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Kick off 2012 in style with an updated premium line-up from HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral?s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment?s Movie Central (Western Canada). With programming available in High Definition, on demand and on line, subscribers have exclusive access to the latest buzz-worthy series and documentaries from HBO, and all-new Canadian programming and specials, where they want and when they want. Read the rest of this entry »

The International Game Developers’ Association annual sleep deprivation weekend is fast approaching, and applications for Site Hosts are still being accepted. I’m referring of course to the annual Global Game Jam, which will be held this coming January 27th through 29th. Some Canadian locations have already been announced, but I’m sure there will be more to come as the event gets closer. Read the rest of this entry »

What the Trend – a HootSuite Media company – analyzed 207,518 Twitter trends from 2011 to determine the top trending topics of the year. The resultant lists offer a unique view of social media’s impact on all aspects of culture and can be viewed and downloaded from HootSuite’s company blog. Read the rest of this entry »

Behaviour Interactive has been chosen by Microsoft’s 343 Industries to modernize the Halo Waypoint interface. The two companies teamed up to improve the Halo community’s central hub, by updating its look and feel, as well as its functionality. Now, a new high-definition 3D style and entirely reworked visuals await Waypoint users on Xbox LIVE. Read the rest of this entry »

Roaring Penguin Software Inc., makers of the acclaimed CanIt-PRO, CanIt-Domain-PRO, CanIt Archiver and Hosted CanIt anti-spam and email archiving solutions, have announced the release of CanIt 8.0.11.  Improvements were added to both the CanIt anti-spam software and the CanIt Archiver software. Read the rest of this entry »

Time is winding down as eco-responsible schools have only two weeks left to enter the Staples Canada Recycle for Education Computer Lab Contest for a chance to win one of 20 computer labs valued at $25,000 each. Over 100 entries have been received so far, meaning there are still very good odds for schools that enter. Entries will be accepted only until December 16, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Women’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering women and girls, is thrilled to announce a $3.915 million donation over the next four years from Nancy Baron through The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. This gift will allow the Canadian Women’s Foundation to establish a fund for programs that mentor girls. Read the rest of this entry »

Advertisers who use targeted online ads need to be upfront with Canadians about what they’re doing and must make it easy for people to say No to being tracked, says Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart, who launched new guidelines today on online behavioural advertising. The new guidelines also set out restrictions on the tracking of children and tracking technologies that people can’t turn off.  Behavioural advertising involves tracking consumers’ online activities over time, in order to deliver advertisements that are targeted to their inferred interests.   Read the rest of this entry »

Robust business investment in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador continues to outstrip the poor performances of other provinces, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Retooling Challenge: Canada’s Struggle to Close the Capital Investment Gap (PDF),” authors Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson find that new capital spending on tools for Canadian workers, in the form of machinery, equipment or buildings, still lags that in the United States and other major developed countries. While Canada narrowed the gap in the late 2000s, preliminary figures for 2010 and 2011 suggest that Canada is slipping again. Considering the outsized contributions of the three resource-based provinces to the national performance, other provinces clearly need to raise their game. Read the rest of this entry »

Children’s entertainment creator DHX Media Ltd. has signed a raft of deals from its library of kids TV series with broadcasters in Asia as it prepares to attend this year’s Asia Television Forum. Read the rest of this entry »