OTTAWA — Federal lawmakers need to make foreign content providers, such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime, pay their fair share into producing Canadian content, Canada’s broadcast regulator and its public broadcaster argued this week.
NEEPAWA, Man. — Last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to shoot down a proposed tax on internet service providers to fund Canadian news media. This year, there’s a serious push to institute the same type of tax, this time, to fund the production of Canadian entertainment media.
By Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Cellphone companies will soon no longer be allowed to charge customers to unlock their devices, Canada's telecom regulator said Thursday as it unveiled sweeping changes to the wireless code of conduct. The new code from...
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, myWestman NEEPAWA, Man. -- Did you know that Canadian cell phone users have one of the fastest mobile networks in the world? Neither did I, because I’m usually struggling to find more than three bars of service. Last month, Open Signal...
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, myWestman NEEPAWA, Man. -- Rural Canadians got some good news just before Christmas -- better broadband coverage is coming. On December 21, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that broadband...
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has approved the deal that will see Bell Canada take over MTS.
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Canada's community TV stations want their money back. The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations has asked the country's broadcast regulator to reconsider a decision to transfer funding to private broadcasters...
Two Winnipeg radio stations have been acquired by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, pending CRTC approval. FAB 94.3 (Bell Media) and QX 104 (Astral) are part of a deal announced Thursday by the broadcaster, which also includes the purchase of Calgary’s Kool FM. "This...
CJNU Nostalgia Radio has been granted a full-time broadcasting license by the CRTC. The licence will see the Winnipeg radio station move to 93.7 FM from its current frequency, 107.9 FM. The move also increases the transmission power from 50 watts to just under 500...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is asking Canadians for feedback after unveiling its draft code for wireless services on Monday. In a second round of public consultations, the CRTC is requesting additional feedback on creating a...
Mandatory 10-digit dialing will go into effect in Manitoba this Saturday, October 20. All local calls will need to be preceded by the area code. The Telecommunications Alliance has been handling a three-month transition period, which will end this weekend. Since July,...
The transition to 10-digit dialing to accomodate Manitoba's new area code (431) will begin on Sunday, July 29. Starting this weekend, local calls dialed with seven digits may be interrupted by a network message reminding callers to first enter the area code. Calls...
