26th
February
2013
MindShare Learning and supporting sponsors are set to officially celebrate the Central Canada winners of the 5th Annual MindShare Learning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge with Principal Roula Skordakis of Joyce Public School on Thursday, February 28, 2013, 10:20 a.m. EST. The premise of the video challenge was to inspire teachers across Canada to demonstrate how their 21st century teaching practices, using technology, have played a vital role in engaging and motivating their students in the classroom. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
February
2013
Fifty Canadian companies are being recognized today as the 2012 winners of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program for having demonstrated outstanding business performance and innovative management. Growth was at the top of the agenda for Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2012. Best Managed winners made strategic investments in their companies, platforms, their systems and in their people and in turn, revenue and income grew substantially. Best Managed winners’ revenue grew by 14% to approximately $5.4 billion and more impressively, income grew by approximately 24%. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
February
2013
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, is kicking off its annual consultation with the Canadian public with a day of insightful and provocative discussion on the issues that impact the safe and fair use of the Internet. The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) will take place on Thursday, February 28 in Ottawa at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Given the forum’s national focus, the proceedings will also be made available to Canadians anywhere in the country via live webcast. To ensure everyone who wishes to participate and contribute to the discussion can attend, the event is free for in-person and online attendees. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
February
2013
Funcom has announced that ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘The Secret World’ veteran designer Joel Bylos has stepped up to take the creative leadership of the company’s newly formed, centralized live team. The dedicated live team is made up by some of the most skilled and experienced developers working at Funcom and is entirely focused on expanding, enhancing and supporting company’s three live games, ‘The Secret World’, ‘Age of Conan’ and‘Anarchy Online’. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
February
2013
AOL Canada has announced the launch of AOL On, a premium curated video platform across all screens – desktop, tablet, mobile, mobile apps and connected TVs. AOL On will serve as AOL’s homepage for video delivering a curated experience which features more than 500,000 premium videos across 17 different channels, including News, Entertainment, Style, Health, Autos, Business & Tech. AOL will continue to offer premium video across all of its owned and operated properties including AOL.ca, The Huffington Post Canada, Autoblog Canada, AOL Music Canada, Engadget and Moviefone. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
February
2013
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has announced that the 2013 Canada Award is proudly presented to television documentary Blind Spot: What Happened to Canada’s Aboriginal Fathers? by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The Canada Award, which honours excellence in mainstream television programming that reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada, will be presented on Wednesday, February 27 at the Canadian Screen Awards Television and Digital Media Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
February
2013
Corus Entertainment’s YTV is launching Season 2 of its highly successful live-action comedy series Life with Boys beginning on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Produced by Nelvana Studio, the 18 x 30-minute season promises fans even more laughs and chaos among the returning characters as well as appearances by special guest stars including Brendan Meyer (Mr. Young), singer Victoria Duffield, and The Next Star’s Brooklyn Roebuck and Darren Espanto. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
February
2013
Screenwriting fans of the AMC’s The Walking Dead will get the chance to learn from the series head zombie wrangler, Glen Mazzara, in a Marquee session at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference (TSC). Mazzara was the executive producer and showrunner of The Walking Dead for the second and third seasons, and has also penned for FX’s Golden Globe Award-winning police drama, The Shield. The TSC takes place at The Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University on April 6 & 7, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
February
2013
Samsung Canada has announced the launch of the world’s first 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Galaxy Note 8.0 ushers in a new era of intelligent Note technology in the mid-size tablet category. Featuring unrivalled multimedia performance within a compact one-hand-grip screen, the Galaxy Note 8.0 creates a sophisticated mobile experience. Read the rest of this entry »
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25th
February
2013
Toronto’s SecureKey Technologies Inc. has announced that, along with key technology partners including Broadcom, a California company with a BC location, that it will be demonstrating a number of mobile payment and identity applications based on its cloud-based authentication service at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, which runs from today through until February 28th. Read the rest of this entry »
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