International Literacy Day is upon us! In honour of this magical day, we thought we’d enlighten you with some “TB Team Picks.” This month, our team members chose their favourite childhood books! Get nostalgic with some classic tales, bedtime reads and spooky stories.     Jeff Jacobson – The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein Jeff Lohnes- […]

  Kaleb Dahlgren shares his experience on what it’s like to live with diabetes at the Diabetes Canada D-Camp in Christopher Lake. Check out this article on CTV News by Lataevia-Ceianna Beezer. “Kaleb Dahlgren wants kids with diabetes know that even with the illness, it’s possible to live without limits. “I myself am a Type […]

The Future of Speaking. Technology is constantly changing, and challenging, the norms of our culture. In the speaker world, technology is slowly but surely making positive changes. Live-stream options on popular social media channels allow speakers to share their message across a larger demographic. YouTube’s translation capabilities give viewers the option to read translations of […]

Michelle Obama announced as the headliner of Elevate 2019 TORONTO – Today, at the Elevate media launch, Claudette McGowan (CIO of BMO), announced the #ELEVATE2019 headliner: Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States. Straight off her sold-out global book tour, Michelle Obama will be gracing us with her presence on the 24th of […]

Today is National Emoji Day! Have you ever wondered where the emoji came from? We sure have! Paleoanthropologist Genevieve Von Petzinger (profile coming soon!) explains the brief history of the modern emoji. From cave walls to keyboards: ’emoji’ were first used 200,000 years ago “What is an emoji? We often think of these cute little […]

Today we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch to the moon. This was one large step for men, and a giant leap for women. Katherine Johnson was a key member in the endeavour. In her time, Katherine was a “computer.” Her calculations were imperative to the mission. Katherine, now 90, had been […]

Online accessibility can sometimes be a game of Where’s Waldo. We’ ve all been down that road. The dead-end road when trying to find a contact online. Some might have searched for a hiring manager, others for an old friend. Yet, somehow, after hours of scrolling, it’s like the person ceases to exist. Unquestionably, we […]

Retail expert Andrew Au on the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) will power retail growth. AI (Artificial Intelligence) changes the way business works. In episode one of Competitive Edge, Andrew Au talks about the future of grocery shopping. With growing developments in AI, we are not far from smart kitchens. These smart kitchens would monitor human […]

Every Monday, the Sickboy trio brings to light the reality of living with disease- unfiltered. Jeremie Saunders, Brian Stever and Taylor MacGillivary make it their mission to present illness in a non-traditional way. Recently, Sickboy was featured in an article on Patreon.com. Patreon, founded in 2013, is a crowdfunding platform that allows artists to better […]