Creative groups welcome Miller, thank Guilbeault for his work
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday afternoon announced Marc Miller is the new minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for official languages.
The cabinet change comes following former culture minister Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from cabinet over the federal government’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta concerning a new oil pipeline project.
Miller previously served in a number of cabinet positions under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, including as minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship from July 2023-March 2025, minister of Crown-Indigenous…
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Creative group highlights Guilbeault’s impact on culture
By Ahmad Hathout
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Thursday night that he resigned from cabinet over his government’s deal with Alberta to build a pipeline project that he says will fall short of climate change goals and that disturb initiatives he put forward as environment and climate change minister.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal government and Alberta, announced earlier that day, stipulates that the province will build one or more private sector-constructed and financed pipelines “with at least one million barrels a day of low emission Alberta bitumen with a route that…
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By Howard Law, author of MediaPolicy.ca and Canada vs. California: How Ottawa took on Netflix and the streaming giants (Lorimer, 2024)
In October 2022, Netflix appeared at the Senate committee reviewing the proposed Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, when the Conservative senator Fabian Manning pitched a softball question: What was the Hollywood giant’s “main priority” in amending a bill it didn’t welcome?
The Canadian spokesperson for the streamer was succinct in his answer: “If I had to choose just one, it would be the issue of copyright ownership.”
Last week, Netflix got what it wanted.
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Nokia Canada on Tuesday morning held an official ground-breaking ceremony for its new innovation campus in Ottawa, a project initially announced back in October 2022.
“The new campus will play a pivotal role — driving breakthroughs in AI-powered networks, data center networks, quantum-safe infrastructure, and next-generation 6G technologies, while cultivating strategic industry partnerships and developing the next generation of innovators,” Nokia said in a press release.
Located at the Kanata North Tech Park, Nokia’s Ottawa campus will span nearly 750,000 square feet and be home to more than 1,900…
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The Structure, Tower & Antenna Council (STAC) is proud to celebrate its 10th annual conference – the STAC 2026 Conference & Exhibition – on April 21-22 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
Join us for Canada’s only annual conference dedicated to workers in the telecommunications tower and infrastructure industry and learn about the latest developments and safety best practices for tower workers and telecom technicians.
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Ericsson Canada, Saab and Calian announced Tuesday they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore secure, interoperable and resilient communication systems to enhance Canada’s defence capabilities and future readiness.
The agreement builds on each company’s strengths with the potential to drive innovation, joint research and development, and create high-value jobs across Canada, according to a press release.
“By combining Ericsson’s expertise in global network infrastructure, Saab’s advanced defence and surveillance technologies, and Calian’s integration capabilities, the collaboration seeks to redefine how information moves securely across land, sea, air, and cyber environments,”…
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Quebecor’s TVA Group announced Wednesday it is eliminating 87 positions in its broadcasting segment as its financial situation continues to deteriorate.
The cuts affect primarily unionized jobs and include permanent and temporary positions in Montreal and at local stations in Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Saguenay and Rimouski, TVA Group said in a press release.
Despite its restructuring and workforce rationalization strategies in recent years, TVA Group has posted cumulative net losses of more than $93 million since January 2022, including a $17 million loss for the first nine months of 2025, due primarily to a…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The head of Quebecor on Thursday excoriated the federal government’s decision to up CBC/Radio-Canada’s annual funding while not forcing it out of commercial advertising sales.
The Liberals allocated an additional $150 million to the public broadcaster’s annual appropriation, which was a pre-election commitment from Prime Minister Mark Carney, but did not push it out of those ad sales for which private television broadcasters compete.
“Regrettably, this new government has missed an opportunity to support an industry facing ever-growing challenges and job losses at an alarming rate,” Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor, said during…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Bell’s president and CEO said Thursday that the telco is targeting the new year for the full launch of fibre-based internet service for its mobile wireless customers in western Canada.
Mirko Bibic said during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call that Bell already has a trial in Kelowna, British Columbia for fibre internet service using Telus’s network, and that the telco is targeting January for a full launch.
“We are going to do all this in a very disciplined way,” Bibic said.
During its investor day conference last month, Bell said it was launching the service this…
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Liberals fulfill pledge to up CBC funding by $150M
By Christopher Guly
OTTAWA – While the federal government announced some $51 billion in cuts and savings and projected a deficit of about $78 billion in its budget delivered on Tuesday by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to address what he characterized as a “level of uncertainty higher than what we have seen and felt for generations,” Canada’s film and television industry welcomed a significant funding allotment as part of the government’s plans for $141 billion in new spending.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) “applaud groundbreaking cultural sector investments” in the budget.
“Today’s budget…
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