Crowdsourcing

• Fredericton SPCA asking for the public’s help to repair damaged roof

  Animal lovers from across New Brunswick are being asked to help fund a new roof for the Fredericton SPCA.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2019
  
• Toronto Public Library wants to write book from your tweets

  Anyone using Twitter has a chance to advance the story line by line, noting that the tweets must have the hashtag #TorontoWritesABook.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2018
  
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• Tessa Virtue ‘donates’ retweets, helps lovestruck Michigan man meet N.L. girlfriend

  Poirier was far short of his goal on Wednesday with only 30,000 retweets, when Air Canada offered to donate every retweet its account has ever received.

  Features

  May 11, 2018
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• Air Canada coy after teen misses deadline for free tickets to see girlfriend in Newfoundland

  C.J. Poirier convinced Air Canada to give him tickets to visit his Newfoundland girlfriend - if he could manage to get 530,000 retweets for his request.

  Canada

  May 9, 2018
• SparkleTour map hopes to glow with Saskatchewan Christmas lights

  SparkleTour gets set to celebrate its fifth anniversary of mapping out Saskatchewan Christmas lights.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2016
• Dakota Access protesters received over $1 million in crowdsourced funding

  The crowdsourcing goal was modest: $5,000, enough to help a few dozen people camping in North Dakota to protest. The fund has since topped a staggering $1 million.

  Environment

  Oct 30, 2016
• High River animal shelter saved after public plea

  A southern Alberta animal shelter that provided a safe haven for four-legged refugees during the 2013 floods has been rescued itself.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2016
• Online services for pet sitters growing in popularity among animal lovers

  More and more people are turning to online services that connect pet owners with animal-loving pet sitters, dog walkers, day care and home boarding solutions in their communities.

  Consumer

  Jul 3, 2015
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• Google creates stunning timelapses using millions of public photos

  Researchers at the University of Washington have teamed up with Google to create 10,000 timelapse videos using millions of publicly available photographs.

  Tech

  May 19, 2015
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• New show puts chefs face-to-face with amateur critics

  The plot of a new show, 'Say it to My Face,' might seem perfectly crafted to reel in viewers, but it also hits on a real tension in the food world.

  Lifestyle

  May 5, 2015