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App-Promo, a proud sponsor of BlackBerry® DevCon Europe, is making sure that developers don’t leave this year’s conference without understanding that app success is as much about code as it is about business. The firm is committed to working with the attendees giving away services, tools and providing free app consultations at their sponsorship booth. Read the rest of this entry »

Halifax is in the midst of nature’s charm and this spring, creativity is expected to flow from the heart of the city.  During March 23-25 2012, Startup Weekend will inspire minds at the Dalhousie University campus. This will be the second Startup Weekend for Halifax. Last March, the Government of Canada announced over $61 million in funding for research and innovation projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

A state-of-the-art downtown venue, new dates and fresh celebrity guests mark the third Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, which today announced its standout lineup scheduled to attend the event, April 14-15 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC). Popular screen stars Paul Wesley, Jeri Ryan, Scott Bakula and Amy Acker will be joined by WWE® Superstar Edge® and dozens of standout celebs and talented comic book artists and writers at the convention, which promises to be even bigger and better in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Funny, fearless comedy is returning to HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) this February, with Season 2 of Funny as Hell, a no-holds-barred original stand-up comedy series from The Movie Network and Movie Central, and produced by Just For Laughs Television. Read the rest of this entry »

Terry Tyler, SVP and CIO at ENMAX Corporation, will share his perspective on The Future, and how new developments in technology and elsewhere will transform society, our organizations and ourselves. Tyler’s presentation will be part of a breakfast and networking session beginning at 7:30 AM, February 16^that the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Senior IT Leaders are invited to register. Read the rest of this entry »

CBC Montreal will expand its weekend news offering beginning May, 2012, giving English-speaking audiences throughout Quebec the benefits of local service improvements launched as part of CBC’s strategic plan “Everyone, Every way.”  Read the rest of this entry »

Every year Accessible Media Inc. joins with hundreds of individuals and organizations committed to a more inclusive Canada to mark the Canadian Council of the Blind’s (CCB) annual salute to the White Cane, one of the world’s most stirring symbols of greater accessibility. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Canada is challenging Canadian high school and post-secondary students to imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems during the Imagine Cup Canada 2012. Registration is now open for this global competition which requires students to creatively use technology to solve real-world problems. Read the rest of this entry »

The first major fund-raising campaign by Canada’s leading communications foundation has surpassed its goal.  The Communications + Public Relations Foundation will use proceeds to conduct original research to establish the profile of today’s public relations practitioners and determine the skills and aptitude that Canadian employers will be expecting from public relations professionals in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

The spotlight is on as the nation’s largest talent search series gets underway with the eagerly-awaited premiere of Canada’s Got Talent. Citytv has unveiled the full episodic breakdown for the 11-week, 22-episode, all-new Canadian edition of the international Got Talent franchise. Canada’s Got Talent airs Sundays at 8 p.m. local time and Mondays at 7 p.m. local time, beginning Sunday, March 4 on Citytv. The first-ever Canada’s Got Talent winner will be revealed in the live season finale on May 14. Read the rest of this entry »