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While the citizens of Moncton get into the holiday spirit with Santa Claus’s official arrival next Saturday, Ernst & Young volunteers are getting ready to spread joy and a thirst for learning to young people in the area with a book drive in support of the YMCA of Greater Moncton’s Youth Tutor Program. Read the rest of this entry »

Cyber Monday is only six years old, but has already become one of the largest online shopping days in Canada, next to Boxing Day. Much like US Cyber Monday shoppers, a majority of Canadians seek to purchase the best deals online from their desks on Monday morning. And with time ticking down towards the holidays, Future Shop is giving customers huge savings on Futureshop.ca and its smartphone app with the start of the second annual Cyber Monday sale. Canadians can save big on items from all of Future Shop’s departments, including HDTVs, laptops, headphones, appliances and more – this holidays’ “most-must haves” that are sure to please loved ones this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian businesses are unclear when it comes to cloud computing reveals a Microsoft Canada survey released today. The survey, conducted by Leger Marketing, polled Canadian C-level executives across all sectors and found that 19 per cent of those who indicated they are not currently using cloud services were in fact leveraging cloud computing solutions and services like Microsoft Web Apps, Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Azure. Read the rest of this entry »

An airstream, a husky and a Yeti have all the makings of a unique road trip as writer/director Jeff Kopas can attest to. With recent stops in Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg, Kopas’ first feature film, An Insignificant Harvey, will continue on its Canadian tour with its Vancouver premiere on December 2^nd at the Empire Granville 7 Cinermas. Traveling in an airstream trailer similar to one lived in by the film’s main character, Kopas has taken the film’s star husky Inca to locations across the country where the film will be screened. Kopas will be on hand for Q&A discussions at select screenings. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a digital media or gaming professional seeking to advance your skills or launch new gaming projects? Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, in partnership with Interactive Ontario, now offers courses for digital professionals seeking to advance in the fields of gaming and digital media development. From project and human resources management to entrepreneurial finance, behaviour, and strategy, the EDGE: Education for Digital Games Entrepreneurs program will deliver the expertise and training digital professionals and entrepreneurs need to advance in a dynamic and growing industry. Read the rest of this entry »

What Christmas is complete without the warm glow and soft crackles of the fireplace? Shaw is excited to announce the return of the beloved Shaw Fire Log, back for its 25th holiday season, along with other favourite holiday programming for Shaw and Shaw Direct customers. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian entrepreneurs’ new business registrations outperform all mature market G20 countries, according to Ernst & Young’s latest report, Entrepreneurs speak out: a call to action for G20 governments. The full report is available for reading on the Ernst & Young web site, with lots of searchable demographic information. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobo has announced special holiday offers starting this Friday November 25^th and running through Monday November 28^th. Get a $20 Kobo Gift Card bundled with purchase of a Kobo Touch eReader. In addition, Kobo has greatly enhanced the popular Kobo Touch eReader loved by book lovers with significant new feature improvements, such as new customization options and enhanced speed to deliver a fully optimized eReading experience. Kobo now offers an eReader for everyone at a selection of value price-points starting as low as $99.99, making this a truly perfect gift for everyone on the holiday shopping list. Read the rest of this entry »

D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced a new agreement with Cobb Theatres to equip Cobb Countryside Theatre 12-plex in Clearwater, Florida with 41 D-BOX MFX Seats when it opens to the public this December. Read the rest of this entry »

iWatchLife, developers of a smart video monitoring system that combines better event detection to reduce false alerts and lower-bandwidth security camera software, has announced new pricing for its web-based service. iWatchLife now offers a full-featured free service, which lets users save up to 60 minutes of recorded video online. Users wanting additional storage can purchase iWatchLife Extra which provides 75 hours of online video storage for $59.99/year while iWatchLife Plus offers 200 hours of online video storage for only $79.99/year. Read the rest of this entry »