Xplore Inc. announced Wednesday that it is rolling out high-speed internet in Prince Edward Island at a faster pace than originally planned. It is deploying both fibre and fixed wireless internet in the rollout. The company has hooked up more than 3,400 customers so far...
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has amended its contribution agreement with CANARIE (formerly known as Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network), it was announced Wednesday. The ministry will grant the agency a further...
Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink announced Tuesday that it is introducing a video streaming...
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is auctioning off 225 spectrum...
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application...
The Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it is seeking feedback from...
The federal government is spending an additional $2.8 million to advance clean energy and roll out high-speed internet service in Nunavut. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal made the announcement at the Arctic Energy and Resource Symposium in Calgary on Thursday....
A day after the leaders of Canada’s biggest three telecoms told...
The CRTC has decided to look at whether the town of Yellowknife, NWT can support another FM radio...
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) will receive permanent government funding to support Indigenous-led...
As copper prices increase, BCE Inc. is enhancing its security around its...
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. announced Monday morning that president and CEO Philippe Jetté is retiring immediately from the companies and will be replaced by Frédéric Perron. Perron was most recently president of...
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has hired Chris Adamkowski as its new SVP of commercial services, the company announced Thursday. “I am thrilled to be joining Beanfield and contributing to the mission of connecting communities...
Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings continued her tour...
The governments of Canada and Alberta announced Tuesday that they are jointly spending $112 million to roll out high-speed internet service to 22,500 households in 166 communities. Indigenous communities make up 3,400 of the total. Federal Minister of Rural Economic...
Monday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined...
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Groupe TVA has reached an agreement with CUPE local 687, which represents...
The Government of Canada announced Friday that it...
A member of the Independent Senators Group is questioning why penalties for...
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an independent advisory committee has been struck that will begin the search for a new president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada. Chairing the committee is Just for Laughs president and CEO Charles Décarie. The...
CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild have inked a tentative labour...
The Competition Bureau announced...
A Quebec senator is calling for the government to increase its spending in newspapers and magazines. During Wednesday’s Question Period, Independent Senators Group member Tony Loffreda said...
Canada has joined nine other nations to promote the development of next generation telecommunications...
The government has named Natalie Théberge as vice-chair at the CRTC, it was announced Thursday. Her...
The CRTC is upset with Telus Corp. over its proposal to eliminate home...
Telus Corp. announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Samsung...
The CRTC will initiate public consultation on Canada's Online News Act, formerly known as Bill C-18, next...
The CRTC has declined an application from BCE Inc.’s Distributel requesting a revision of the interim access rates for disaggregated wholesale high-speed access (HSA)...
The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...
Telus Corp. reported a 17 per cent increase in...
The CRTC has denied an application by TerreStar Solutions Inc. for a stay...
Telus Corp. is being called upon by the CRTC to justify its proposal to...
Stingray Group Inc. saw an increase in growth and revenue as it issued its third quarter results on Wednesday. Organic growth increased by 23.9 per cent year over year in broadcasting and recurring commercial music revenues. Revenues jumped 12.4 per cent to $100.3...
Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc., a subsidiary...
Cogeco Inc. announced Monday that Cogeco Connexion is acquiring an...
CBC/Radio Canada has been ordered to pay costs after it lost a case over...
The Bloc Québécois is calling for CBC/Radio-Canada to have its funding...
The Government of Canada is supporting Canadian feature films and television productions by investing...
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Corus Entertainment Inc. announced Monday its plans to restructure its original content leadership team...
A 911 operator in Calgary has had three charges laid against her in a corruption investigation, local...
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides has promised to look into recent problems with 911 callers unable to access services in their language of choice. A recent series of news articles outlined how people wanting service in French could not receive it. Industry Minister...
The access dispute between BCE Inc. and the owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario continues as Bell stands by its claims that it is blocking the company from accessing its facilities. Bell’s response in the Part 1 proceeding, filed last Friday, said that although the MDU owner claims to acknowledge...
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) unveiled its Strategic Plan...
As it gears up to launch several public consultations aimed at modernizing...
Ericsson AB and Telus Corp. have linked up to roll out a 5G standalone network, it was announced Monday....
Best Buy Canada Ltd. and BCE Inc. have joined forces to rebrand 165 small-format consumer electronics stores under the banner "Best Buy Express." The Source (formerly Radio Shack), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell, will undergo a transformation to Best Buy Express, with the remaining stores to shut down. According to a Thursday press release, Bell and Best Buy will update the 165 to become a one-stop destination, offering consumer electronics from Best Buy but...
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Wednesday the...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) has joined up with other...
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced a joint...
CBC/Radio-Canada will not be permitted to appeal a lower court’s ruling...
Cogeco Inc. is partnering with Quickplay to adopt their cloud-native OTT platform, the company announced in a Tuesday press release. The collaboration will offer Cogeco Media's five million listeners...
The CRTC’s interim vice-chair of broadcasting and commissioner for Quebec, Alicia Barin, stepped down...
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) has...
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...
Terago Inc. announced the appointment of Jason Toledano as its new CFO, effective last Tuesday. The telecommunications industry veteran succeeds Phil Jones, who is stepping down to focus on family and community endeavors after making substantial contributions to Terago, according to the company's press release states. Jones will work over the next two months to ensure a smooth transition. Toledano's career spans 30 years. He served in various CFO roles across telecom, technology, gaming, and retail sectors. His...
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate...
The Canadian Telecommunications Contribution...
The CRTC has told several telecommunications providers it will not be able...
BCE Inc. customers in New Brunswick have been without telephone and...
Rogers Communications Inc. has activated three new cellular towers along British Columbia’s Highway 16, a move that provides essential 911 access...
A coalition of 30 individuals and civil society groups have released an...
The current and past Minister of Canadian Heritage were loath to endorse...
Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in...
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Monday that it was providing state of the art WiFi across the prairie province. SaskTel is joining forces with Eero, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to deliver...
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...
BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...
The federal government made its three-digit suicide crisis helpline, 988, officially available across Canada on Thursday. According to a press release, the helpline, is now available to call or text, in English and French, 24...
The Bloc Québécois is continuing its fight for a fund to help Canadian...
In a Friday statement, leaders from Canada and the European Union announced the creation of a new “Digital Framework” under the auspices of the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The partnership establishes a...
The deadline for interventions and replies to the CRTC proceedings into service in the Far North has been...
BCE Inc. has asked the CRTC for urgent relief in a dispute with a building...
In a House of Commons heritage committee meeting that was marked more by partisan feuding than for what...
As part of what it says is an effort to reduce the cost of living for...
Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam Beyond, Tuesday, which offers 60 GB of data for $65 per month after digital discount. Freedom customers will be able to connect with 73 destinations around the world with data, unlimited texting,...
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the Artificial Intelligence bandwagon. On Nov. 20 it...
As the Federal Communications Commission in the United States announced it...
Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. continues to roll out its 5G...
Rogers Communication Inc.’s 5G network is now available in all remaining...
BCE Inc. announced Tuesday that in Q1 of 2024 it will be launching new data...
Telesat Corp. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a 10-plus-year...
Service was restored Friday to customers of Northwestel following a six-hour outage. The BCE Inc. company...
The largest telecom lobby group and the union that represents most telecom workers find themselves on opposite sides of the debate over the government’s recently introduced anti-scab legislation. The bill, tabled Thursday, would apply to federally regulated companies such...
Stingray Group Inc. reported a 6.3 per cent increase in revenue during its...
Kid and family entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. released its Q1 2024 results Tuesday evening,...
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cybersecurity and data privacy were the focus of the...
The Canadian Media Guild has settled a strike against public broadcaster TV Ontario. Workers had been on...
Telesat Corp. announced its financial performance for the three month period ended Sept. 30, posting a three per cent decrease in revenue compared to the third quarter of 2022 and a net loss of $3 million versus $229 million compared to Q3 2022. “I am pleased with our financial and operating performance for the third quarter and first nine months of the year,” Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s president and CEO stated in the company’s press release. “We remain on track to meet our guidance and, as a result of our...
Quebecor Inc.’s TVA Group announced Thursday a series of changes to cut down on operating costs, resulting in the elimination of 547 positions or 31 per cent of the company’s current workforce....
A New Brunswick senator is alarmed by the lack of francophone presence among CRTC commissioners. René...
BCE Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. have enhanced...
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced Monday that the federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky apps from government-issued mobile devices. The ban begins immediately. Chief...
The CRTC has fined a Quebec man $40,000 for sending unwanted emails to thousands of phone numbers, it was...
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron will be locking out its unionized workers in Gatineau, Que., the...
BCE Inc. and Fox Entertainment Global have unveiled a strategic licensing and distribution partnership,...
Rogers Communications Inc. has shuttered its all-news station in the...
The governments of Quebec and Canada are contributing more than $10 million in funding toward setting up non-profit organization Numana’s quantum communication test bed, which businesses and organizations will be able to start using as soon as this month. According to a press release from Numana on Monday, the quantum communication test bed will be available to...