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RTNDF Canada was established by RTDNA Canada in 1978 to offer financial assistance to journalism students. Nine scholarships will be awarded to Canadian students this year, bringing the total amount awarded by RTNDF to more than $281,500.00. Read the rest of this entry »

OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, and leading social media management system company HootSuite Media Inc., are announcing one of the largest Canadian venture capital transactions to take place in the past 10 years. OMERS Ventures is buying a $20 million ownership stake in Vancouver-based HootSuite via a secondary purchase from the company’s existing shareholders. Read the rest of this entry »

Light Byte is an action-puzzle game project currently being developed by Centre For Digital Media masters student Steven Pastro. The game is designed to test your reflexes and memory in a puzzle matching game that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, and is very close to meeting its fundraising goal on IndieGoGo. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive Ontario has announced that INplay, a unique, international event that connects kids creative industries with insights and opportunities in the interactive space, will return to Toronto’s Liberty Grand this May 15th and 16th. From the video game business to the broadcast industry, from toys to toons, the INplay conference brings together leaders in the kids space to learn, network and be inspired by interactive.?? Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday Maplesoft™ announced a major new release of its flagship product, Maple™, the technical computing software for mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. With Maple 16, Maplesoft introduces new tools and techniques in its Clickable Math™ collection, setting new standards for ease of use in mathematical software and providing new, innovative ways to explore mathematics. Read the rest of this entry »

Historical thriller writer Alexander Galant was planning on launching his novel Depth of Deception (A Titanic Murder Mystery) on April 2, 2012, just before the centennial anniversary of the RMS Titanic and James Cameron’s re-release of his Oscar-winning Titanic in 3D. However, Depth of Deception will be made available as an e-book just a little early, on March 30, due to the unexpected traffic on the book’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »

Already well established as a writer of free, online fiction, Australian Letitia Coyne is one of a growing number of authors making the successful transition to print and commercial ebooks. One of UK-based bibliotastic’s most popular authors, Letitia Coyne, has been signed by Canadian commercial publisher 1889 Labs, under whose imprint she has released “Touchstone,” a medieval tragedy. Read the rest of this entry »

On March 27, 2012, IAB Canada held one of their MIXX Canada Conference Series Sessions on re-thinking the company/brand and what it means for the global advertising ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »

Hemisphere GPS has announced the Eclipse™ P300 and Eclipse P301 OEM modules – the next generation high-performance compact modules for RTK GNSS applications. Based on new Hemisphere GPS multi-function application firmware and Eclipse GNSS multi-constellation technology, P300 and P301 provide the ability for tracking commercially available GNSS signals for precise positioning. Read the rest of this entry »

Yuna Software, the company that develops, designs and markets Messenger Plus!, has released Messenger Plus! for Skype 1.2,  the second version of this new product from the makers of the most popular and respected extension for Windows Live Messenger. Read the rest of this entry »