News by subject: Contests/Awards

Boralex inc. ("Boralex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been once again named one of Canada's "Best 50 Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Knights, a sustainable economy magazine. Since 2002, this ranking has recognized companies...

TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has again been named to Corporate Knights' Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, ranking first in the Engineering construction category and fifth overall. This represents...

For the fifteenth consecutive year, CN has earned a place on the Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens list and placed first among its peers within the freight transport, all modes category. "We are proud to be listed as one of the 50...

Epiq announced today it has won the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on...

Centrilogic today announced it has been named a finalist of the 2023 Microsoft Analytics Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation...

Zafin today announced it has won the 2023 Microsoft Financial Services Global Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer...

ApplyBoard, the leading platform for international student recruitment, is proud to announce the winners of its inaugural International Alumni of Impact program. Launched in 2023, ApplyBoard's International Alumni of Impact celebrates the remarkable...

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. ("West Red Lake Gold" or "WRLG" or the "Company") announces the grant of stock options, restricted share units ("RSUs") and deferred share units ("DSUs") in accordance with the Company's stock option plan, and its RSU...

Skyscanner is on the search for the Ultimate Travel Hacker with the launch of its latest competition, seeking one lucky Canadian to put viral travel hacks to the test in the name of helping travelers around the world.  Testing packing tricks,...

Reckitt, the company behind some of the world's most recognizable and trusted consumer brands, was awarded six Cannes Lions ? including its first-ever Gold Lion - at the 70th Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, the most prestigious international...

Today, Private Equity Wire announced its selection of UP.Partners as the Best ESG Fund in Energy Transition & Clean Energy for the Private Equity Wire ESG AAA Awards 2023. This recognition reflects UP.Partners' commitment to Transforming the Moving...

ECO Canada has been awarded HRD Canada's Best Places to Work 2023. This is presented to organizations that prioritize their employees' needs along with equipping them with the tools and resources for success. Along with competitive compensation,...

Modelo knows that summer is more than just a time to unwind ? it's an opportunity to level up and reach your full potential. To recognize those who take advantage of the summer season, Modelo teamed up with professional basketball player Damian...

Today, Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced that it has received Frost & Sullivan's Customer Value Leadership Award in North American ERP Software for the Food and Beverage (F&B) Industry. Aptean was...

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards. The following individuals and organizations were honoured at a ceremony in Whitehorse, Yukon on June 17. They are also...

HealthRecon Connect, a leading technology enabled revenue cycle management solutions provider to US Healthcare Providers, announced today that it has been successfully appraised at level 3 of ISACA's Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The...

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI), Canada's national association representing investor relations professionals, is pleased to announce Isabelle Adjahi has been chosen as the 35th recipient of the Award for Excellence in Investor...

The TVO Today Short Doc Contest announced the winning filmmakers in its 2022-2023 competition. The annual initiative celebrates excellence in short documentaries created by Ontario filmmakers. This year's first place winner is Riel Flack, whose film...

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI), Canada's national association representing investor relations professionals, announced the 2023 CIRI Fellows. 2023 CIRI Fellows Maeghan AlbistonVice President & Chief Human Resources...

Descartes Systems Group , the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, and Chicago-based Brook Furniture Rental, a leading provider of rental furniture, décor and housewares for the office and home, are honored to be...

Last week at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA), Steve Prince, Fellow of the CIA (FCIA), was inducted as President for 2023-2024, beginning July 1, 2023. With an exceptional background in actuarial services and a...

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced it has received the first-ever Pax8 Beyond MVP EMEA Vendor Award during Pax8's inaugural Beyond conference. The Awards program recognizes vendors having a significant impact on the channel...

Levi Ryl, a 27 year-old farmer and power engineer based in Athabasca, AB, saw one million dollars deposited into his account earlier this morning. Alberta's newest millionaire is the winner of the 2023 Servus Big Sharetm contest by Servus Credit...

eXp Realty®, "the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planettm" and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. , today announced that 340 eXp Realty ICON agents and teams were named to the RealTrends America's Best Real Estate...

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has been awarded the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) Excellence in Gaming Regulation Award for its work developing and implementing the regulatory framework for Ontario's new...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce Michael Mathé, Chief of Operations and Sales Enablement and Alison Seltzner, Strategic Account Director as honorees on ENX Magazine's 2023 Difference Makers List....

Twenty-six BrandSafway refinery and petrochemical plant site teams received Contractor Safety Achievement Awards from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association based on their safety performance in 2022."I'm very proud of our...

Obesity Canada and Lilly Canada are proud to highlight the important work of two researchers who have been selected as recipients of the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program, in its inaugural year. Created in 2023, the fellowship program is intended...

Grand prize winner, Dr. Michael Khodadoust at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, will use the Saphyr® system for research into CTCL (cutaneous t-cell lymphoma)Runner up prize winners are Dr. Afia Hasnain at The Hospital for Sick Children...

Stimulating dialogue between the university and high school students, combating educational poverty, and promoting the transmission of values such as legality, the fight against corruption, mutual respect, environmental protection, and culture while...

Sunwing is pleased to shine a light on resort partners Blue Diamond Resorts and RIU Hotels & Resorts for receiving a number of well-deserved accolades presented by TripAdvisor® and Forbes. As two of the most respected and globally recognized...

Iván Cervantes, 5x Enduro World Champion and Triumph Global Ambassador, has officially claimed the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDStm title for ?The greatest distance on a motorcycle in 24 hours (individual)'. Riding a Tiger 1200 GT Explorer on the...

eXp Realty®, "the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planettm" and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. , today announced 48 eXp Realty agents and teams were named to the 2023 RealTrends + Tom Ferry's The Thousand list, an...

The Canadian Animal Health Institute is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural ?Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill Contest'. Parliamentarians, Senators, staffers, and members of the Press Gallery on Parliament Hill, submitted more than 65...

Crakmedia is always proud to celebrate its people's talent and recognize their exceptional contributions to the industry. The company is pleased to announce that Marie-Ève Rigali has been nominated for the Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2023 in...

Since 2014, CHAIR, the Coalition for Community and Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction, has recognized the leadership of an individual or organization passionate about reducing acquired infections through engineered infection prevention...

The Canadian Animal Health Institute is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural ?Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill Contest'. Parliamentarians, Senators, staffers, and members of the Press Gallery on Parliament Hill, submitted more than 65...

EnsembleIQ's The Medical Post, the independent voice and trusted information resource for Canada's doctors, today announces it has won two silver awards for content and design in the 2023 Canadian National Magazine Awards: B2B, which highlights the...

Today the Inteleos Foundation and the POCUS Certification Academy under Inteleos announced Compañeros En Salud (CES) a sister organization of Partners in Health (PIH) as the selection for their MissionPOCUStm collaboration for 2023. As the sixth...

Grocery Business Hall of Fame has announced the names of the 30 individuals being honoured for contributions to the grocery industry and the communities they serve. Selected by a Grocery Business industry committee, the 2023 Grocery Business Hall of...

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada's premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, is pleased to announce that one of its employees, Larkin Mosscrop, has been recognized by the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) and Canadian Nuclear...

Since 2014, CHAIR, the Coalition for Community and Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction, has recognized the leadership of an individual or organization passionate about reducing acquired infections through engineered infection prevention...

The Sabin Vaccine Institute today awarded the 30th Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award to Thomas P. Monath, MD, and its Rising Star Award to Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, MD, MPH, in a ceremony at Washington D.C.'s National Academy of Sciences building. Dr....

ClearlyRated®, a leading provider of client, talent, and employee satisfaction surveys and service quality research for staffing agencies, announced the firms that have qualified for inclusion on its inaugural Best Staffing Firms for Womentm list on...

Samsung Electronics Canada today announced upcoming Samsung Galaxy Studio experiences launching in Montreal and Toronto to highlight the unique creative capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4. The experiences will take place at MURAL Festival in...

CN is proud to be part of the United Nations Vision 2045 documentary film series. CN's video highlights how the Company is moving towards a more sustainable future. CN is building on its decarbonization initiatives, its deployment of operating...

FuelPositive Corporation ("FuelPositive" or the "Company"), a leading Green Ammonia company, is delighted to announce its recognition as a winner of the esteemed Best Places to Work award in 2023 by Human Resources Director Canada, the world's...

Nominations for Amnesty International Canada's 28th annual Media Awards are now open. The Media Awards ? which will be handed out in person for the first time since 2019 ? celebrate excellence in human-rights storytelling by Canada-based...

TravelPerk, the fastest-growing global travel management platform, today announced that it has been ranked #49 in Newsweek's annual list of the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces® recognizing companies for employee sentiment and satisfaction. In...

Nearly 400 attendees gathered at the first-ever Canadian Women Entrepreneur Gala (CWE Gala) last night to celebrate inspiring women entrepreneurs and trailblazers pushing for a more diverse ecosystem....