focuses on women in industry
May 21 2019 6:21pm In what is typically a male-dominated field, the world-renowned tech conference Collision boasts bridging the diversity gap with close to 50 per cent of attendees being female. Jamie Mauracher reports. ‘ }); } else { var…
Over 25,000 people expected to attend tech conference ‘Collision’ in Toronto
It’s being touted as one of the fastest growing tech conferences in North America, and for the first time Collision will be hosted in Toronto. The conference is in its fifth year and was previously hosted in the U.S., but…
Over 25,000 people expected to attend Collision tech conference in Toronto
May 20 2019 11:12pm Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a tech conference in Toronto over the next several days. Erica Vella takes a look at Collision and finds out who is attending and why the conference…
Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention
The international conference on robotics and automation has kicked off in Montreal on Monday. The five-day event hosts dozens of exhibits attracting scientists, engineers, and inventors from around the world. “Seeing the state-of-the-art robotic systems in the world right now…
Collision Conference kicks off in Toronto
May 20 2019 5:48pm Collision Conference is being called North America’s fastest-growing technology conference and for the first time it is being hosted in Toronto. Erica Vella speaks with the conference’s founder about why he chose Toronto. ‘ }); }…
Did you see anti-LGBTQ2 messages plastered around Montreal? Here’s why
Montreal organization Fondation Émergence’s latest campaign for International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia brought the impact of online hate speech to the streets. The social experiment campaign plastered hateful messages in both English and French on posters around the city…
First testing facility for fully automated vehicles in Canada officially opens in Nepean
Invest Ottawa and the Automated Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) launched Canada’s first Level 5 automated testing facility on Friday. The facility was funded primarily by the AVIN, an initiative offered by the Ontario Centres of Excellence, which works on behalf…
Canada’s 1st driverless vehicle runs alongside traffic
May 16 2019 7:16pm Canada’s first driverless vehicle to be running alongside regular traffic is on the move in Beaumont, Alberta. Community Reporter Margeaux Maron has more on the six-month pilot project. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id =…
Electric autonomous vehicle hits the road in Beaumont
For the first time in Canada, a self-driving shuttle has been integrated into regular traffic. An Electric Autonomous (ELA) vehicle pilot project has now taken over a kilometre-long stretch of 50 Street, the main road in Beaumont, Alta. Story continues…