COMMENT: Two more years of consultation before rolling out C-11? You cannot be serious!
By Oliver Kane, a media consultant based in Toronto, who was a former Corus employee for a little more than eight years before leaving in September 2023 On May 6, […]
Telus launches program offering free phones and plans to indigenous women at risk in Quebec
Telus said Thursday it launched a program offering free smartphones and data plans to indigenous women at risk of, or surviving, violence in Quebec. The Mobility for Good for Indigenous […]
Bell publicizes plan to mitigate impact of natural disasters on network
Bell on Wednesday publicized its plan to mitigate the impact of natural disasters so that customers on its network can remain connected during these extreme events. The telco said it […]
Service providers’ compliance with CCTS public awareness obligations improved in 2023: CCTS report card
The percentage of telecom and TV service providers who are compliant with the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) rules for providing information about the CCTS on their websites […]
Applications open for Ted Rogers Entrance Scholarships for first-year post-secondary students
Rogers announced Wednesday applications are now open for Ted Rogers Entrance Scholarships, one-time $2,000 scholarships available to 500 eligible youth across Canada starting their first year of university, college or trade school […]
Heritage announces $129K in funding for UBC project addressing online disinformation
While visiting the University of British Columbia (UBC) on Wednesday, Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced $129,375 in funding for UBC’s Municipal Mis/Disinformation project, which responds to the problem of online […]
Rogers proposes zones for community TV facing financial hardship
By Ahmad Hathout Rogers is asking the CRTC to allow it the flexibility to serve certain communities in western Canada with broader, but still locally relevant programming so that it […]
Three in 10 online Canadians using news websites and apps more after Meta news ban: MTM
Following Meta’s decision last August to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, nearly three in 10 online Canadians (29 per cent) say they are using the […]
Telus investing $10B in Quebec through 2028
Telus announced Wednesday it will invest more than $10 billion to expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across Quebec over the next five years. This follows similar Telus announcements on Monday about […]
CRTC approves licence change, wholesale rate increase to allow APTN to launch Indigenous-language channel
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated (APTN) has been given the green light from the CRTC to launch a new APTN Indigenous-language channel. The CRTC on Tuesday approved a June 2023 application by […]