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Funny, fearless comedy is returning to HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) this February, with Season 2 of Funny as Hell, a no-holds-barred original stand-up comedy series from The Movie Network and Movie Central, and produced by Just For Laughs Television. Read the rest of this entry »

Terry Tyler, SVP and CIO at ENMAX Corporation, will share his perspective on The Future, and how new developments in technology and elsewhere will transform society, our organizations and ourselves. Tyler’s presentation will be part of a breakfast and networking session beginning at 7:30 AM, February 16^that the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Senior IT Leaders are invited to register. Read the rest of this entry »

CBC Montreal will expand its weekend news offering beginning May, 2012, giving English-speaking audiences throughout Quebec the benefits of local service improvements launched as part of CBC’s strategic plan “Everyone, Every way.”  Read the rest of this entry »

Every year Accessible Media Inc. joins with hundreds of individuals and organizations committed to a more inclusive Canada to mark the Canadian Council of the Blind’s (CCB) annual salute to the White Cane, one of the world’s most stirring symbols of greater accessibility. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Canada is challenging Canadian high school and post-secondary students to imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems during the Imagine Cup Canada 2012. Registration is now open for this global competition which requires students to creatively use technology to solve real-world problems. Read the rest of this entry »

The first major fund-raising campaign by Canada’s leading communications foundation has surpassed its goal.  The Communications + Public Relations Foundation will use proceeds to conduct original research to establish the profile of today’s public relations practitioners and determine the skills and aptitude that Canadian employers will be expecting from public relations professionals in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

The spotlight is on as the nation’s largest talent search series gets underway with the eagerly-awaited premiere of Canada’s Got Talent. Citytv has unveiled the full episodic breakdown for the 11-week, 22-episode, all-new Canadian edition of the international Got Talent franchise. Canada’s Got Talent airs Sundays at 8 p.m. local time and Mondays at 7 p.m. local time, beginning Sunday, March 4 on Citytv. The first-ever Canada’s Got Talent winner will be revealed in the live season finale on May 14. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Aliant is bringing its world-class fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to Greater Sudbury, investing $30 million to bring FibreOP™ services to 55,000 homes and businesses in the Greater Sudbury area, which is part of Bell Aliant’s operating territory. Through a strategic partnership with Bell, products are marketed under the Bell brand. FibreOP will be marketed as Bell FibreOP. Read the rest of this entry »

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund and the Research & Development Corporation (RDC), a Crown corporation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, has announced a combined $542,000 investment in the development of a new and innovative marketing analytics tool from adfinitum Networks Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

Ricoh Canada Inc. has announced the addition of a Toronto date for its “Ricoh and U” tour, currently completing a twelve-city run across North America. The seminar is a powerful educational session designed to demystify Managed Document Services (MDS), and help businesses explore and leverage its many advantages.  Read the rest of this entry »