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By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Canada’s tax agency has quietly tested a new way for Canadians to log in to their online accounts that should make it easier for Canadians to access government services while keeping would-be crooks out.
The new system could also be pushed into the private sector as the government and banks look to reduce the chances of identity fraud.
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Editor, myWestman.ca
NEEPAWA, Man. — Our future is connected, but Canadians outside urban centres are already being left behind. Rural residents know a thing or two about poor cell service, but the problem is even worse when it comes to rural broadband. Despite a 2016 promise to close the digital divide that separates those with access to cheap and plentiful broadband internet from those without, the Trudeau government has done little to make this a reality.
Broadband internet is woven into our lives and those who don’t have access to it are at a measurable disadvantage. For rural and remote Canadians, broadband internet can lessen the disadvantages of living outside a major centre. A community might not have local access to a medical specialist, but broadband makes services like Telehealth possible. Broadband can allow students to learn from teachers far from their communities, whether it’s in a classroom setting or on their own. Broadband allows small businesses to punch above their weight, selling to those around the world. Broadband allows rural Canadians to make informed decisions.
By The Canadian Press
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.
What that share looks like, however, remains uncertain as the federal government moves to tear down and rebuild the country’s broadcast and telecom regulations.
A renowned video game developer has officially opened up its development studio in Winnipeg.
Ubisoft, the third-largest independent video game publisher in the world, held a launch party Thursday night at its office in the Merchants Building in the Exchange District.
The Winnipeg Jets have launched a video game tournament to find the best player of NHL 19 to win more than $10,000 in cash and prizes.
NHL gamers 14+ will face off between January 9 to February 10, 2019 in multi-round qualifiers.
By Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press
Incoming new rules for drone operation in Canada are designed to help buck a growing global trend of incursions into space reserved for air travel, government officials said as tens of thousands of travellers in Britain grappled with the fallout of the largest such incident to date.
Canadians were among those stranded at London’s Gatwick Airport, which effectively shut down for 36 hours after drones were spotted buzzing the runway.
People who want to report a crime to Winnipeg police now have additional online tools to do so.
The police have expanded their citizen reporting system to handle additional types of complaints, such as identity theft and scams under $5,000.
Three male youths have been arrested after separate threats towards Manitoba schools on social media.
A 17-year-old Thompson boy was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making threats towards students of R.D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson, Manitoba.
