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Le Huffington Post Quebec, the second French language version of The Huffington Post, goes live today. The site features HuffPost’s unique combination of original reporting, aggregation, a leading edge commenting forum, pioneering social engagement tools, and a vibrant platform for a wide range of bloggers to contribute. The announcement was made today by Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Graham Moysey, general manager of AOL Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Competitive gaming website Virgin Gaming and NOS Energy Drink have reached a partnership agreement making NOS® Energy Drink the official energy drink of Virgin Gaming.   Through the relationship, NOS fans, gamers and NOS Rewards Series members will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive sponsored tournaments powered by the Virgin Gaming platform.  NOS Energy Drink will execute retail promotions, including an array of Virgin Gaming rewards and special tournament entries for participants. Read the rest of this entry »

Distribution360 has licensed marblemedia’s Splatalot  (26 x 30’) to Disney XD. The deal is for the UK version of the show, which is hosted by popular comic duo Dick and Dom. The series is set to air this spring in over 100 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, Middle East and Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

The 7th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival 2012 (VWIFF), presented by Women In Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV), celebrates the kick off on International Women’s Day commencing Thursday, March 8 to Sunday, March 11, with the Women In Film & Television International (WIFTI) short film spotlight screenings on March 8. All events take place at the Vancity Theatre, which is located at 1181 Seymour Street in Vancouver. Tickets are on sale now. Read the rest of this entry »

Roaring Penguin Software Inc., developers of the CanIt line of anti-spam and e-mail archiving solutions, have announced that they will be supporting the Level Platforms Managed Services Education and Collaboration Road Show 2012.  Level Platforms is a global leader in remote monitoring and management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs).  The Level Platforms Road Show covers 17 global cities, including 13 cities in the USA and four in the UK and Ireland. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS has announced a few new innovations that will continue to transform the way customers enjoy Optik TV. First, Cisco and TELUS announced that TELUS has deployed key components of the Cisco Videoscape™ platform in order to extend its successful Optik TV services to mobile devices through its ‘Optik on the go‘ offering. Read the rest of this entry »

Senomix Software Inc. has released Senomix Timesheets v4.1, adding project expense tracking and employee expense claim entry to their Mac OS X and Windows time tracking system for small and mid-sized businesses. With the addition of expense tracking, Senomix Timesheets can now be used to record project costs through the same applications provided to track employee effort hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Corel has announced the release of its first Roxio® product, Roxio® Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus. For anyone who has precious memories on video tape, the new Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus bridges the gap between old and new by making it simple to preserve and share VHS, Hi8 and V8 in today’s digital video formats – whether you’re burning a DVD, sharing on YouTube™ and Facebook®, or saving to mobile devices like iPhone®. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment, via its Front Row Centre Events, is pleased to announce a new program focused on families – Family Favourites. Each week beginning February 18, 2012, a different family movie will be offered exclusively at participating Cineplex theatres on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. (local time) at a discounted admission price of $2.50 for all ages. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »

In addressing the Government of Canada’s  role in ensuring the safety of our children online, The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement recognizing Safer Internet Day: Read the rest of this entry »