Podcast creators, podsafe musicians, and friends and families of new media mavens will be gathering this weekend at the third annual Podcasters Across Borders conference in Kingston, Ontario. Participants and presenters are coming from Canada, the United States, and from as far away as Argentina.
The conference is organized by members of the Rogic Podcast Conglomerate; [...]

PodCamp Toronto 2008, a two-day conference exploring the world of “new media community tools,” is coming up this weekend, February 23-24, 2008 at the Rogers Communication Centre at Ryerson University in Toronto.
PodCamp Toronto 2008 will bring together professionals and hobbyists from across North America. Over 330 participants are expected at the weekend gathering.
Like the several [...]

The third annual Podcasters Across Borders is still several months away, but podcaster and event co-host Mark Blevis has let us know that early (discounted) registration for PAB2008 will be taking place for one week only, today through Saturday, February 2.
PAB2008 is happening June 20-22, 2008 in Kingston, Ontario (Canada). The cost of registration includes [...]

From the department of bad ideas that won’t die comes word that Canada may be levying a fee on iPods & other portable media players, along with digital media, to meet demands of an organization that represents the interests of the music and movie industries.
Legal blogger Dr. Micheal Geist has an excellent rundown on the [...]

Podcasters Across Borders 2007, a podcasting event scheduled for June 22-24 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, will feature sessions, panels, an audio production workshop, two major concerts and even a boat cruise.
“We are approaching a second consecutive sellout,” said Mark Blevis, one of the show organizers. “We’ve attracted people from across Canada (including Whitehorse which [...]

Canadian business and financial news source Financial Post annouced today the launch of the Financial Post Daily Podcast, a concise summary of the day’s business and financial news, published at the start of the business day. The podcast is the latest in a series of new and enhanced offerings at financialpost.com, to coincide with the [...]

Winners of a Canadian national video podcast competition have been announced. First place went to students from St. Jospeh Catholic High School in Ottawa (Ontario). Three students from Argyle Alternative High School in Winnipeg (Manitoba)  have won second and third place.
The contest, organized by the Media Awareness Network, was designed to help young people consider [...]

The Canadian fight over whether or not iPod purchases should include a “music tax” is back.
Canadian music industry representatives are re-opening an old debate about MP3 players that could see the average price of the devices climb by as much as $75. The Canadian Private Copying Collective, an association of composers, recording artists, publishers, and [...]

The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) is calling on all Provincial governments to restrict the use of iPods, cell phones and other electronic devices by novice drivers.
“Novice drivers are subject to many restrictions as they learn to drive, such as not driving on four-lane highways and not driving during certain hours,” said CAA President David Flewelling. [...]