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Guardly app becomes Toronto school’s pocket panic button
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Guardly app becomes Toronto school’s pocket panic button

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Entrepreneurs turn smartphones into guardian angels

Entrepreneurs turn smartphones into guardian angels

For Deena Douara, fear was the catalyst for invention. Walking to her car late one night at a public transit stop, she was faced with travelling up a long ramp in the darkness.

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