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The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) is pleased to announce that Maxime Lefrançois (Québec, Quebec) has been awarded the top prize in CAA’s national Practise Safe Txt youth video contest for his submission titled “Prends pas le risque” (Don’t take the chance/risk). Read the rest of this entry »

The Michaëlle Jean Foundation (FMJF) and EQ3 invite young Canadians to kick off the New Year by conveying their vision of the society of their dreams, through the Generation Art challenge. Targeting those aged 15 to 30, from across Canada, the initiative gives youth a chance to express their concerns and their aspirations by creating original artwork. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you think you’ve got a good story to tell? If you do, there’s a prestigious writing contest for Ontario residents that offers writers a chance to tell their story to readers across Canada, to earn a lucrative cash prize and to study with some of the most experienced creative writing teachers in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

For all those talented Canadians looking for one final moment in the spotlight, now’s your chance. Launching yesterday on Canada’s Got Talent and powered by YouTube, Citytv and Canada’s Got Talent invites Canadians to show off their talents with Last Chance Auditions, sponsored by Nissan, by uploading a video of their act online to the Canada’s Got Talent Youtube channel. Read the rest of this entry »

1812: The Fight for Canada is the theme of the 2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge, which was launched today by the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. This national competition invites young Canadians aged 5 to 18 to design an original poster that illustrates how the people, places, and events of the past have shaped our country. Read the rest of this entry »

Alberta’s Apps for Homeschooling is celebrating the New Year by giving away a $25 iTunes GC (US)! This popular review website now has over 100 detailed educational app reviews sorted by grade, subject, device, and cost. Homeschoolers, educators, and parents can enter to win before January 11th, 2012 by sharing which new homeschooling apps they’d like to buy to prepare for the new semester and the new year! Read the rest of this entry »

According to the email notice I received from NVIDIA®, the company is giving away an MSI GT783 limited edition Battlefield 3 game-ready notebook to one lucky winner. Being held in conjunction with an MSI Battlefield 3 promotion, the Grand Prize notebook features an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M graphics card, as well as a brushed aluminum texture, an anti-reflective full-HD screen, and an illuminated SteelSeries keyboard. Read the rest of this entry »

Real-Time Telecom Expense Management™ solutions provider Anomalous Networks, Inc. is helping consumers keep mobile phone bills under control this holiday season with its free real-time mobile expense management tool Telicost-Lite, and its newly launched holiday promotion that allows users to tell-a-friend about Telicost and earn an entry into a giveaway for a free Apple iPad 2. Read the rest of this entry »

The holiday season is filled with love, laughter and joy – and that’s especially true for children. With that in mind, Microsoft Canada today unveiled the art of its 15^thannual Holiday Greeting Card Competition, drawn by nine-year-old Maggie Yang, a member of the Eastview (Toronto) Boys and Girls Club/Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian database administrator (DBA) Joe Miller was announced today as the winner of UK-based Red Gate Software’s DBA in Space competition. Miller, who works for RIM, beat 5,500 other entrants in the contest, winning the final round by gaining the highest number of votes both from the public and from an eminent judging panel. Read the rest of this entry »