CHCH names news director
HAMILTON – CHCH today announced Greg O’Brien, Cartt.ca’s founder and publisher, has been hired to take on the role of news director at the broadcaster, effective immediately. O’Brien brings over […]
Staffieri out as Rogers CFO
TORONTO – On Wednesday evening, Rogers Communications announced Tony Staffieri (above), the company’s chief financial officer, is leaving the company, effective immediately. Paulina Molnar (below) has been appointed interim CFO. […]
Letter to the Prime Minister: Keep C-10 dead
COMMENTARY: The new bill can’t be the same as the old bill Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, FOR MOST OF ITS SHORT life, Bill C-10, your now-dead proposed amendment to our […]
New Rural Broadband Fund: Reverse auction to connect every Ontario home by 2025 (updated)
Combined $4B in funding going into the effort By Ahmad Hathout TORONTO – Ontario wants to connect all households in the province to high-speed internet by December 2025, starting with […]
Humber College awarded $3 million to support ATSC 3.0 research
TORONTO — Humber College in Toronto announced last week it will establish what it calls the first “ATSC 3.0 Living Lab” in Canada thanks to a total of $3 million […]
Lytton wildfire destroys community-built fibre network
Rebuild already planned By Amanda Oye LYTTON, B.C. – Following record-breaking temperatures approaching 50 degrees celsius, a wildfire that began last Wednesday has wreaked havoc on Lytton, B.C., destroying much […]
FCC’s Rosenworcel, CRTC’s Scott, share broadband struggles
By Ken Kelley DESPITE BEING SEPARATED by the 49th parallel, both Canada and the United States are facing remarkably similar challenges when it comes to the widespread rollout of broadband […]
More rapid UBF funding for small communities near Ottawa
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada announced last week that Rogers Communications will receive $620,000 to bring high-speed Internet to the Carlsbad Springs area of rural Ontario as part of […]
CRTC reopens digital media survey; wants it to apply to foreign streamers
GATINEAU — The CRTC announced last week it is reopening a proceeding regarding a proposed annual digital media survey, saying it now wants the survey to be administered to both […]
Pandemic-driven tech spending is strong in Canada, says CTA report
TORONTO — Thirty-five percent of Canadian households say they are more likely to buy tech products due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research from the U.S.-based Consumer Technology […]