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23rd February 2012

Family Makes All The Right Moves With New Series From Temple Street Productions

Family ChannelAstral’s Family Channel has commissioned a new series from Temple Street Productions. The Next Step is a single camera tween drama, shot in a reality television style. The show is created by Frank van Keeken, who created the popular Family Channel series, Wingin’ It (recipient of the 2011 Shaw Rocket Prize). Family has commissioned 26 half hours of the program which is set to begin filming in summer 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Meridian4 Announces Stellar Impact

Meridian4The world war has gone intergalactic, as Montreal game publisher Meridian4 has announced that they have partnered with European developers Headup Games and Tindalos Interactive to bring Stellar Impact to Steam and other top distribution channels this spring.  Currently in beta on Tindalo Interactive’s website, Stellar Impact is an online strategy game that takes place in a sci-fi universe and now has a myriad of new features and enhancements. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Sea Stars Now On Android

Hothead GamesIndie developer Hothead Games has announced the release of their first game for Android devices, the popular underwater treasure game, Sea Stars. Colorful graphics and responsive one-touch controls make Sea Stars an ideal pick-up-and-play mobile game, and the infinite gameplay is super-addictive. Download it from the Android Market for free now. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Two New Games From SpongeLab

spongelabSpongeLab Interactive has released two new educational web games: Build-A-Tree and Knowledge Mine Beta – a game for which SpongeLab would like your feedback. These games are both free to play, and add to SpongeLab’s growing library of educational games and activities. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Big Sandwich Games Acquired By Z2Live

Big Sandwich GamesSeattle-based Z2Live, creators of genre defining, free-to-play social games for mobile devices, today announces the acquisition of Big Sandwich Games, an independent full-service game development studio based in Vancouver. Led by game industry veterans Glenn Barnes and Tyler Sigman, the Big Sandwich Games team will create the foundation of the newly formed Z2Live Games Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

RCMP Seize Counterfeit DVDs At Gibraltar Trade Centre

RCMPAs a result of an investigation conducted by the London Federal Enforcement Section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) approximately 3,770 counterfeit DVDs worth approximately $75,000 were seized from a booth at the Gibraltar Trade Centre on Dundas Street East in London. A male and female, both from Cambridge, Ontario were arrested and face charges under the Copyright Act for allegedly offering for sale an infringing copy of work where a copyright subsists. If convicted they could faces fines of up to twenty-five thousand dollars and/or imprisonment for a maximum term of six months. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Montreal InVivo Receives Funding From The Government Of Canada

Government of CanadaThe Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has announced that Montréal InVivo, the life sciences and health technologies cluster of Metropolitan Montréal, has been granted funding to establish a provincial mentoring network for entrepreneurs in the sector. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

eDev Technologies Releases inteGREAT 7

edev technologieseDev Technologies has released inteGREAT 7.0, a new enterprise class version of its award winning requirements definition and management platform that extends the capabilities of many Microsoft platforms including: SharePoint, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Office, Project and Expression Blend SketchFlow. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

CardioComm Solutions Launches the HeartCheck Website With HeartCheck Pen Pre-Orders

cardiocommCardioComm Solutions, Inc. has launched its new HeartCheck™ website, an initiative that kicks off the company’s 2012 Marketing Communications Campaign in support of the their entry into the consumer, over-the-counter (OTC) and prescribed Health Care Market and follows the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) OTC clearance of the HeartCheck™ Pen Hand Held ECG device. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd February 2012

Parks Canada Announces Seven New Designations Of Historic Significance

Government of CanadaThe Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, has announced the designation of seven new places, persons, and events of national historic significance that recognize the importance of scientists, transportation systems, and explorers throughout Canada’s history. Read the rest of this entry »

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