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'Every second counts': BC Wildfire Service expands use of predictive tech

'Every second counts': BC Wildfire Service expands use of predictive tech

The new technology will provide decision-makers with more intelligence and more time to plan their operations.
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Canada, B.C. legislation would tackle 'toxic' online products: Facebook whistleblower

Canada, B.C. legislation would tackle 'toxic' online products: Facebook whistleblower

A woman who blew the whistle about Facebook ignoring potential harms to users of the social media platform says proposed laws by Canada and B.C. have promise to hold tech companies to account for profiting off harmful content.
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Canadians, parents shouldn’t worry about TikTok security review: industry minister

Canadians, parents shouldn’t worry about TikTok security review: industry minister

OTTAWA — The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company.
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Emails reveal months of TikTok spyware fears at B.C. cybersecurity department

Emails reveal months of TikTok spyware fears at B.C. cybersecurity department

A year before U.S. lawmakers targeted TikTok, B.C. government cybersecurity department scrambled to remove the app.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. ready to get tough on tech titans with sweeping legislation

Rob Shaw: B.C. ready to get tough on tech titans with sweeping legislation

From sextortion to eating disorders, province targets platforms and companies endangering youth
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Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September

Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. "This is still an ongoing case.
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AI will be ‘transformative’ for B.C.'s engineering industry

AI will be ‘transformative’ for B.C.'s engineering industry

B.C. engineering firms exploring ways to increase efficiency, address labour shortages.
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Plenty of Fish founder Markus Frind becomes CEO at Cymax

Plenty of Fish founder Markus Frind becomes CEO at Cymax

Frind, who founded Plenty of Fish, owns about 70 per cent of e-commerce furniture-seller Cymax
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UNBC Innovation Hub to test latest AI wound care technologies

UNBC Innovation Hub to test latest AI wound care technologies

The Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North (CTAAN) at UNBC will introduce new technologies in healthcare aimed at advancing patient outcomes and equity in treatment.
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Kelowna using robots, drones to help orchards with crop management

Kelowna using robots, drones to help orchards with crop management

Orchards get a high-tech makeover as pilot project ushers in precision farming
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