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Astral’s Family Channel is marking Bullying Awareness Week with a slate of new original programming airing from November 12 – 18. This year, the network’s 10^th annual Stand UP! campaign features a special programming line-up stocked with original content including a new music video, new bullying-themed celebrity interview segments and a half-hour special presentation of the 2012 Stand UP! Rally featuring Canadian popstar Victoria Duffield and YouTube sensation Mike Tompkins. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a few hours remain until the official North American release of Assassin’s Creed III from Ubisoft. Check out the official Assassin’s Creed III Launch Trailer and go deep into the untold history that didn’t only create a new nation, but a new Master Assassin. Experience the hidden truth behind one of history’s most influential wars – the American Revolution – and become a part of the legendary Brotherhood. Ignite the Revolution! Read the rest of this entry »

With the release of 50 000 LEGO bricks from a front-end loader, global leisure corporation Merlin Entertainments marked the official groundbreaking of the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto, which is located at GTA shopping and entertainment destination Vaughan Mills, which is owned and operated by Ivanhoé Cambridge. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by the Honourable Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Steven Del Duca, MPP for Vaughan, the Hon. Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of the City of Vaughan, James Burleigh, Divisional Director, Midway Developments, Merlin Entertainments, and George Fiddler, Senior Vice President, Retail, Central North America, Ivanhoé Cambridge. Read the rest of this entry »

As the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF) kicks off its five-day festival with a screening of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children, Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund are encouraging more Canadians to get out and experience great Canadian talent and film. The sold-out event is expected to attract more than 1,000 people this evening. Established in 1989, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival attracts over 4,000 participants and aims to promote and support women filmmakers. Over a five-day period, the SJIWFF will present a powerful international program of short films, documentaries, and feature works. Read the rest of this entry »

The countdown is on: there is less than one week left until TEDxVancouver‘s “Confluence” program at the Orpheum Theatre. Today, the organizing committee of TEDxVancouver is pleased to announce its complete roster of 14 speakers who will share, entertain and inspire with their messages revolving around Confluence. Speakers at TEDxVancouver are handpicked for their inspirational thinking, and in the TED tradition, each is challenged to offer their audience an idea worth sharing in “the talk of their life” in 18 minutes or less. Read the rest of this entry »

This November 13th, West Coast Geeks versus Nerds salutes that big blue dot we call our home, planet Earth, with two rousing debates. One about those who have gone to extremes to explore and travel our planet, and one about those that visit beyond the stars to protect our world. We take two pop culture icons, debate them on our stage, and you – the audience – decide the winners! Laughs will be had, threats will be made, prizes will be given, and your fandom will be tested before the night is over. Read the rest of this entry »

Startup Canada has partnered with partner with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and CATA Alliance to present the Canadian Mentorship Challenge, a nation-wide challenge during Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 12 – 18, 2012, to encourage organizations and groups across Canada to organize mentorship events in their communities in an effort to collectively mentor more than 10,000 enterprising Canadians over the course of the week. Read the rest of this entry »

During the C200 Forum taking place in Montreal this October 22nd through 24th, Export Development Canada is offering internationally focused panel discussions featuring international and domestic venture capital funds and investors who will present their portfolios and investment strategies to a select group of Canada’s 200 leading startups and early-stage technology companies (i.e. the C200). Read the rest of this entry »

Are you the ultimate gamer and want special backstage access to the most popular video game concert in the world? How about a tour of what goes on behind the scenes by VGL Creator/Executive Producer/Host and video game legend Tommy Tallarico?  Are you interested in the very best seats in the house and a VIP package of exclusive goodies?  Then don’t miss your chance to get the ultimate  2012 Canadian Tour Video Games Live VIP Experience tickets, because this offer will end today – Monday, October 15th – at 10pm. The press release doesn’t give a time zone, so I will presume it’s Eastern. Ticket prices vary depending on the city and venue. A link to ticket sales is available below. Read the rest of this entry »

Seamus Blackley, game industry veteran and co-creator of the Microsoft Xbox, has been tapped to deliver a keynote address at Interactive Ontario’s X-Summit conference, while YouTube star Corey Vidal will join the “TV on the Internet: Success, Lies and Videotape” panel. X-Summit is a cross-media conference dedicated to enabling content producers to tell their stories seamlessly across multiple platforms, happening in Toronto on November 6 & 7, 2012.  Read the rest of this entry »