OTTAWA – The federal government today announced an investment of $2.27 million to help bring high-speed Internet to rural residents in the communities of Pottageville, Nobleton and Lloydtown in…
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TORONTO – Saloon Media’s new one-hour CBC Docs POV, UFO Town (1×60’; HD), is set to land on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
The special will may…
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OTTAWA – Satellite operator Telesat announced today the launch of its new national scholarship program, Telesat’s Women in STEM.
This program focuses on closing the gender gap in science, technology,…
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By Steve Faguy
AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT argues big tech giants are threatening traditional media, its annual report on advertising shows it’s buying more than four times as much in…
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By Greg O’Brien
TORONTO – Rogers president and CEO Joe Natale surprised more than a few observers on Monday with the announcement his company would purchase Shaw Communications. Not…
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By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – Rogers Communications’ proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications will reduce competition in Canada’s broadband and wireless sector at a time when the industry’s top…
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CityWest wanted to mitigate Connected Coast risk; ISED sliced $1.5M from “served” communities
By Ahmad Hathout
WHEN THIS PUBLICATION reported Innovation Canada reduced the scope of the Connected Coast project, it…
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OTTAWA – The next meeting of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, which is studying Bill C-10, the bill to amend the Broadcasting Act, will be held Monday with…
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Bill C-10 and Canadian ownership rules
By Len St-Aubin
BILL C-10 WOULD REMOVE from the Broadcasting Act the requirement that “the Canadian broadcasting system shall be effectively owned and controlled by…
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EEYOU ISTCHEE and JAMES BAY REGION, Que. — Rogers Communications today announced it is providing spectrum to new wireless carrier Eeyou Mobility to support the Cree-controlled provider’s services in…
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