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The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced a Government of Canada investment that will help people in New Brunswick develop the skills needed for an increasingly technological world. Read the rest of this entry »

GREE and Ubisoft have announced an agreement to bring a brand-new Assassin’s Creed mobile game to the upcoming GREE Platform. GREE Platform will launch in Q2 2012, and the new Assassin’s Creed title will be available in December in English and Japanese, with other languages to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario exhibit company Armodilo Display Solutions is excited to announce the release of their new banner stand for the Armodilo iPad Kiosk. The banner stand easily integrates into the Armodilo’s floor configuration and displays a 14″ x 54″ banner for added branding & messaging options. Read the rest of this entry »

Aeroplan has announced the launch of its new online Digital Media Store designed to offer members a site where they can use their miles to download digital content such as eBooks, mobile apps, games, music and Facebook Credits. Members simply redeem their miles on the Aeroplan rewards site, then with the PIN code received in their confirmation email, go to the Aeroplan Media Store to register their new account, add credits to their account, and start downloading and enjoying content in real-time. Read the rest of this entry »

Kids will be swimming in fun facts and cool tips as TVOKids celebrates Canada Water Week (March 19-25) and UN World Water Day (March 22) with water-themed programs and online activities that teach kids about the importance of water. Kids will get tips on conserving water, they will be able to participate in an online water poll and quiz, and watch some of their favourite programs with water-themed episodes. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s .CA is the fourth fastest growing top-level domain in the world. Eighty-one per cent of Canadian Internet users agreed that whenever possible, they prefer to support Canadian businesses. These facts, and more, are included in a new resource from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) released yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Boast Capital, an Alberta-based Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) consulting firm, has released their review of the long awaited Taxpayers’ Ombudsman Report (PDF) on the administration of the SR&ED program by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Read the rest of this entry »

The evening of Thursday February 9^th, 2012 marked the beginning of the first ever Startup Weekend at Torstar Digital. Participating Torstar Digital employees assembled after their work days to begin the impressive task of building a new business in just 54 hours. The result was a tidal wave of ingenuity and innovation that impressed all those involved including Torstar Digital senior leadership and prominent Toronto Venture Capitalists. Read the rest of this entry »

Norton teamed up with independent research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces to uncover Canada’s top 10 cities that have the highest number of cybercrime risk factors. This year marks the second time Norton and Sperling’s BestPlaces have collaborated to highlight the various factors that contribute to the potential risk of cybercrime. Read the rest of this entry »

Win free passes to Merging Media’s Access 360! Tell us what it means to “Gamify ” in 10 words or less and you have a chance to win yourself one of 3 passes to MM Access 360 on March 23 at SFU Woodwards. This is a not to be missed monetization workshop that teaches you how to “Increase your ROI using Social Media and Gamification”! Read the rest of this entry »