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Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program (the “Share Repurchase”) to repurchase from time to time up to $10 million of its common stock in the open market through the facilities of the NYSE AMEX Stock Exchange. The Share Repurchase will commence immediately and will terminate on February 28, 2014. All shares purchased by Tucows under the stock buyback program will be retired and returned to treasury. Read the rest of this entry »

With entrepreneurs accounting for 50% of employment in most G20 countries, celebrating and advocating for these innovative businesses is more important than ever before, Ernst & Young said today while launching the 20^th anniversary year of its Entrepreneur Of The Year program in Canada. The firm is calling on Canadians to nominate local entrepreneurs from across the country who demonstrate outstanding vision, leadership, financial success and social responsibility. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Kids is giving the whole family a break this month with the March Free Preview, a complimentary sampling of its kids networks including Family Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD available throughout March. Delivering an unmatched roster of kids programming in Canada, Astral Kids gives viewers the opportunity to experience all three channels, which feature comedy, educational and adventure programming respectively, via linear, OnDemand and broadband services. Read the rest of this entry »

On March 12, FCAC will be participating in “2 Good 2 Be True” Day, during which Canadians will be encouraged to talk about fraud on Twitter using the #2good2Btrue hashtag and share tips for recognizing, reporting and stopping it. They can also share experiences they’ve had and scams they’re aware of. To educate the public about financial crimes and fraud, a one-hour forum on Twitter called “#Fraudchat” takes place every Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. This live online chat, moderated by the Financial Crimes Unit of the Toronto Police Service and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media. Read the rest of this entry »

SHOP.CA has announced the launch of SHOP.CA Travel, in partnership with TravelOnly Inc., one of the top-rated travel agencies in North America. Together, this partnership will bring an integrated online travel-booking engine to SHOP.CA, adding an exciting new category to SHOP.CA’s extensive online marketplace with bonus travel reward opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

The top small businesses in B.C. were announced last night as the winners of the Successful You Awards Contest, hosted by Small Business BC. The winners proved their excellence in six categories over 170 other B.C. businesses during the course of a rigorous five-month contest. In order to be named among the best in B.C., the winners had to gain votes from the public to be shortlisted to the top ten, then submit an extended application detailing why they deserved to win. Once selected as a top five finalist, they then went on to face a panel of judges, pitching their cases as to why they should be named B.C.’s best. Read the rest of this entry »

Destiny Media Technologies has announced the launch of the Daily Play MPE®, a music information portal for industry professionals.  The site will feature content from Play MPE® clients across international markets, highlighting the unique global presence of the Play MPE® secure distribution system. Read the rest of this entry »

In a gala reception hosted by CTV journalist Seamus O’Regan, the second of three awards’ evenings presented by The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television honoured 46 Canadian Screen Award winners in Drama, Children’s or Youth, Comedy and Variety categories, including the winners of four Academy Special Awards. The first annual Canadian Screen Awards will culminate with a broadcast gala hosted by comedian Martin Short, on Sunday, March 3rd at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. The event will be broadcast at 8 PM (8:30 NT) on CBC Television nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »

CONCRETE is a first-person ‘experience’ from Dark Acre that explores cyberethics through the senses of a cyborg released as part of Breakdance Mcfunkypant’s One Game A Month initiative. Made over the course of the 4 weeks of February, 2013, ‘CONCRETE’ is an experimental game built in Unity 3D for play via web browsers. The player takes on the role of a cyborg tasked with assassination, and given a chance at redemption. It is an expansion on the characters and world introduced in ‘The Apartment‘, Jack’s previous month’s entry. ‘CONCRETE’ utilizes Allegorithmic’s Substance technology, enabling a high level of graphical fidelity at low overhead. The project is the culmination of over 28 months of full-time solo development by Jack and is the second project to be offered for sale via patronage of Dark Acre.

Expedited bill payment processor TIO® Networks Corporation has announced the expansion of its services to First Data’s Money Network® Prepaid Service to include bill payment as well as the purchase of prepaid telecommunication services. TIO’s platform enables Money Network prepaid account holders to pay their bills online as well as purchase minutes for their prepaid mobile phones. Read the rest of this entry »