6th
March
2012
The Canadian Interactive Alliance/Alliance Interactive Canadienne (CIAIC) is pleased to announce that attendance from Canadian companies at Game Developers Conference (GDC) has increased 50 per cent from 2011, proving that the Canadian games industry is stronger than ever. Read the rest of this entry »
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5th
March
2012
According to Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, “a good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” And that’s exactly how the game is being played in the thriving Ontario Technology Corridor, as evidenced by “hockey stick” expansions by companies including Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), Gameloft Inc. and Arkadium Inc. Read the rest of this entry »
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5th
March
2012
Astral Media Inc. has announced its association with the C2-MTL creative business conference as media partner. This collaboration will allow the conference to benefit from extensive visibility on Astral media properties and platforms. The media campaign was deployed today in downtown Toronto and in the heart of the Montréal business district. As well, throughout the month of May, two transit zones at the Montréal-Trudeau international airport will display the C2-MTL colours to promote the event to local and foreign travellers. Read the rest of this entry »
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5th
March
2012
Ontario-based Cloudcor® has announced their fourth annual Cloud Slam’12® international cloud computing conference and expo – the next installment in the Cloud Slam® quadrilogy, which will take place May 30 – June 1st 2012, in San Francisco. The event will be broadcast globally, and the theme for Cloud Slam 2012 conference is how Cloud changes our futures. Read the rest of this entry »
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3rd
March
2012
Robert Hart, President of the Canadian Cloud Council has announced the final agenda for the council’s semi-annual national conference titled “A Call to Action – Awakening Canada’s Cloud Agenda” taking place on March 12th and 13th in Edmonton. Tickets are still available for what may be one of the most comprehensive and expansive cloud conferences ever to be staged in Canada and will feature 30 North American cloud thought leaders. Read the rest of this entry »
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2nd
March
2012
During her keynote presentation today at the Prime Time in Ottawa conference, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada Carolle Brabant announced the launch of a new private donation fund consisting of two streams: one stream will provide better support to promising young filmmakers while the other is aimed at established filmmakers and will seek to help them achieve their full potential both in Canada and abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
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2nd
March
2012
Citizens of Vancouver, draw power from the harmonic melodies of The Legend of Zelda! On March 14, 2012, Nintendo invites fans of the beloved franchise to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a once in a lifetime experience: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses at the Orpheum Theatre. Read the rest of this entry »
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29th
February
2012
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) has announced another stop for Oprah’s Lifeclass Tour for the first ever broadcast of the show in Canada. Oprah Winfrey brings her popular series to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto for a live show to air Monday, April 16 (8 p.m.- 10 p.m. ET) on OWN, and tickets are now available for purchase. Read the rest of this entry »
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28th
February
2012
Cyber-bullying is a phrase that has crept into our vocabulary over the last decade. According to Statistics Canada, about 1 in 10 adults living in a household with children reported a child victim of cyber-bullying. According to the most recent statistics, the most common forms of cyber-bullying against children are threatening or aggressive e-mails or instant messages. Girls are more likely than boys to be bullied on the Internet and 12 and 13-year-olds are the most common victims. Read the rest of this entry »
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28th
February
2012
Over 100 leading Canadian Angels and Venture capital investors are gathering at the newly opened Trump International Hotel & Tower for the Toronto Venture Forum (TVF), a first event co-organized with the Ontario, Quebec and New England communities. The TVF celebrates entrepreneurial and financial success stories, builds collaborations with universities and accelerators to improve entrepreneurs’ successes, and provides opportunities for co-investments in promising high-growth companies. Read the rest of this entry »
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