Grocery giant Loblaw Companies Ltd. is entering the mobile data market with the launch of its No Name Mobile product. Prepaid mobile SIM cards will be available at the company’s No Frills locations across the country. The cards will replace the PC Mobile SIM cards...
The House of Commons industry Committee continued its clause-by-clause study of Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Act Monday. The dozen-member panel had officials from the...
Quebecor Inc. subsidiary Videotron has filed a Part 1 application with the...
Quebecor Inc.’s flanker wireless brand Fizz has completed the beta...
Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...
The CRTC issued follow-up numbers to an earlier decision on broadcasting fees. The initial ruling was...
The CRTC issued a series of decisions providing addenda to previously-issued licences on Friday. All three decisions involved final conditions of service for broadcasters....
Toronto wireless network manager Terago Inc. has appointed Rajneesh Sapra as its new CFO, effective the beginning of April. He replaces Parveen Mithra who was serving as...
The April 8 solar eclipse is expected to have an impact on wireless networks as people increase their...
Alberta IT system integrator Sunco Communication and Installation Ltd. is...
Xplore Inc. announced Wednesday that it is rolling out high-speed internet...
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) has...
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 Canadians on artificial intelligence (AI). It has published a discussion paper on AI and competition to start the public consultation. The bureau said it wants to learn more about how competition...
The federal government is spending an additional $2.8 million to advance clean energy and roll out...
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 network installations to prevent theft of copper wire. The company announced on Wednesday that it is installing aerial alarms to warn it as attempts to steal copper happen. In February, an alarm...
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...
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 promoting genocide are increasing so greatly in the government’s new Online Harms Bill, C-63. Julie Miville-Dechêne raised the matter in Question Period on Thursdays “While I applaud certain...
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an...
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 despite still being in the process of rolling out 5G. Monday, the government announced it had joined up with Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, South...
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...
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 disconnect home telephone service in the Kamloops BC region. The telecom wishes to halt service by March 8. “Commission staff is concerned that Telus’ plans could jeopardize access to telephone...
Stingray Group Inc. saw an increase in growth and revenue as it issued its third quarter results on...
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 increased to avoid layoffs which it says is affecting the French side of the public broadcaster disproportionately. BQ heritage critic Martin Champoux raised the issue in Wednesday’s Question...
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...
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. The grid will run coast-to-coast. “It’s a big moment for both Telus and Ericsson as we celebrate the enhancement of their standalone 5G network across Canada,”...
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...
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 on the disclosure of a confidential source, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. It also declined to hear an appeal involving Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The CBC had written a story about a...
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...
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 internet service following a storm that ravaged the maritime province on Monday. “Due to yesterday’s high winds, there are approximately 5,000 phone and Internet customers without service in New...
Rogers Communications Inc. has activated three...
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 next-generation service. The telecom says broadband users need not worry about dead spots, dropped connections or buffering, even if everyone in a residence is online. The Wi-Fi 6e devices will offer faster connectivity with little loss in internet speed...
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...
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 Canadians, the Department of Finance in Tuesday’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement is calling on the CRTC...
Quebecor Inc.’s Freedom Mobile announced its new roaming plan, Roam...
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 network across the province. The latest communities to receive the service are Lloydminster and Meadow Lake. Deployment began on Friday and should be completed by the end of the year. “We’re...
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...
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 the picket line since last August. According to a statement from the network, it is giving employees a 7.7 per cent pay increase–three per cent the first year, 2.75...