From CNW:
The first Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver this evening, with Dragon Age: Origins from Electronic Arts/BioWare taking home two awards, including Canadian Game of the Year. Assassin’s Creed II received a total of three awards and the other winners included Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes and Dawn of War [...]

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 [...]