July 15, 2019 1 week 23 hours ago

Cartt.ca Interview: Like other rural Canadians Minister Bernadette Jordan has terrible internet. She wants to fix that for everyone

OTTAWA - Last month, Bernadette Jordan, who was appointed Canada's first rural economic development minister in January, unveiled both the federal government's economic development strategy for rural… Read More »

July 8, 2019 2 weeks 1 day ago

Obituary: Pioneer, visionary and promoter of Silicon Valley North, John Reid

OTTAWA - Within the chaotic 24/7 news cycle, John Reid - the longtime president and CEO of the Ottawa-based Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) - both got and sent the message that reporters… Read More »

June 26, 2019 3 weeks 5 days ago

Cartt.ca Interview (part II): Anna Maria Tremonti on hard lessons learned

LAST THURSDAY, ANNA MARIA TREMONTI hosted her final episode of The Current before an audience at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto. Read More »

June 24, 2019 4 weeks 22 hours ago

Cartt.ca Interview: Anna Maria Tremonti on technology, fake news and the truth

VETERAN JOURNALIST AND CBC stalwart Anna Maria Tremonti reversed her iconic role as interviewer and was the guest - in the same Toronto studio where she hosts The Current - on a special “Ask Me… Read More »

June 19, 2019 1 month 3 days ago

Industry committee "sets the record straight" on Heritage committee's Copyright Act input

OTTAWA - In its statutory review of the Copyright Act, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) parted ways with its Canadian Heritage counterpart on issues… Read More »

June 11, 2019 1 month 1 week ago

Q&A: Minister Bains on Canada's new Digital Charter, AI Advisory Council and improving broadband access

OTTAWA - Last month, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled Canada's Digital Charter, a document which outlines 10 principles - including “universal access”… Read More »

June 4, 2019 1 month 2 weeks ago

Copyright Act report lands at odds with Heritage artists' report

OTTAWA - The federal government should update the rules regarding first ownership of cinematographic works; maintain the definition of “sound recording” in the Copyright Act; and amend the… Read More »

May 29, 2019 1 month 3 weeks ago

Heritage Report: How much should artists get - and from whom?

OTTAWA - Canada's creative community applauded the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for hitting the right notes in calling for better pay for Canadian artists in its Shifting… Read More »

May 15, 2019 2 months 1 week ago

Former commissioner says the CRTC needs to be retooled

OTTAWA - The CRTC needs to be “split up in terms of the kinds of people making broadcasting decisions and the kinds of personnel making telecom decisions,” said Tim Denton, chairman of the… Read More »

May 14, 2019 2 months 1 week ago

Canada should be better at pursuing global broadcasting markets, says OUTtv CEO

We're "well positioned" to do it OTTAWA - During this time of major upheaval in broadcasting, which has seen the ascension of Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video, and The Walt Disney Company's… Read More »

May 14, 2019 2 months 1 week ago

Why the Canadian communications system needs its own single ministry

OTTAWA - The federal government should revive the department of communications as part of its review of broadcasting, telecommunications and radiocommunication legislation, a University of Calgary… Read More »

February 5, 2019 5 months 2 weeks ago

Prime Time: Netflix in the crosshairs

OTTAWA - It was billed as the first time Canada's key broadcasting leaders would debate the “critical issues at the heart” of the current review of the federal Broadcasting and Telecommunications… Read More »

February 5, 2019 5 months 2 weeks ago

Prime Time: "No free rides" says heritage minister in his debut appearance

OTTAWA-Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez's first appearance at the annual Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time national conference in the capital last… Read More »

January 29, 2019 5 months 3 weeks ago

Huawei's future in Canada remains uncertain as Ottawa hands Nokia research funds for next-gen networks

OTTAWA - The U.S. Justice Department's announcement Monday that 23 criminal charges have been laid against Huawei Technologies, its affiliates and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou - who is… Read More »

November 30, 2018 7 months 3 weeks ago

The list of tech disruptors in business is long

OTTAWA - The rapid clip at which new technology is entering and transforming the world is creating both opportunities and challenges for Canadian companies driving the innovation At the macro level… Read More »

November 30, 2018 7 months 3 weeks ago

Glick touts heads-up technology

Smart glasses as next-generation computing platform OTTAWA - Jacob Glick has a pretty good idea about how people are informed and entertained. Read More »

November 21, 2018 8 months 3 days ago

Feds economic statement aims to help news media, rural fibre

But it's no save for indy news, says Tory MP and former broadcaster OTTAWA - While the news media are under attack from President Donald Trump's administration in the U.S., their counterparts in… Read More »

November 4, 2018 8 months 3 weeks ago

IIC 2018: AI changing how newsrooms do journalism, TV broadcasters sell ads

OTTAWA - Smart phones and social media have changed the way we communicate and connect with each other. Artificial intelligence will change the way we function. Read More »