A TED archive gem. At TED in 1998, Brenda Laurel asks: Why are all the top-selling videogames aimed at little boys? She spent two years researching the world of girls (and shares amazing interviews and photos) to create a game that girls would love.
MISSISSAUGA - Canadian IT workers may soon feel the pressure as businesses slow their pace of technology acquisitions and upgrades amid a weakening economy, according to the results of a new Ipsos-Reid survey released by Microsoft Canada.
NEW YORK - American International Group Inc posted a record $61.7 billion quarterly loss on Monday and got a new but not necessarily final government bailout, after officials concluded again that letting the insurer fail would threaten the world financial system.
Kitchener - Conestoga College is pleased to announce its partnership with the Ontario Masonry Training Centre (OMTC) in Mississauga to offer the Masonry Fundamentals program, set to launch in April 2009.
Kitchener - Krug is pleased to advise that we are eliminating the 2% fuel surcharge that we have had in place for several months. Orders received after today will not have the surcharge applied. Even though diesel fuel and trucking costs are still elevated compared to historical levels, they have come down from the very high level they were at in the summer and fall.
Toronto – The fate of Ontario’s 183 species at risk depends on the courage of the Ontario Government in making their protection a priority. This is one conclusion found in a Special Report released by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), and tabled before the Ontario Legislature.
CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES - More struggles lie ahead for the tattered U.S. travel industry as hotels, casinos, airlines and travel agencies fight the tide of economic recession and flagging travel demand.
MONTREAL, Quebec - Bell announced it has agreed to acquire national consumer electronics retailer The Source to further enhance the growth of Bell's wireless, digital TV, Internet and home phone services.
MILTON, ON - Veterinarians across Ontario are applauding the provincial government for taking the well-being of animals seriously and enacting what is quite possibly Canada's toughest animal welfare legislation.
Toronto - It’s a job-hunting jungle out there. Job boards and employment centres are being overrun by applicants – so what gives a job hunter the best chance in today’s collapsing economy?
Guelph - The U of G women's track and field team captured its first title at the 2009 OUA track and field championships, ending Windsor's four-year reign as OUA champions. The Gryphon men's team grabbed a silver medal at the championships, held Feb. 27 and 28 at York University.
"EU governments vowed Sunday to conquer the financial crisis and recession gripping their economies by extending help to east European states on a country-by-country basis and respecting the rules of the single European market.....
New York - The Intelligent Community Forum announces the publication of Broadband Economies: Creating the Community of the 21st Century. Based on years of research into the best practices of what the New York-based group calls "intelligent communities" throughout the world.
Brisbane, Australia -- Korea's Department of Tourism has commissioned controversial web traffic company uSocial for a large-scale advertising campaign to boost awareness and interest in foreigners looking for interesting and unique tourist destinations.
TORONTO – Laurier’s School of Business & Economics will host four of Toronto’s top business women at its International Women’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 6.
London - There may not be a more perfect example of how the work being done in classrooms at The University of Western Ontario translates into ‘concrete’ solutions in the Forest City than the annual City of London Design Competition.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.8% in the fourth quarter, weakening progressively each month. This was the sharpest quarterly decline since 1991. Declines in exports, capital investment and personal expenditures all contributed to the economic contraction.
STATSCAN - Funds borrowed on financial markets by domestic non-financial sectors increased in the fourth quarter of 2008, to $416 billion (seasonally adjusted at annual rates).
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