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SaskTel rolls out 5G service to more than 50 rural and remote areas

Brief | 09/19/2024 4:49 pm EDT

SaskTel to boost Internet speeds in indigenous communitiesSaskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Thursday that it is deploying 5G service to more than 50 communities and highway corridors. This expands its 5G reach...

Amazon joins streamers’ advocacy group amid streaming act court challenges

Broadcast | 09/19/2024 4:03 pm EDT

Motion Pictures Association (MPA) logo on the big screen of a movie theatre.Amazon.com, Inc. is set to become the seventh member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) as the battle between major online streamers and the CRTC continues to play out in...

Tories shake-up membership of House of Commons committees

News | 09/18/2024 4:41 pm EDT

Parliament HillMembership on several House of Commons committees has changed, it was...

Rogers buys Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7B

Broadcast | 09/18/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf...

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Amazon joins streamers’ advocacy group amid streaming act court challenges

Amazon.com, Inc. is set to become the seventh member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) as the battle between major online streamers and the CRTC continues to play out in the Federal Court of Appeal.  The multinational tech company’s Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will formally become part of...

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SaskTel rolls out 5G service to more than 50 rural and remote areas

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. announced Thursday that it is deploying 5G service to more than 50 communities and highway corridors. This expands its 5G reach and will “revolutionize” connectivity across the prairie province, it said, especially in rural and remote areas. Several Indigenous...

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Tories shake-up membership of House of Commons committees

Membership on several House of Commons committees has changed, it was announced on Tuesday. In most cases, it was the Conservative party that was switching MPs. At the Canadian Heritage committee, Conservative Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) is replacing shadow minister Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge),...

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