Nova Scotia taps Maple to expand free virtual care to the entire province
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Nova Scotia taps Maple to expand free virtual care to the entire province

Maple will expand from servicing 145,000 Nova Scotians to over one million. Toronto virtual care platform Maple and the province of Nova Scotia are…

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Nova Scotia government invests $1.3 million in home-sharing platform Happipad

Province estimates 130,000 vacancies could potentially be filled through the partnership. Nova Scotia’s partnership with a national online home-sharing platform has expanded to help…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – TikTok under investigation in Canada for data use

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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At adtech startup Nova, president Matt Crenshaw steps into the CEO position

Former CEO Gupta shifts over to the board, advisory role. Advertising tech startup Nova – formerly known as Polar – has made some changes…

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Blaise Transit signs contract to deploy on-demand transit tech in Nova Scotia
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Blaise Transit signs contract to deploy on-demand transit tech in Nova Scotia

The tech will be deployed to 23 communities over 12 months. Montréal-based startup Blaise Transit has secured a three-year contract with the Nova Scotia…

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Innovacorp venture fund manager Andrew Ray leaves org following announced merger with Nova Scotia Business Inc.

Ray oversaw Innovacorp’s VC activities, served on LeadSift, Swarmio, Proposify boards. After spending eight years at Innovacorp, Andrew Ray has left the Halifax-based early-stage…

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Invest Nova Scotia executive chair resigns two weeks after consolidation

Invest Nova Scotia was the result of Innovacorp and NSBI’s merger. Tom Hickey, the executive chair of the newly formed Invest Nova Scotia, has…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft stays rosy, Meta drops

Plus: Ex-Tungle, Foko employees pivot new startup to take on Evernote. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Advertising tech startup Polar secures funding from Fort Point Capital, rebrands to Nova

Nova president: Polar pioneered the social display space. Toronto-based advertising tech startup Polar has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from American private equity…

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Nova Scotia government consolidates Innovacorp, Nova Scotia Business Inc
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Nova Scotia government consolidates Innovacorp, Nova Scotia Business Inc

Nova Scotia says the changes address issues of overlapping mandates, duplicate operations, outdated legislation. The Nova Scotia government is consolidating Nova Scotia Business Inc….

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