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Mélanie Joly to unveil DigiCanCon details Sept. 28

Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly will give a speech at the end of the month outlining her “vision for Canada’s cultural and creative industries in a digital world” following a year-and-a-half long consultation.

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Canada risks U.S.-EU trade conflict on data flows: Geist

OTTAWA — Canada should be cognizant of a potential multi-jurisdictional conflict on how data is handled as it renegotiates the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist told parliamentarians studying amendments to the regional trade agreement on Monday.

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Limit info on smartphones at U.S. border: privacy commish

OTTAWA — Canadians should be exercising a fair amount of caution when crossing the U.S. border with personal mobile devices in the face of American laws that allow their customs agents nearly unfettered access to those devices and the information contained within, the federal privacy watchdog affirmed Monday.

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Nunavut to get 15 Mbps internet speeds: Northwestel

Following funding from the government’s Connect to Innovate program, Nunavut residents will see their internet speeds increase to 15 Mbps, BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel specified Monday.

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Competition Bureau consulting on big data

The Competition Bureau is inviting comments on a white paper on big data.

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Regulatory rejigs, cultural changes in store as Parliament resumes

Everything old is new again when it comes to telecom and media issues percolating in Ottawa this fall, from reviews and renegotiations of old legislation and trade agreements, to court battles litigating long-simmering personnel disputes and CRTC decisions.

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May-Cuconato on Phoenix file

Former CRTC secretary-general Danielle May-Cuconato is on the team working to help fix the problems plaguing the government’s employee pay system.

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Equifax investigation a ‘priority’ for privacy commish

The privacy commissioner’s office is investigating the Equifax Inc. breach.

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CRTC OKs distribution of Greek channel

The CRTC has approved the Canadian distribution of a general-interest and news channel originating from Greece in Canada.

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Bell Apple Watch advantage unknown: experts

Wearable use in Canada and around the world is trending up, but the numbers for smartwatches are still too low to suggest BCE Inc. can see any real gain as it prepares to be the first Canadian carrier to deliver Apple Inc.’s first cellular-enabled watch.

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