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Worldwide, women operate more than a quarter of all private businesses and start companies at nearly twice the rate of men. But despite early robust growth, they aren’t reaching their potential, says Ernst & Young. The firm is looking to change that. Ernst & Young has announced the 2013 program’s expansion to include Canadian entrepreneurs, making it the North American Entrepreneurial Winning Women program. Read the rest of this entry »

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has announced that it will launch its 2013 Scholarship Program on Tuesday, April 2^nd. Entering its second season, the AMI Scholarship Program reaffirms the organization’s continuing mission to improve, increase and promote media accessibility for all Canadians. The program awards two $5,000 scholarships per year to qualifying individuals, one of which is reserved for a student with a permanent disability. The application deadline for this year’s program is Tuesday, May 28^th at 3 pm ET. Read the rest of this entry »

Multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions provider SimplyCast has announced the launch of its exciting Next Star Employee initiative, a paid internship program for high school students which is the only one of its kind in Canada. The program champions the education and advancement of high school students while also promoting the development of future leaders. Students with a passion for learning have the opportunity to build and strengthen their skills and have their ideas impact a successful real-world company. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming up on April 1st 2013, Nimbus School of Recording Arts is launching the first annual Nimbus Mix Contest in partnership with Universal Music Canada, hosted by Indaba Music. High school students, aged 13-19 have the chance to create their own mix (or remix) of tracks from Hedley, Sam Roberts, and Karl Wolf for a chance to win a $25,000 scholarship to attend Nimbus. Starting April 1, 2013, students will be able to download the raw tracks and create their own unique mixes (or remixes). Contestants will need to upload their mixes by April 30, 2013 for public voting. Read the rest of this entry »

Exploring the latest in digital media, TVOKids celebrates a love of new technology, creativity and film at the TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace™ (March 9 – April 21) and TIFF Kids International Film Festival™ (April 9 – 21). Kids can play TVOKids’ newest fun and educational children’s apps in the digiPlaySpace. The learning continues with the premiere of episodes from favourite TVOKids series Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures and Wild Kratts at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival. In collaboration with the TIFF Kids Jump Cuts program, TVOKids inspires young filmmakers to hone their craft with the TVOKids Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Audain’s $5-million gift to Emily Carr, through the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, will create an enhanced visual arts learning environment offering a studio-based education reflective of the diversity and complexity of contemporary art. The Audain School of Visual Arts will be a cornerstone for the new Emily Carr Great Northern Way Campus. Read the rest of this entry »

The world’s largest touring exhibition on the evolution of video games makes its first Canadian appearance at the Ontario Science Centre. With more than 150 playable games, Game On 2.0 charts key game developments from 1962 to the present day; from the very first commercial coin-operated pinball game to the latest in virtual reality, multi-player experiences and 3D video games. This new exhibition runs from March 9 to September 2, 2013 and is free with general admission. Read the rest of this entry »

Student teams representing 35 high schools from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and Mexico are poised for a fierce yet friendly three-day robotics competition this week at University of Ontario Institute of Technology.  Competitors aged 14-18 will match their Frisbee shooting, pyramid climbing, 140-lb robots in high-intensity robo-sports, in front hundreds of cheering fans at UOIT’s Campus Recreational and Wellness Centre. The FIRST Greater Toronto East Regional Final begins March 7, and kicks off a series of three Ontario regional FIRST Robotics Competitions (FRC).  Organized by FIRST Robotics Canada, the Ontario FRC regional finals are sponsored by BlackBerry® and Hatch, and supported by a number of other leading engineering and technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

CyberPatriot V will culminate next week with the National Finals Competition on March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. After three impressive preliminary rounds for which over 1,200 teams registered, just 28 teams remain, including 2 teams from Manitoba. The teams will compete for top honours in the All Service and Open Division categories. Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the Keynote Speaker at the National Finals Competition Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. Awards will be presented by Maj. Gen. Suzanne M. Vautrinot , Commander, 24th Air Force, and Kathy Warden , Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Information Systems. Read the rest of this entry »

An overwhelming response to the annual Women in Games Scholarship offered by Vancouver Film School (VFS) has led to the unprecedented announcement of four recipients. Janel Jolly of Canada, Nicha Jaijadesuk of Thailand, Jaymee Mak of Australia, and Anna Prein of Russia have all been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to the one-year Game Design program. This scholarship, the first of its kind in the world, covers the full tuition for an aspiring female game designer in VFS’s acclaimed Game Design program. Read the rest of this entry »