Females in Tech in Canada, Time To Move Past Stereotypes

In the past few months, the conversation on women’s rights and gender parity has gained increasing importance. We are no longer paying lip-service to gender disparity, and women have become more and more vocal on the many ways that inequality affects their lives. Canadian government is trying to help with their recently launched CanCode program … Continue reading Females in Tech in Canada, Time To Move Past Stereotypes

Why Online Shopping in Canada Is So Expensive

Welcome to Canada, where everything costs 15-25% more expensive than same product south of the border in the US. Most of things you want to buy in Canada will most likely cost much less in the US. Why not shop in the US and get it shipped to Canada you say? Well, that is because … Continue reading Why Online Shopping in Canada Is So Expensive

Toronto Public Library Launches Netflix like Free Movie Streaming Service

Toronto users rejoice! No need to pay for Netflix if you want to watch quality movies. Toronto Library has got you covered. All you need is a library card and few minutes to setup your account. Toronto Library have introduced the free video streaming service to over 30,000 streaming videos with their partner company Kanopy, … Continue reading Toronto Public Library Launches Netflix like Free Movie Streaming Service

Bell Canada Hacked, User Data Breached

Bell Canada is alerting its users that it was hacked and user data was taken. It said that hackers have accessed the customer personal information. Media reports that potentially as many as 100,000 users are affected by this data breach. Bell Canada did not confirm the exact number as of yet. Anyone else get this … Continue reading Bell Canada Hacked, User Data Breached

Netflix en français or по русски!?

Most people nowdays have Netflix account or use their friend’s or family member’s account. Netflix has over 120m streaming subscribers to date. But what happens if you are tired of English shows and want to spice it up a bit? Or maybe you are Francophile or Russophile and want to brush up on the language … Continue reading Netflix en français or по русски!?

Why Amazon Picked Toronto as Their Top 20 HQ2 Finalist

Toronto, the only Canadian city , was picked as top 20 contender for Amazon second head quarters. John Tory, Toronto’s mayor, was very happy to hear the good news: We are excited to have this opportunity and to be able to tell Toronto’s unique story. The Toronto Region has emerged as a global centre of … Continue reading Why Amazon Picked Toronto as Their Top 20 HQ2 Finalist

Amazon Shortlists Toronto for their New Headquarters

Amazon just announced that it has narrowed down the list of cities to 20 for their HQ2 location. Just as a reminder, Amazon wants to spend $5 billion dollars in the city, and hire 50,000 employees there. Amazon said it will make their final decision by the end of 2018. So the good news is … Continue reading Amazon Shortlists Toronto for their New Headquarters