Tag: Canada

3D-printing can help our canine friends walk again. But with around 25% of US-produced meat ending up in pet food, domestic animals leave a significant carbon footprint. Now a Canadian startup is aiming to change all that. Their all-women team makes its nutritious dog-food using a protein from the larvae of soldier flies. These contain 9 times the omega...

New outfits can be created at home. For new hairstyles we visit a barber. But as two Black alumni from the University of Toronto recently discovered, finding someone we trust to do our hair is easier said than done. Their response: to design an app for beauty salons run by Black people. Anyone looking for a new hairstyle can...

A foreign language, unfamiliar surroundings - finding work in a new country can be challenging. Which is why a Canadian startup has developed a recruitment platform which aims to foster greater transparency and trust between migrants and businesses. The goal is to combat the exploitation of foreign workers and use of illegal hiring practices. Migrants can confirm their identity...

We take on average 17 minutes to consume our meals. Which equates to something of a cameo appearance for chopsticks, given the distance they travel to reach our dining table – especially when their final destination is usually the trash. A Canadian startup is putting an end to this by providing recycled chopsticks with a thrill-seeking second life. Forget...