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TORONTO 鈥?A Canadian man whose family is trapped in a militant-controlled area in the Libyan
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Canada leading thinkers reflect on how COVID-19 has changed our community, Canada and the world, and forever altered the future.As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention.The COVID-19 pandemic has been exactly that for some startups working among communities in Peel through the Ryerson Venture Zone in Brampton. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ryerson Venture Zone in Brampton has been receiving some of the finest ideas for new businesses in the region. From COVID-19 screening software for employers to an e-scooter sharing system, to an appointment booking system that uses artificial intelligence 鈥?innovators are solving problems made by the pandemic right here.When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Susan So lost her corporate media job in a company restructuring. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW With experience in newspaper production with the Toronto Star, as well as an understanding of the tech sec
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