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1st February 2012

YANGAROO DMDS Launches Rising Star Music Competition

YANGAROOSecure digital media distribution company YANGAROO Inc. has announced the launch of its online music contest “DMDS Rising Star.” This initiative will support the tens of thousands of independent musicians who do not have the necessary means to connect with key decision makers at radio stations and TV networks across the US and Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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31st January 2012

Discovery Air Innovations Announces Hybrid Air Vehicle Student Paper Competition

discovery AirDiscovery Air Innovations (DAI), in collaboration with the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, is pleased to announce the first annual Hybrid Air Vehicle (HAV) student paper competition.  DAI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air, is sponsoring the event to help foster the academic development of Heavy Lift Hybrid Air Vehicles in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

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27th January 2012

Pwn2Own 2012 At CanSecWest Offering Serious Prize Money

mini-orbyThe annual Pwn2Own competition has had a bit of an update, and is now ramping up for this year’s competition at CanSecWest, which takes place in Vancouver this March 7th through9th.  The competition organizers over at Zero Day Initiative feel that this update will represent a welcome change both competitors and spectators alike. Read the rest of this entry »

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27th January 2012

Five Weeks And Five Minutes To Discover Canada’s Next Documentary Filmmaker

tvo doc studioAre you passionate about sharing your documentary and having it broadcast on television? With just five weeks to go, TVO is calling upon Ontario’s new generation of documentary filmmakers to exhibit their creative skills with the introduction of the inaugural Doc Studio Contest. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th January 2012

Busch Systems International Holds Recycling Logo Contest

busch systemsRecycling, waste and compost container supplier Busch Systems International, has just announced that the Barrie, Ontario company is holding a contest on Facebook for colleges and universities in North America, beginning now. Read the rest of this entry »

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25th January 2012

One Week Left To Nominate Great Places In Canada

Great Places in CanadaWith less than a week to go before nominations close, there are a few cities that have not yet fielded a candidate for the Great Places in Canada contest. There are 57 nominations so far that have collectively received over 18,000 votes. If your nomination wins, you’re eligible for some great prizes which include Via Rail vouchers, gift cards from Mountain Equipment Co-Op and Roots Canada, and a write up in WestJet’s inflight up! magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

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25th January 2012

National Gallery of Canada Announces Teen Art Contest

National Gallery of CanadaFresh from the successful first edition of its So You Want To Be An Artist contest, which last year attracted more than 120 participants, some 50,000 visitors to the makeart.gallery.ca website and 20,000 votes, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is once again inviting youth aged 16 to 19 from across the country to express their creative side through the visual arts, and submit their artworks. Read the rest of this entry »

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25th January 2012

Two Apps To Help You Keep Your Resolutions On Track

telusTELUS and ACTI-MENU have announced they will help Quebecers take charge of their health in the New Year by launching two mobile applications: Help me Quit! and 30mobile. Designed by TELUS and available on all networks, these two applications will support Quebecers as they quit smoking and track their daily physical activity. Now available on Apple, BlackBerry and Android mobile devices, they are free for download for participants in the Quit to Win! Challenge and the 5?30 Health and Wellness Challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

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24th January 2012

Samsung Marks 1 Millionth Flat Panel TV Shipped in Canada with CityLine Contest

Samsung Electronics Canada has announced that the company has achieved an incredible milestone with the shipment of 1 million flat panel TVs in Canada during 2011. In celebration of their achievement, Samsung Canada has partnered with CityLine on CityTV to hold an online contest that allows eligible Canadians to win one of Samsung’s flagship LED TVs, the UN55ES8000. The contest launches today, January 24th, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th January 2012

Future Technology Leaders Compete In International Code Wars

windwardStudents at a dozen prestigious computer science universities are set to compete in the inaugural Windward International Intercollegiate Programming Championship on January 28, 2012. Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Harvey Mudd College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Stanford University, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts, University of Toronto and University of Wisconsin are among the schools that have accepted the code-war challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

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