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The Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) announces the 2012 “Call for Entries” for the fourth annual festival. Film submissions of short films, feature length, animation and documentaries must meet one of the following two qualifications: Read the rest of this entry »

At a packed press conference at Shoppers World Mall earlier today, local comic shop Stadium Comics announced their intentions to side with the X-Men during the upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men comic book event which begins in April. Avengers vs. X-Men sees some of the world’s greatest superheroes going against each other over the arrival of the powerful Phoenix Force, which many believe will seek out Hope Summers as its new host. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently the federal government introduced Bill C-12 that contains amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and will require organizations that have suffered a privacy breach to notify affected individuals.  Further, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has publicly called for substantial fines against companies who fail to effectively protect Canadians’ personal information.  Read the rest of this entry »

Big names, big news, big influence – that’s what can be expected at the annual Communitech Tech Leadership Conference slated for April 10, 2012 — the biggest tech industry conference in southwestern Ontario. The event is sure to ignite innovation and challenge the status quo with an impressive line-up of top keynote speakers: Read the rest of this entry »

Canadians who shop online will no longer be treated as second-class citizens, with the pending arrival of SHOP.CA. Launching May 2012, and now signing up Canadians through a $10 million and 5x Rewards programs, SHOP.CA is poised to change forever the way Canadians SHOP and socialize online. Read the rest of this entry »

A new “Global Study on Mobility Risks” reveals that corporate mobile devices and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon are rapidly circumventing enterprise security and policies in Canada. Seventy-one percent of more than 400 respondents in Canada agree that the use of mobile devices in the workplace is important to achieving business objectives. But 72 percent also believe that these devices put their organizations at risk—and only half the organizations surveyed have the necessary security controls to address the risk. Read the rest of this entry »

The results are in and the spotlight is on as 12 of the country’s most promising hair and makeup artists get ready for their close-up in the all-new, digital series, Canada’s Best Beauty Talent. With countless coast-to-coast submissions to choose from, Rogers Media and L’Oréal Canada have discovered the crème de la crème of Canadian beauty talent to compete for recognition, prestige, and ultimate beauty stardom. Canada’s Best Beauty Talent premieres April 8 on Best Beauty Talent and will run online every Sunday and Monday night following the television broadcasts of Canada’s Got Talent on Citytv. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and The Globe and Mail have announced the launch of The Challenge, the second annual contest inviting Canadian small business owners to present their biggest business challenge for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant from TELUS. Entrepreneurs across Canada are invited to submit entries and be judged by a panel that includes entrepreneurs and small business experts. Read the rest of this entry »

Mood Media Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire US-based multi-sensory branding service provider DMX Holdings, Inc. for US$86.1 million in cash including net debt repaid on closing, subject to certain adjustments for working capital. The equity value of the transaction will be approximately US$53.8 million. Read the rest of this entry »

IGLOO Software, a provider of social business software in the cloud, has announced that International Data Corporation (IDC), a global provider of IT market intelligence, advisory services and events, has selected IGLOO to power their customer community. Read the rest of this entry »