SaskTel seeks judicial review, appeal of CRTC wholesale fibre decision
| 09/13/2024 5:48 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. is challenging the CRTC’s recent decision ordering it to provide competitors with wholesale access to its fibre networks. ...
Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute
Internet and Governance | 09/11/2024 4:38 pm EDT
A Federal Court of Appeal judge has found that Facebook violated Canada’s private sector privacy law, known as PIPEDA, by failing to get “meaningful consent” from its...
Rogers moving forward with appeal of CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 09/10/2024 6:27 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted an application from Rogers...
Woman sues Bell, Nordia after alleged privacy breach by call centre employee
telecom | 08/20/2024 4:29 pm EDT
A Cape Breton woman is suing BCE Inc. and a call centre company after an...
Federal appeals court dismisses TV patent disputes against Telus, Videotron
Internet and Governance | 08/19/2024 5:13 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld two lower court rulings that found...
Google challenges CRTC broadcasting fees decision in appeal court
Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 2:27 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google wants the Federal Court of Appeal to set aside a...
Union gets injunction against Telus over back-to-office rules
Internet and Governance | 08/09/2024 12:13 pm EDT
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) successfully petitioned a B.C. court to prevent Telus Corp. from implementing in-person work rules. The telecom sought to have all call centre employees coast to coast back in the office three days per week.
Late Thursday, the British...
Union seeks injunction over Telus back-to-office order
telecom | 07/31/2024 5:03 pm EDT
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Court rejects TekSavvy appeal of CRTC decision to revert wholesale rates
Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 12:51 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s appeal of the CRTC’s reversal of a 2019...
Court adds MLB, UFC, UEFA Euro live streams to site-blocking order
Internet and Governance | 07/24/2024 11:21 am EDT
More sports leagues have been added to the list of game live streams...
IPTV site ordered to pay millions in damages to Turkish broadcaster for piracy
Internet and Governance | 07/22/2024 3:47 pm EDT
An online TV streamer has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a...
Federal Court grants site-blocking order against pirate NHL, NBA, Premier League live streams
Internet and Governance | 07/17/2024 12:35 pm EDT
Broadcasters that hold the rights to televise live...
Competition Bureau appoints professor as advisor on digital economy
Internet and Governance | 07/10/2024 3:31 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau has brought on an expert in economics for a...
Iristel battle over millions in denied tax credits best suited for Tax Court, Supreme Court rules
telecom | 07/04/2024 4:52 pm EDT
Iristel Inc.’s fight to get back millions of...
CMPA accuses Corus of non-compliance, seeks appeal of regulatory relief
Media | 06/13/2024 9:31 pm EDT
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is asking the Federal Court...
Class action suit against SiriusXM announced following Competition Bureau fine
Media | 06/13/2024 1:29 pm EDT
A Toronto law firm is launching a class action suit against SiriusXM Radio Canada Inc. and SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc. over its pricing arrangements. The company has already...
Bell appeal case against CRTC fibre access decision underway
telecom | 04/19/2024 10:43 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s appeal against the CRTC’s November decision to require the...
Social media companies sued by school boards in Ontario
Internet and Governance | 03/28/2024 5:12 pm EDT
Four Ontario school boards have launched a lawsuit against three social...
Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees
telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit against...
Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info
Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to...
UPDATED: Competition Bureau expands probe into Google’s advertising practices in Canada
Internet and Governance | 02/29/2024 4:22 pm EST
The Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it has secured a court order aimed at gathering crucial information to bolster its investigation into Alphabet...
Court denies stay in Bell vs CRTC case
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:40 pm EST
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed BCE Inc.’s motion for a stay against the CRTC’s decision to...
CBC to pay costs to Ontario after losing case before Supreme Court
Media | 02/02/2024 4:16 pm EST
CBC/Radio Canada has been ordered to pay costs after it lost a case over...
Rogers sisters leave board of directors in private settlement
telecom | 01/17/2024 3:07 pm EST
Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers are retiring from the telecom...
CCTS says complaints on Bell prison call rates fall outside its scope; Telus advocates for CRTC jurisdiction in dispute
telecom | 01/16/2024 7:00 am EST
The Commission for Complaints for...
Supreme Court dismisses leaves to appeal in CBC, Samsung cases
Media | 01/11/2024 4:36 pm EST
CBC/Radio-Canada will not be permitted to appeal a lower court’s ruling...
Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision
telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus...
Pending class action from prisoners’ families against Bell lands on CRTC desk
telecom | 11/28/2023 1:36 pm EST
On a day in July, 2016, a man received eight long-distance collect calls...
Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing
Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC decision which chose Quebecor Inc.’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement over...
Rogers countersues ex-CEO Joe Natale
telecom | 09/05/2023 6:37 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is countersuing ex-CEO Joe Natale, arguing he should pay back the severance...
Class action suit against Facebook can proceed, SCC
Internet and Governance | 08/31/2023 5:03 pm EDT
A class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. over age discrimination can move forward, after the...
Quebec court denies Videotron’s appeal in Bell lawsuit
telecom | 08/23/2023 6:14 pm EDT
The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied an application for leave to appeal...
Rebel News case against Al Jazeera turned down by SCC
Media | 08/03/2023 5:07 pm EDT
The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear two appeals brought by Rebel News Network Ltd. against...
Rogers and TVA secure site-blocking order against illegal baseball live streams
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged unauthorized MLB live streams, continuing its crackdown on online piracy.
The court order,...
Bell files suit against copper thief who left 1,000 customers without service
telecom | 06/28/2023 5:54 pm EDT
Once again BCE Inc. has filed suit against a copper thief who vandalized...
Arguments begin in NHL site-blocking case before Federal Court
Media | 11/10/2022 4:24 pm EST
Arguments began Thursday in a Federal Court case that would see pirated...
Supreme Court declines to hear three telecom appeals
telecom | 11/10/2022 4:17 pm EST
In a series of rulings issued on Thursday morning, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed appeals in three...
Court denies China Mobile request for stay of Gov. order to vacate
telecom | 12/08/2021 10:49 am EST
A telecommunications provider owned by the Chinese government has lost its...
Francophone music group loses CanCon case against CRTC
Media | 11/02/2021 4:12 pm EDT
A group representing Francophone and Acadian musicians outside Quebec has...
Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor seek larger damages from set-top box seller
Media | 10/27/2021 5:13 pm EDT
BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Quebecor Inc. have turned to...
Bell, Rogers, Quebecor apply for extended site-blocking in GoldTV
Media | 10/26/2021 9:30 am EDT
A trio of Canada's biggest broadcasters has asked the Federal Court for a...
Court orders Google to turn over documents to Competition Bureau
Media | 10/22/2021 6:06 pm EDT
The Federal Court has ordered Alphabet Inc.'s Google to turn over a number...
Quebecor’s spectrum winnings an ‘unfair cost advantage,’ Telus tells Federal Court
Media | 10/19/2021 7:16 pm EDT
A Federal Court injunction stopping the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) from issuing licenses for set-aside spectrum won by Quebecor Inc. in...
Man fined $40,000 for selling set-top boxes
Media | 09/30/2021 4:49 pm EDT
A federal court judge has fined a pre-loaded set top box seller $40,000 for being in contempt of an...
Google seeks to appeal court decision on PIPEDA application
Media | 09/29/2021 4:47 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is appealing a July court decision that determined...
China Mobile fights back in court against Gov. order to shut down
telecom | 09/09/2021 6:23 pm EDT
China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. is going to court to fight an...
Federal Court orders content pirates to pay millions to Bell, Rogers, Videotron
Media | 08/11/2021 5:14 pm EDT
A Federal Court judge ordered three pirate TV services to pay more than $29...
Iristel fight against CRA’s wage subsidiary denial survives appeal
telecom | 08/03/2021 5:28 pm EDT
Iristel Inc. will continue to challenge the Canada Revenue Authority’s decision to withhold approximately $600,000 in emergency wage subsidies, while it conducts a pair of...
Court of appeal dismisses Quebecor challenge in TVA Sports fight with Bell
telecom | 07/30/2021 10:49 am EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by Quebecor Inc. to...
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses BDUs’ appeal of distant signal tariffs
telecom | 07/23/2021 6:34 pm EDT
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled Friday partially in favour of a group...
Quebec judge approves Apple class action settlement
telecom | 05/18/2021 4:09 pm EDT
A Quebec judge has approved a settlement agreement in a class action between Apple Inc. and consumers who...
Bell suing Videotron over permanent roaming claims
telecom | 05/05/2021 6:37 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is suing Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, escalating their battle over wireless customers allegedly...
Alberta judge denies injunction in Super Channel piracy suit
Media | 05/03/2021 5:43 pm EDT
An Alberta judge shot down a request from Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc. for an injunction against Best Buy Canada Ltd., Staples Canada ULC, Canada Computers Inc., and London Drugs Limited as part of...
LinkedIn disputes privacy breach claims
Media | 04/29/2021 5:19 pm EDT
Professional networking platform LinkedIn will have its applications for a summary trial heard in the...