Facing History And Ourselves Creates Canadian Aboriginal Languages Educational Resource

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Rogers Broadcasting Limited’s purchase of the Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN), an educational television service, from Bluepoint Investment Inc. Read the rest of this entry »
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Today e-Radio Inc. had the rare honour of being invited to “the hill” in Ottawa to present a media event and real-time demonstration of its FM radio-based smart communications solutions ideally suited to the energy and automotive sectors. By combining the reach of the Canadian broadcasting industry and Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) in the US, e-Radio enabled FM-RDS technology has the potential to communicate with over 300 million people and their devices in two countries in about two seconds. Read the rest of this entry »
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The National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) has approved an affinity partnership with Waterloo-based Mindr Mobile to offer a Smartphone application aimed to improve safety of women and others who use it. Council members saw demonstrations and gave feedback on the app at the NCWC’s 119th annual meeting in Ottawa. “We Can Change Minds” was the theme of the meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) has announced that they will now be providing free wireless Internet access to enhance the experience of event attendees. This is just one of many technological upgrades being addressed by the Centre as they undergo a major renovation project to modernize the Centre and upgrade customer service. Read the rest of this entry »
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IP infrastructure and application solutions developer GENBAND has signed a new long-term lease in Ottawa for its Canadian R&D Center of Excellence, which will be located at 500 Palladium Drive, in the heart of Kanata and Ottawa’s High-Tech park area. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dublin’s Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Video Games in Canada” report to their list of publications. The Video Games in Canada report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2006-2010, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vancouver online and social game developer Roadhouse Interactive Ltd. has acquired Facebook and iOS game developer The Embassy Interactive, also based in Vancouver. The acquisition will further strengthen Roadhouse’s development capabilities and enable the company to quickly expand its roster of projects which currently includes Family Guy Online™ and MechWarrior Tactics™. The Embassy Interactive was founded in 2008 and has developed several social games including UFC® Undisputed™ Fight Nation for Facebook, and Tangram Puzzle Pro for iPhone, an original IP that reached #2 in US iTunes downloads.
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BCIC – New Ventures has named the 25 companies moving on to Round 3 of its competition. These companies will now be paired up with team mentors and will participate in the mentors’ panels and seminars. The Round 3 submission deadline is August 8th and the top 10 companies moving on to Round 4 will be announced on September 4th. Read the rest of this entry »
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