Edsby was a winner in this year’s EdTech Awards
The innovative cloud-based K-12 social learning platform Edsby is the 2025 EdTech Awards Cool Tool Award winner for Best Learning Analytics / Data Mining Solution.

Edsby’s optional learning analytics provide data-driven insights to schools, districts and governments. Edsby analytics give educators and policymakers insight previously thought impossible, along with ways to take action on trends or outliers they discover.

Canada's largest school board and others across North America have received ransom demands connected to the massive PowerSchool cybersecurity breach that hit during the winter break — this after the company paid hackers a ransom to delete the stolen data. 

Despite assurances that the data was deleted, it turns out that's not the case, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said Wednesday. 

Three students huddle around a computer in a classroom at Eric Graves Memorial Junior High in Dartmouth, N.S., as David Waugh gestures to an AI-generated image of a sweatshirt created for a home ec assignment. It's a scene relatively new in Halifax-area classrooms as teachers like Waugh begin to embrace the growing technology while weighing the ethics of using chatbots and other AI tools to shape young minds.

FNASA of William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in North York, Ontario, clinched the top spot in this year’s ICTC CyberTitan National Competition Finals.  

Username Taken of West Vancouver Schools in West Vancouver, British Columbia, placed second, followed by Team Poseidon of Old Scona Academic in Edmonton, Alberta, in third place. Firewall Fighters of Nashwaaksis Middle School in Fredericton, New Brunswick, won first place in the middle school division, while DROP TABLE of William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in North York, Ontario took home the Defender of the Year award.  

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) hosted the CyberTitan VIII National Competition from May 7–8. This year’s competition involved student teams racing to resolve a simulated cybersecurity challenge securing the critical infrastructure for the fictional city of Springfield as quickly as possible.

Ontario Tech University is not only a hub for higher education, it’s also a leader in driving innovation and creating positive impact for both teachers and students in elementary and secondary schools. On April 8, the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education proudly supported the first Canadian high school team to become finalists in the prestigious NASA HUNCH program, a project-based educational initiative held at the renowned NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The team from Victoria Park Collegiate Institute (VPCI), within the Toronto District School Board, presented its Lunar Ejecting Robot Prototype to astronauts and NASA staff.

How is the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence disrupting and evolving teaching and learning? How can educators adapt their teaching and assessment strategies, now as well as prepare for the future? And what are some of the opportunities for harnessing this technology to re-examine teaching? 

7. Google welcomes female students in computer science and technology programs

Conestoga’s ETT4W (Engineering, Technology, and Trades for Women), in partnership with Google, hosted an exclusive event for women in Computer Science and Computer Engineering programs. Women in Conestoga's Computer Science and Computer Engineering programs were invited into Google's Kitchener office for a tour and to network with the team.
Students toured the Google building in downtown Kitchener on April 2, followed by a panel discussion of three women working in computer science, and networking with the Google team.

As the next step in its plan to protect Ontario workers in the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, the provincial government is expanding its Skills Development Fund (SDF) by nearly $1 billion over the next three years, for a total of $2.5 billion. This funding will help train and reskill Ontario workers, including those directly impacted by layoffs resulting from tariffs and ensure they have the necessary support to find good-paying jobs and help strengthen Ontario’s economy.

9. New partnership empowers AI innovation and operational excellence

Chemical company BASF and the University of Waterloo’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Institute (Waterloo.AI) are joining forces to advance AI applications through a collaborative research agreement that will run from 2025 to 2028. This partnership is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing and develop advanced AI systems to drive operational excellence, enhance customer value, and streamline processes.

The University of Waterloo cancelled the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) results after discovering widespread use of AI-generated answers by students. This decision, aimed at upholding academic integrity, impacts students globally, especially those aspiring to STEM careers. The university is now exploring enhanced detection methods to prevent future cheating and maintain fairness in competitions.