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Library and Archives Canada (LAC), the Canadian Urban Libraries Council and the Canadian War Museum are contributing to Remembrance Week commemorations with an expanded collaborative agreement for the delivery of Lest We Forget workshops across Canada. These workshops allow students to research primary source documents by looking through the military service files of Canadian soldiers, doctors or nurses who served in the First World War or who were killed in action in the Second World War. The collaboration enables librarians and others across Canada to deliver Lest We Forget workshops using online tools provided by LAC. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian War Museum has launched a free mobile application that invites iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users anywhere in the world on an interactive tour of over two dozen of the Museum’s most notable features and artifacts. Owners of these popular handheld devices can use the mobile application to obtain one-stop access to information about the Canadian War Museum from anywhere in the world. The tour showcases 28 Museum features and artifacts, including objects that bring to life some of the monumental events in Canada’s military history. Each stop includes images and a short audio commentary. Visitors can also take a fun quiz to test their newly-acquired knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

Many Canadian organizations continue to face tough budget considerations and holiday celebrations may be a casualty at some workplaces this year. A new survey commissioned by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) reveals that nearly four-in-ten (39 per cent) of respondents aren’t having a party this year. But of those who typically do have a celebration, half (56 per cent) said they would be understanding if they found out that spending for this year’s office holiday party was being scaled back or cancelled altogether due to economic concerns. Read the rest of this entry »

In the spirit of supporting student awareness about privacy protection and the importance of open government, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC), has just launched a new Resource Guide for Grade 11/12 Teachers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian War Museum invites all Canadians to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. On November 11 at exactly 11 a.m. EST, sunlight shines through a single window to illuminate the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. For the first time ever, this event will be webcast on the War Museum website, allowing Canadians to experience it from anywhere in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Collabware has entered into a strategic partnership with Markham-based eSCRIBE Paperless Solutions, a provider of integrated paperless legislative that meeting management solutions for public and private sector boards, committees and councils based exclusively on Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

In less than a month, NASA will take a bold new step in the exploration of Planet Mars with the launch of a new rover, Curiosity. Curiosity is the centerpiece of the Mars Science Laboratory mission and will seek to determine if the Red Planet has ever had conditions supportive of life. Scheduled to launch November 25, 2011, Curiosity will carry a Canadian-made science instrument that will enable the rover to determine the chemical composition of the rocks and soil on Mars. Read the rest of this entry »

Join TVO as it revisits the historic and dramatic final days of the First World War, all through a unique Twitter campaign that focuses on the Ontario media headlines of the time. From November 4-11, TVO will be tweeting 10-15 times daily with the headlines of war-related newspaper stories from November 4-11, 1918.  As part of TVO’s Remembrance programming, the campaign will provide a glimpse of what Ontarians of the era experienced, including breaking news from the European war front, coverage of how the war’s final days affected the lives of people at home, plus exclusive interviews linked to WWI veterans. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadians will continue to have access to a comprehensive, national, historical online dictionary thanks to support from the Government of Canada. Funding was announced today at the University of Toronto by Paul Calandra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Oak Ridges-Markham), on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is delighted to announce esteemed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis as Chair of the CFC Film Programs including the Cineplex Entertainment and Short Dramatic Film programs. Read the rest of this entry »