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December
2011
TBA Digital has released a wide selection of sports trivia games for mobile iOS and Android devices as well as iHockey Manager for iPad, which turns your iPad into a play board. Each trivia game is loaded with challenging multiple-choice questions that test your knowledge of leaders, jersey numbers, draft history, major award-winners and team firsts as well as player facts and figures. The easy-to-use interface features slick graphics, realistic sound effects and an instantly updated scoreboard that tracks your progress throughout the game. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Digital Products, Educational, Everyone, Mobile, National News, New Releases By: Tami | 
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9th
December
2011
New research from a joint TVO and OISE literacy pilot program, Literacy Fun for Families (PDF), showed that a test group of children who used TVOKids.com resources made “significantly greater gains” in key areas of early reading, writing and phonological awareness when compared to a control group who did not use the TVOKids materials. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Education, National News, Research Studies By: Tami | Print This Post
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December
2011
Four Canadian book publishers will continue offering a rich selection of Canadian-authored books to readers everywhere, in both digital and print formats, thanks to an investment from the Government of Canada. This was announced today by the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Regional Minister for Manitoba, on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Awards, Government, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
9th
December
2011
#TAXI (PoundTaxi), a proud sponsor of MADD Canada and its Project Red Ribbon Campaign since 2003, has new Public Service Announcements (PSAs), a mobile app and a Holiday promotion to encourage Canadians to make the right choice any time they are considering getting behind a wheel, while potentially impaired, accepting a dangerous ride or letting someone drive who is impaired. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Digital Products, National News, New Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
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December
2011
Extracting buckshot from the back of a hunter’s head in a mosquito-infested tent by a peat bog may not sound like medical school. Nor does a four-hour snowmobile ride to a remote cabin in the bush. But that’s the day-to-day reality at Hard Rock U, a fictional medical school at the heart of an upcoming television series announced today in Sudbury. Read the rest of this entry »
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9th
December
2011
Distribution360 has announced the sale of Blue-Zoo’s hit animated preschool series Olive the Ostrich (52 x 5’ episodes) to Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand, set to launch in early 2012. The series, narrated by Australian-born entertainer Rolf Harris, has been receiving stellar ratings since its September launch on Nick Jr. in the UK. Olive the Ostrich is owned and produced by UK studio Blue-Zoo. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Animation, Business News, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
9th
December
2011
The battle of the bad guys concludes as TELETOON Retro’s Top 5 Villains have been chosen. For over a month Canadian fans voted online for their favourite foes of all time. TELETOON Retro is pleased to reveal the Top 5 Villains that will be inducted into the TELETOON Retro Hall of Fame this month: Read the rest of this entry »
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9th
December
2011
Ubisoft® has announced that it will debut the first official trailer for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6® Patriots during Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) which telecast LIVE on Saturday December 10 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on Spike TV, MTV2 and Spike.com. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Mature, National News, Shooters, Upcoming Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
