15 h. ago Cogeco launches Canadian wireless service, plans to be in 12 markets in coming weeks

Cogeco Inc. has launched its long-awaited wireless service in Canada, saying it plans to compete with other carriers in the market by targeting “low-to-mid data users.” The Montreal-based telecommunications company said it has already signed up an initial cohort of customers on the new mobile service following a pre-registration period for its existing Canadian wireline […]

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17 h. ago Cogeco launches wireless service, plans 12 markets in coming weeks

Cogeco's profit amounted to $2.13 per diluted share for the quarter

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17 h. ago Cogeco launches Canadian wireless service, plans 12 markets in coming weeks

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. says its Canadian wireless launch is underway with the first group of customers already on the service. The company says it plans to cover 12 Canadian markets in parts of Ontario and Quebec over the coming weeks. The news came as the company reported a profit attributable to owners of the […]

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35 h. ago VIA Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax

The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. 

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39 h. ago Mark Carney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex

'It's going to be painful,' said Pam Isfeld, president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers

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40 h. ago 5.5km of TTC's busiest subway line will shut down for this entire weekend

Subway closures this weekend will create more headaches for Toronto transit users, and here's everything you need to know about the next round of TTC disruptions.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the entire weekend of Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20.The upcoming closure marks just the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of full weekend outages and early closures plaguing the transit network, which the TTC blamed on necessary track work.The 5.5 kilometre stretch of subway spanning St Clair West, Dupont, Museum, Queen's Park, St Patrick, Osgoode, and St Andrew stations has faced numerous shutdowns and early closures this year, and remains among the busiest work zones across the transit network.This stretch alone will be subject to full shutdowns or early closures every day for a period lasting from July 14-25.Crews trying to navigate this stretch of subway over th...

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57 h. ago Sportsnet falls short in communication with fans over streaming price hike, prof says

Sportsnet fell short in its communication with fans over its significant price hike of its premium service, a sports management professor says. The broadcaster, owned by Rogers, is raising the price of its Sportsnet+ Premium streaming service starting Sept. 9, with the annual plan jumping from $249.99 to $324.99 and the monthly price rising from […]

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8 d. ago Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs. The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which […]

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9 d. ago Canadian telecoms are shutting down their 3G wireless networks

Telus and Bell have separately shared plans to shut down 3G service in parts of Manitoba, which suggests a full Canada-wide shutdown is coming.Bell has a new support page on its website that says that "Later this year, we'll take the first steps towards discontinuing our 3G/HSPA network in order to improve our 4G/LTE and 5G networks. These updates will affect service for 3G/HSPA device users as well as customers with non-VoLTE (Voice over LTE) capable devices."According to the company, Manitoba customers will lose access to 3G on December 31, 2025. Customers will need to update to a newer device that supports VoLTE. The telecom also notes that devices that don't support LTE will lose access to 9-1-1. You also need to be aware that LTE support doesn't necessarily mean VoLTE support.You can use Bell's VoLTE web tool to check if your device is compatible with its network.While Bell never outright said that it plans to shut down its 3G servi...

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1 week ago Federal Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite opposition from Alberta and Ontario

Despite opposition from Alberta and Ontario, the federal minister of Indigenous services plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water.

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1 week ago Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Two provincial environment ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week calling on Prime Minister […]

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2 w. ago Almost 5 kilometres of TTC subway will be closed all weekend

Another TTC subway closure this weekend will grind a portion of Toronto to a halt.The transit agency plans to shut down an over 4.5-kilometre-long stretch of the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway for the entire weekend of Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2025.Those planning to get out and enjoy the many events on tap for the weekend will have to contend with yet another closure affecting a lengthy portion the subway network, with this weekend's closure to stretch from between Kipling and Jane stations.All subway service will be suspended during this period, and passengers will instead be corralled onto shuttle buses to cover the gap in service.According to the TTC, this latest outage has been planned to accommodate ongoing signal work along Line 2. It will mark just one of a staggering 38 (partially overlapping) full-weekend closures planned for 2025 announced by the transit agency earlier this year.TTCAll subway stations on the affected stretch will remain open for cus...

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2 w. ago Cellphones mark 40 years in Canada. A look back since the 1st call

The first wireless call in Canadian history took place 40 years ago on July 1, 1985, when then-Toronto-mayor Art Eggelton called his Montreal counterpart Jean Drapeau.

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2 w. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Consumers win with the demise of the Digital Services Tax

Ottawa’s plan for a Digital Services Tax (DST) is gone. And consumers are the ones who should be celebrating this victory. The Carney government didn’t give up on the Liberals’ dream of imposing a massive new tax on Canadians easily. It took the risk of an escalating trade war with the United States for the […]

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2 w. ago UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure

The UK is currently planning to keep its digital services tax, a person familiar with the matter said, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped their own levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration.

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3 w. ago GE Vernova to Build Service Center for Small Reactors in Ontario

Ontario will have the world’s first service center for a new, smaller kind of nuclear plant, as the province embraces a technology that’s been touted as a way to meet surging power demand from artificial intelligence.

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last month Huge 5.5km stretch of TTC subway will close for this entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway network will be out of commission for the entire weekend of June 21 to June 22, 2025.The TTC has announced that it plans to suspend subway service on Line 1 Yonge-University between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations for the duration of the coming weekend.Subway passengers looking to make the most of the first weekend of summer 2025 will have to make do with shuttle buses throughout the outage — and you'll want to plan accordingly.The upcoming outage is just the latest in a series of full weekend outages and early closures that the transit agency attributes to ongoing track work on the system.The TTC announced at the start of the year that the subway network would be subject to an astounding 38 overlapping full-weekend closures in 2025 alone. "While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the end of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete state-of-good-repair work,&qu...

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