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IN MEMORY: We got a message from David Paddon of Newfoundland, Canada, about Bradford native Roger Mellion, and the “Liberator with a gift from above.”

Postmedia CEO sees growth in digital revenue as early signs of recovery from pandemic Business Related 5 – Excellent A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedias Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO – The CEO of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. said Thursday that he’s hopeful that growth in revenue from the publisher’s digital products is a sign of a recovery from the worst impact of the pandemic. “It’s still earl...

OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government pushed forward a key piece of its legislative agenda Friday, as a House of Commons committee wrapped up clause-by-clause review of a bill to give Canada more . . .

TORONTO - Time is running out for Ontario companies to show their websites comply with new standards making them more accessible for people with disabilities or face fines of up to $100,000.

TORONTO - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. says it wants the federal government to order a Competition Bureau investigation into the telecom industry in light of recent CRTC decisions.

David Paddon NDP member of Parliament Brian Masse, Critic for Telecommunications, discusses the CRTCs move to reverse their decision to drop wholesale internet rates during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick June 01, 2021 - 8:07 AM TORONTO - The federal New Democratic Party is adding its voice to calls for the government to overrule a recent decision on wholesale internet rates by Canadas telec...

TORONTO — TekSavvy Solutions Inc. says it wants the federal government to order a Competition Bureau investigation into the telecom industry in light of recent CRTC decisions.  The independent internet provider formally petitioned the Trudeau cabinet late last week to overturn a CRTC decision which will put pressure on smaller ISPs to raise prices for […]

Independent internet providers prepare to raise prices in wake of CRTC decision Poll Yes By David Paddon, The Canadian Press on May 28, 2021. A woman uses her computer key board to type while surfing the internet in North Vancovuer, B.C., on Wednesday, December, 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward TORONTO – Several independent internet providers said Friday they will raise prices or eliminate some services after an unexpected regulator setback this week, with at least one company ...

TORONTO - In a victory for large internet and phone companies, Canada's telecommunications regulator has reversed a 2019 decision to drop wholesale internet rates.

CRTC backtracks on wholesale internet rates, reverts to 2016 levels Business Related Yes No, not fast enough A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO – In a victory for Canada’s large internet and phone companies, Canada’s telecommunications regulator has reversed a 2019 decision to drop wholesale internet rate...