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Locally-founded boating navigation app aims to help boaters during COVID-19

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Adam Allore, boating, COVID-19, dock talk, Gananoque, Kingston, Lake Ontario, marinas, nautical charts, pandemic, Rideau Canal, sailing, social distancing, St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, water navigation, Wavve app

As an avid boater of the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands himself, Adam Allore wanted to keep the

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Fusix picks up where Computer Depot left off

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments cloud services, Computer Depot, computer repairs, computers, custom computers, Fusix, Fusix Corp, heritage building, IT Services, Kingston, network cabling, network management, private networks, refurbished computers, VoIP, web hosting

Have you heard of Fusix Corporation? They’re a computer store and network cabling business, among other things. Fusix’s recently-opened storefront

SpaceX Starlink satellites streak across Kingston skies

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Cris Vilela 2 Comments Elon Musk, satellite, satellite train, SpaceX, Starlink

Kingston residents were treated to a dazzling display in the night sky on Sunday night, and will get a chance

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Police release top 10 Canadian frauds of 2019

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bank scam, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, extortion, fraud, investment fraud, Kingston, Kingston Police, money laundering, passwords, romance scam, scam, spear phishing, timeshare scam, top 10 Canadian frauds of 2019

Kingston Police have released information from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) regarding the most common and damaging fraud schemes of

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Kingston native’s company wins Queen’s UPStart Venture Challenge

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments breed selector, dogs, John Sheridan, Kingston, online pet services, Pawzy, pet health, pet healthcare, pet insurance, pet wellness, Queen's University, Robert Marsh, Smith School of Business, Toronto, Upside Foundation, UPStart Venture Challenge, veterinary services, Wolfe Island

It’s not all that common for the founder and CEO of a company to be able to say that company

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Queen’s Innovation Centre hosts pitch competition

August 21, 2019August 22, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Backr, Big Spoon Little Spoon, Cromble, Doppl, Dunin-Deshpande Summer Pitch Competition, entrepreneurs, finals, HeroHub, InHabit CoLiving, Kingston, LifeLuxe, lifted, Netzero, Nufuuds, Queen's University, Queen’s Innovation Centre, QueryFox, Red Gold, Research Stream, Wyndo

Sixteen entrepreneurial teams will be fighting for the chance to win up to $100,000 in funding at the Dunin-Deshpande Summer

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Police warn parents of concerns with Cake live stream video chat app

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Michelle Allan 2 Comments Cake app, Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Kingston, Kingston Police, live stream, police warning parents, risk for youths, sexual content, video app

Kingston Police and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection have partnered to alert parents about the app Cake through the

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Local startup connects research studies with participants

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment accessibility, Brooke Resendes, Kingston, Luc Pelletier, medical research, privacy, Queen's University, Queen’s Innovation Centre, Research Stream, research studies, trials, volunteers

Meet two Queen’s grads on a mission to shake up the medical industry and grow Kingston’s reputation as a medical

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Kingstonian cell phone users have ‘worst plans in the world’

May 14, 2019May 17, 2019 Samantha Butler-Hassan 5 Comments business, Cataraqui Centre, cell phone plans, cell phones, cellphones, choosing a cell phone, data, Huawei, iPhones, kids and cell phones, Kingston, mobile carriers, pricing, smartphones, students, technology

At this moment, I’m betting your cell phone is either in your hand, on the surface beside you, or

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Frontenac Secondary School students receive Shopify certification

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments business, business leadership program, college, David Casey, e-commerce, Frontenac Secondary School, high school, innovation, Kingston, marketing, Pam Armstrong, Shopify, Shopify Badge Program, St. Lawrence College, students

Business Leadership students at Frontenac Secondary School are getting the opportunity to receive Shopify certification through a program in

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Coding workshop helps Kingston youths develop computer science skills

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Nour Mazloum 1 Comment Canada Learning Code - Kingston Chapter, children, coding, computer science, computer skills, CSS, HTML, Kingston, Scratch, webmaking, workshop, youths

Canada Learning Code, Kingston Chapter, is a registered charity and part of the larger Canada Learning Code organization. The Kingston

City: ‘Smart’ street-level data will be valuable to wide range of departments and projects

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 3-D images, Brockwell IT, City of Kingston, Kingston, mapping, planning, street level, streetscape, technology

There is currently a car that is equipped with strange looking cameras driving around the streets of Kingston to gather

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