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Canadians undergoing a shift in news consumption habits amid Bill C-18 standoff: Report

A new report by Vancouver-based communications agency Talk Shop found that since the enactment of Bill C-18, Canadians have been undergoing a major shift...

All TTC riders to have network coverage in less than a month under ISED’s new license conditions

Innovation minister François-Philippe Champagne today announced new license conditions that mandates Rogers to immediately share access to its infrastructure and technical information with Bell,...

Bill C-18 could see Google, Meta pay 4 per cent of their Canadian search revenue to the news sector

For the first time, the government has outlined draft regulations intended to establish specific criteria for the implementation of Bill C-18, which til now...

Coffee Briefing Sept. 5 – IBM, Salesforce team up; CCTS reinstates ICA Microsystems; Government of Canada invests in EV parts manufacturer; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest $219 million in high speed internet access for Eastern Ontario

Today, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced a combined investment of C$219 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than 66,000 households...

Rogers brings 5G service to parts of TTC subway amid dispute with Bell and Telus

Rogers announced today that its customers can talk, text, and stream on 5G in tunnels and stations in the busiest sections of Toronto Transit...

Xplore delivers internet connectivity to more than 27,000 homes in rural Quebec

New Brunswick-based rural-focused internet service provider Xplore announced today that 27,000 homes and businesses in rural Quebec are now able to connect to fibre...

Bell, Rogers, Telus spar over provision of wireless coverage in the TTC subway

Bell and Telus are accusing Rogers of stonewalling and refusing to negotiate access to the infrastructure that would allow them to provide wireless coverage...

Class action against Government of Canada advances following 2020 CRA privacy breach

The Federal Court of Canada has certified the class action filed against the Government of Canada over the spate of cyber incidents that took...

Government of Canada brings high-speed internet to 1000+ Indigenous homes in Newfoundland and Labrador

Yesterday, the government of Canada announced an investment of C$10.3 million to bring high-speed internet access to more than a thousand Indigenous households in...

Indigenous, rural connectivity, climate change and competition at the forefront of ISED’s new spectrum plans

On Friday, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released the 2023-2027 Spectrum Outlook report, highlighting the new guidelines and objectives for increasing the...

Media groups urge the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s news blocking

The CBC, News Media Canada, and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters have filed an application with the Competition Bureau asking it to investigate Meta’s...

Coffee Briefing Aug. 8 – CRTC announces MVNO agreements officially in place; Google rolls out privacy features; AWS commits $100,000 to support local initiatives...

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

Hinton vs. Murdoch: A tale of two AIs

At Collision 2023, held in Toronto in late June, there was much discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) and more specifically the ChatGPT chatbot, but...

Canadian security expert applauds new White House initiative

David Shipley, co-founder and CEO of Fredericton, N.B.-based Beauceron Security, today described a new strategy announced this week by the Biden administration as something...

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