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Open telecom to foreign investment, former competition commissioner says

A past Competition Bureau Commissioner is calling on the federal government to loosen the restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications. Others say a fundamental change to the regime is needed. In January, Calvin Goldman published an op-ed, written with Toronto attorney Thomas Mathews, in the...

BRIEFS

Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service

Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL games. The deal gets underway with the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. This is the first exclusive deal with a digital-only streaming service...

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WildBrain appoints Mark Trachuk as general counsel

Toronto entertainment company WildBrain Ltd. has named Mark Trachuk as its general counsel. He will also serve as corporate secretary to the board of directors. He succeeds James Bishop, who has left the firm. Trachuk arrives from Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm. From 2018 to 2020, he was general...

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