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One murder – five different perspectives. Can you find out who is not telling the whole story? If you’re looking for a great mystery-thriller with a Hollywood twist, check out Enter To Win by German-born Ontario writer and television sound engineer Kirsten Jany, which is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. Enter To Win is also available directly from Musa Publishing, who released the book in April of this year. Musa Publishing offers the in a variety of formats including PDF. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. and BCE Inc. have announced that with yesterday’s approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Bell has now obtained all necessary regulatory and other approvals to close its $3.2-billion acquisition of Astral on July 5, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO‘s Chair of the Board of Directors, Peter O’Brian is pleased to announce that Gary Comerford, Kristin Morch and Mark Wakefield have been appointed to the Board as new members. Pursuant of the Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act, the Ontario Government appointed all three board members for three-year terms that run from June 19, 2013 to June 18, 2016. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is expressing both frustration and disappointment that the Senate chose not to deal with Bill C290 – An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Sports Betting, before rising for the summer recess. Bill C290 was already passed with all-party support in the House of Commons, and has the additional backing of nine provinces. The CGA, together with provincial lottery corporations and leaders in the Canadian Gaming industry, had hoped that the Senate would work together to approve a private members bill that would give Canadians a better option than turning to illegal bookmakers or offshore operators to place bets. Read the rest of this entry »

In keeping with an impressive groundbreaking track record, MyEventApps by FaveQuest is set to deliver an interactive and engaging mobile experience like no other. MyEventApps is delighted to partner with Wham City Lights in the creation of a unique Mobile Event App for the National Capital Commission Canada Day celebrations taking place in Canada’s capital region. Parliament Hill will be ablaze with a dynamic and user-driven light show as countless phones, held aloft, will provide a user experience and spectacle like no other. Read the rest of this entry »

The introductions are over, it’s time to race! CTV has announced the final pairing of competitors for the first-ever season of The Amazing Race Canada, this summer’s most-anticipated television series. Hosted by Olympic Champion Jon Montgomery (@jrmonty12), the final teams announced to embark in the riveting, all-Canadian race around the country are actress Vanessa Morgan (My Babysitter’s A Vampire, DeGrassi: The Next Generation) and her bikini-model sister Celina, a pair of feisty siblings from Ottawa. Joining them are Tim Senior, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago and his son Tim Junior from Winnipeg. Read the rest of this entry »

Empire Company Limited has announced that Empire Theatres has reached a definitive agreement with Cineplex Inc. for the sale of 24 theatres and 170 screens in Atlantic Canada and 2 theatres with 48 screens in Ontario. Empire Theatres has also reached a separate definitive agreement with Landmark Cinemas for the sale of 20 theatres and 179 screens in Ontario and Western Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

WhatsNexx, a Canadian provider of cross-channel marketing automation software, has announced the completion of its second round venture capital financing in the amount of $2.33 million. The financing was led by BDC Venture Capital and GO Capital LP, along with Feldman Advisors, WhatsNexx Chairman Alan Shuster and included both existing and new investors. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice has announced that it will begin offering VMware vCloud® Hybrid Service™ across the United States and Canada. Through VMware vCloud® Hybrid Service™, Softchoice will provide clients with a common platform that spans private and public clouds, enabling organizations to scale their IT infrastructure dynamically using the VMware management tools and infrastructure they already know and trust. Softchoice is one of a select group of leading VMware solution providers chosen to launch this program. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Keek has announced the release of its app for Microsoft’s mobile platform. Those who have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Keek on Windows Phone 8 can now create and share videos worldwide with the popular social video network. Keek is the first official social video app available in the Windows Phone Store. The app provides users with many of the features found in its iOS, Android and BlackBerry counterparts, although it delivers a user experience that is unique to the Windows Mobile OS. Earlier this month Keek also announced the release of its developer portal, which provides several tools and resources to help third-party developers integrate Keek with their applications. Read the rest of this entry »