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Wyley and Initio are hosting a game jam in Vancouver on the weekend of March 30th through April 1st. This free event will be a super casual get-together of developers and non-developers who want to spend the weekend making games. Read the rest of this entry »

Lionsgate entertainment company has announced that it is teaming with global financier and philanthropist Frank Giustra, who founded Lionsgate and served as its Chairman for six years, and his Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films television production, distribution and financing company in a television partnership to produce programming for broadcast and cable networks as part of the ongoing diversification of Lionsgate’s television business. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming Inc. has announced a partnership with 2K Games that will bring the eagerly anticipated title,  The Darkness™ II, to the Mac. This represents the first title in  The Darkness franchise to be made available to the Mac gaming community. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot off the conference floor are the latest trailers from upcoming developed-in-BC games MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games), MechWarrior Tactics (Roadhouse Interactive and A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games) and Ironclad Game‘s Sins of a Dark Age. All three titles will be released by newly formed Montreal-based digital publisher Infinite Game Publishing. Read the rest of this entry »

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced DirectPass, a new password management solution. Designed to organize and manage passwords, DirectPass provides consumers with a fast and efficient way to manage their online activities, while offering extra security measures to keep credentials safe. Trend Micro DirectPass uses cloud technology to sync online credentials across multiple devices, allowing users to experience the benefits of DirectPass anytime, anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and US-based Vox Mobile have announced the launch of a unique suite of end-to-end Managed Mobility Services (MMS), the only such offering from a leading Canadian wireless carrier, designed specifically for the complex needs of Canadian enterprises. TELUS Managed Mobility Services powered by Vox Mobile is a complete service offering that manages an enterprise’s mobile infrastructure and devices from procurement to payment, leveraging a growing trend in enterprises to adopt “Bring your Own Device” (BYOD) policies which offer more mobile device choice. Read the rest of this entry »

Education ministers and national teacher union leaders – including the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) – from 24 countries and regions with high performing and rapidly improving educational systems are in New York City for the second annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession, March 14-15. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s Public Policy Forum has released Leading Innovation: Insights from Canadian Regions, a report from an initiative which sought to uncover what makes some of Canada’s key regions more innovative, and what lessons can be learned from these leading examples. Seven sessions were convened in regions across the country over the course of six-months featuring participation of entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy makers and researchers. The report is the result of a collaborative venture between the Public Policy Forum, BMO Financial Group, Deloitte, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the Government of Ontario and the Canadian Tourism Commission. Read the rest of this entry »

After compiling more than 3,400 votes, TVO is proud to announce that the winner of its first-ever Doc Studio Contest is Coty Forth’s Emmaline (Lighthouse), which is the story about Emmaline Madigan, the last lighthouse keeper of Point Au Baril in Ontario. At 17, Emmaline married the lighthouse keeper, and moved into the lighthouse, where they would raise their six kids. After her husband’s death, she took over his duties and became the new keeper. Evicted in 1993, as new technology made her job obsolete, her desire to maintain her life in the lighthouse remained and so did her fighting spirit. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto is one of 390 communities in 35 countries hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the festival. The 2011/2012 World Tour brings audiences up-close and personal with the adrenaline-packed action sports, exotic landscapes and remote cultures of the mountain world. Read the rest of this entry »