WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition New Democrats are promising to create a Crown corporation to improve internet and cellular service in northern and rural areas, if they win the next election in 2023.
TORONTO — Canadians dramatically altered their behaviour by permanently reducing their interactions with others even as they began moving around more during the pandemic, a new study of cellphone data suggests.
A smartphone app that notifies users of potential exposure to COVID-19 is now available in Manitoba.
Winnipeg police have arrested a man after he allegedly placed 47 fraudulent calls to 911 over a nearly two-year period.
OTTAWA — Answering criticism that the federal “COVID Alert” app only works on newer smartphones, Dr. Theresa Tam says it’s one of many tools in fighting the novel coronavirus.
OTTAWA — Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they’ve been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking to expand broadband communications to more rural and northern communities.
Protective measures against COVID-19 have been preached daily since the onset of the pandemic — wash your hands, keep your distance, stop touching your face.
WINNIPEG — With visits to the HSC Winnipeg Children’s Hospital restricted due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), young patients are finding comfort in technology, thanks to an anonymous donation.
TORONTO — The federal government is giving Canada’s three largest wireless carriers two years to bring prices down by 25 per cent and is setting aside spectrum in an upcoming auction in order to further boost competition.
OTTAWA — Canada’s telecom regulator won’t force mobile service providers to offer customers paper invoices, at least not yet.
GATINEAU, Que. — A coalition of groups representing consumers, low-income and Indigenous people in Manitoba told the CRTC Monday that “Canadians have waited long enough” for high-quality mobile wireless services at an affordable price.
