Most of us have heard the word hackathon before, but not many people actually know what happens at one.

CBC Montreal has partnered with some of Quebec's most forward-thinking tech minds for our hackathon, which is happening the weekend of March 13, 2015.

Teams of developers, designers and engaged media consumers competed in CBC Montreals first ever community hackathon. A panel of expert judges picked the prototype they think makes news more accessible and interactive.

We have a winner for the first CBC Montreal hackathon.

The number of women working in the video-gaming industry is rising, but many say the real way to increase diversity is to show young women the success stories.

A year ago, Montreal start-up Gymbirds was a fledgling company that was ready to take off.

When we decided to work on a hackathon, we wanted to make the news more open, accessible and interactive.