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TORONTO — A home-sharing platform hopes to connect refugees in need of temporary housing with homeowners who have spare rooms to rent, in an effort to help ease the shelter crisis in Toronto. The non-profit Happipad, which operates in cities across the country, opened up its Refugee Housing Canada program …
Read More »New partnership aims for safe spaces to lock up bikes in Regina downtown – Regina
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cycling advocacy group in Regina formed a partnership with Saskatchewan Polytechnic for new bike racks in the downtown area. Bike Regina advocates for a better cycling environment in the city to make it easier for cyclists to get around town, but …
Read More »Montreal football festival GOAL Initiative aims to raise funds for youth sports – Montreal
Playing more than 60 soccer matches among 24 teams at McGill University’s Molson Stadium Sunday wasn’t so much about scoring points on the field. Still, the spirit of competition among these players was hard to suppress, given the energy of the play and the passion of fans. It was the …
Read More »Ontario company Friendlier aims to help phase out single-use plastics
Their company has already washed nearly half a million plastic containers, but the founders of Friendlier hope to scrub more and expand their operations as Canada phases out single-use plastics. Kayli Dale and Jacquie Hutchings, both chemical engineers, launched Friendlier in 2019 while studying at the University of Waterloo. Dale …
Read More »Richmond Centre aims to bring back shoppers with 90s-themed interactive rooms
The 90s are back at Richmond Centre, evoking nostalgia in parents and giving their kids an idea of what teenage life was like some 30 years ago when the shopping mall was “the” place to hang out. People visiting the mall will see stores decked out as interactive rooms designed to transport them …
Read More »Legal experts fact-check Quebec ad campaign that aims to correct ‘falsehoods’ on controversial language law
Legal experts are slamming a full-page ad from the CAQ government running in both French and English newspapers this week that purports to correct “falsehoods” circulating about the new law to protect the French language, commonly know as Bill 96. “The ad campaign is misleading,” constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told CBC in an …
Read More »Vietnam-based Timo Bank raises $20M led by Square Peg, its first outside funding since its 2015 founding, as it aims to acquire a digital banking license (Deepti Sri/Tech in Asia)
Deepti Sri / Tech in Asia: Vietnam-based Timo Bank raises $20M led by Square Peg, its first outside funding since its 2015 founding, as it aims to acquire a digital banking license — Vietnam-based Timo Bank has raised US$20 million in a fresh financing round led by Square Peg, a …
Read More »Shell E4 program aims to have 30 per cent startups from Tier -2 cities
Energy start-ups focused incubation program, Shell E4 aims to have 30 per cent of start-ups in its upcoming cohorts from Tier 2 cities and co-founded/founded by women. Despite hundreds of incubators and accelerators in India, Shell India observed an absence of programs for energy technologies in the country. Backed by …
Read More »Check out the new app that aims to make medical tracking easier- The New Indian Express
Express News Service BENGALURU: If there’s one thing the pandemic has changed the world over, it’s the status quo that we had all taken for granted. Especially in the way we handle our healthcare needs; be it the over-the-counter drugs we relied on for every ailment or the family doctor …
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