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Getty Images has just announced the launch of “This Is Canada“, a photography competition that gives enthusiasts the opportunity to become Getty Images contributors through the Flickr Collection and the chance to win a brand new Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Kit and 2,000 AIR MILES® reward miles (see below for details). Starting today and running until May 19, anyone with a camera can participate in Getty Images’ search for authentic Canadian imagery. “This Is Canada” provides a platform for the country’s outstanding creative talent to show off their visual definition of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

The Game Lab required five teams from seven participating universities to develop a playable video game demo and  design document. The projects were presented on April 11^th, to a jury panel made up of Ubisoft Montreal employees and an Autodesk representative. Read the rest of this entry »

Air Canada is pleased to invite Canadian film students and emerging filmmakers to enter its sixth annual short film festival. Selected films will be broadcast on Air Canada’s personal in-flight seatback entertainment system as part of its Canadian Movie programming viewed by millions of Air Canada customers around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

The winners of the C2-MTL contest launched in February by the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation have been announced. The 25 emerging entrepreneurs will get to attend C2-MTL, the new international business conference to be held in Montreal from May 22 to 25, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

National legal firm Borden Ladner Gervais agrees that contests can be an effective way for companies to market themselves, but whether it’s a car give-away or an opportunity to travel to exotic locales, there are rules that protect Canadians from being misled, and crossing that legal line can create serious legal and reputational risk for U.S. companies operating north of the border. Read the rest of this entry »

Fido has kicked off the FidoCARES national road trip across Canada with its pack of partners who are all actively involved in enriching lives through dogs and the environment. The FidoCARES tour continues to support four community partners including Evergreen, Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program and the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Read the rest of this entry »

After months of nominating and voting for their favourite locations, Canadians today learned whether their top pick made it to the final round. More than 200,000 votes were received in the second Great Places in Canada contest. From a field of 90 nominations, an expert panel of professional planners has now short-listed 21. Read the rest of this entry »

Radical Entertainment and GameStop rev things into high gear and unveil the PROTOTYPE®2 GameStop Epic Rewards Giveaway™ and its grand prize — Sgt. James Heller’s Camaro.  Beginning today and ending at 11:59 PM CT on April 30, 2012, U.S. gamers – not Canadian gamers from the country where the game was made – can enter into a drawing to win this one-of-a-kind PROTOTYPE 2 – themed 1SS Camaro and a limited edition Sgt. James Heller leather jacket — one of only 200 ever made.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce that it has launched a program for developers from across North America to test and challenge a digital currency technology and to determine its applicability to the current marketplace. The MintChip™ Developer Challenge, which will accept submissions from April 4 until August 1, is part of the Mint’s ongoing research and development efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

Does your baby’s giggle light up the room? Does your toddler say the cutest things? Does your child like to be a big helper? GapKids and babyGap clothes are brighter than ever as Gap begins its coast-to-coast search today for the brightest babies (ages four and under) and kids (ages five to 12) with its sixth annual North American Casting Call contest. Read the rest of this entry »