Hamilton fire causes Rogers outage over the weekend
HAMILTON – A local fire in Hamilton last Friday night impacted Rogers’ customers, some of whom were without service into Sunday evening. “We are aware of a service interruption impacting […]
Access Communications’ Labour Day Show N Shine raises over $46,000 for Regina food bank
REGINA — Access Communications Co-operative announced last week its 15th Annual Labour Day Show N Shine event helped raise an estimated $46,300 for the Regina Food Bank. The fundraising event […]
Telus receives $2.5M from CRTC Broadband Fund to bring wireless connectivity to Alberta First Nation
TALLCREE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, Alberta — Telus Communications and Tallcree Tribal Government in Alberta announced earlier this month funding from the CRTC’s Broadband Fund will help to bring wireless connectivity to […]
CRRBC Central Canada 2022: How satellite can help address digital divide with a little help from the NRC
By Lynn Greiner GEORGINA, Ont. – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has its fingers in a lot of pies, and at a conference held last week by Canada’s […]
Telus Health opens crisis support hotline following Saskatchewan stabbings
VANCOUVER — Telus Health announced last week it opened a free 24/7 mental health crisis support hotline through its LifeWorks subsidiary to provide professional emotional support to anyone affected by […]
CRRBC Central Canada 2022: AHSIP to help close connectivity gaps in Ontario by 2025
ISPs receiving funding through the program will be “off to the races” soon, says Infrastructure Ontario’s director of commercial projects By Lynn Greiner GEORGINA, Ont. – As many as 1.4 […]
Nelvana signs content deal with Germany’s Kixi
TORONTO — Corus Entertainment’s children’s content producer and distributor Nelvana announced last week it has signed a licensing agreement with German SVOD platform Kixi, making more than 300 episodes of […]
QYou Media launches Q Marathi Youth-Full storytelling contest
TORONTO and MUMBAI — QYou Media Inc. announced today its second channel in India, The Q Marathi, has launched its first integrated multi-platform property, Q Marathi Youth-Full Mahakarandak (Big Championship). […]
Lite Access no longer doing fibre build for City of Brooks
VANCOUVER — Lite Access Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based company that uses advanced installation methods including the use of micro/narrow trenching technologies to deploy fibre networks, announced last Friday it is […]
Newcomers listen to online audio more than traditional radio, says MTM
OTTAWA — Newcomers to Canada have a greater preference for listening to online audio content than traditional radio, according to a new report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) released […]