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Rhea Tregebov on how amending a 2012 ‘fair dealing’ provision could help secure a brighter future for authors.

Joseph McLean’s Facebook group has become essential reading on the Sunshine Coast. andrea bennett is an editor with The Tyee and the author of  Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp), a CBC Books’ pick for the top Canadian non-fiction of the year and one of Autostraddle’s best queer books of 2020. SHARES Joseph McLean created and moderates a COVID-19 group for his small city on Facebook. ‘I wanted a discussion that could be fact-checked, so that it wasn�...

Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content OTTAWA — Canada’s telecommunications regulator on Thursday ordered the dominant operators to take steps to increase competition in a market that has some of the world’s highest billing rates, although the measure fell short of what some analysts had expected. The move comes more than a year after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government asked the telecoms companies to cut bills by...

OTTAWA — Canada’s telecommunications regulator on Thursday ordered the dominant operators to take steps to increase competition in a market that has some of…

The nomination was in the small media category. Fellow nominees this year include Open Canada, the Waterloo Region Record, the Narwhal and Canadaland. “It’s encouraging to be recognized for an investigation that spanned well over a year, including awaiting the resolution of several complaints to the information commissioner over the delayed release of RCMP documents,” said Carney. “Like some of the other finalists, the story would not have been possible without access to information pr...

You may also know the sweet, dull pain of having to read many kids classics, like Goodnight Moon, approximately 100,0000 times. But a great picture book, one that works for all readers, can transcend time and culture in the best fashion. As Nobel-prizewinning author Olga Tokarczuk said, “I adore the picture book... For me it is a powerful, primeval way of telling a story that’s able to get through to anyone — regardless of age, cultural differences or level of education.” As picture bo...

"While some seek to justify it or explain it away, the simple reality is that Canadians already pay some of the highest prices for wireless services in the world," Geist said, echoing other opponents of the deal. "If this merger is approved, the situation is likely to get worse. Indeed, when Rogers promises that it will not raise prices for Shaw Freedom Mobile customers for three years, it effectively signals that it will be raising them as soon as the clock runs out on that time." Shaw chief e...

Article content A tax on tech giants’ digital services the Liberal government has promised to include in the upcoming budget has the potential to evoke retaliatory tariffs from the United States. On March 31, the U.S. Trade Representative said in a series of documents it is considering implementing tariffs on six countries that have adopted such digital service taxes: Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the U.K. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser...

OTTAWA - A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into its third day in Ottawa today before a committee of federal MPs. A woman holds two cellphones with the corporate logos of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications in a photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into its third day today in Ottawa before a ...

OTTAWA — A review of the proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications continues into its third day in Ottawa today before a committee of federal MPs.The deal . . .