From NPD (via Joystiq):
According toleading market research firm The NPD Group, Canadian first quarter retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dipped nearly 8.5 per cent year-over-year.  The figures represent the first-ever decline in sales since NPD first began tracking the category in 2002.
The portable hardware and console hardware categories showed [...]

From cyberpresse.ca:
À l’instar d’autres studios de jeux vidéo comme Beenox, Ubisoft et Longtail, Sarbakan reçoit de bons commentaires de ses employés sur RateMyEmployer.ca.
Le portail RateMyEmployer.ca annonce ses couleurs dès que le visiteur accède à sa page d’accueil. «Pourquoi les contrôles de référence et les vérifications pré-emploi devraient être réservés uniquement aux employeurs?»
Jadis, les [...]

From cbc.ca:
Despite rising unemployment, plummeting consumer confidence and scarcer credit, the video-game industry in Canada is booming, according to market research group NPD.
Canadians spent a record $2.09 billion on video-game consoles, games and accessories, and year-over year growth was 23 per cent, NPD said in figures released Friday.
Nintendo Wii dominated the console [...]

From cbc.ca:

Software maker Electronics Arts Inc., which was several offices in Canada, plans to cut about six per cent of its workforce. The cuts are expected to affect 600 EA staff around the world. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company, which has offices in Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal, has not said whether the cuts affect software [...]