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Bell, Rogers, Quebecor apply for extended site-blocking in GoldTV

A trio of Canada’s biggest broadcasters has asked the Federal Court for a renewal of Canada’s first ever site-blocking order, two years after the original blocking order was first granted in a precedent setting case. 

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RCMP awards National Cybercrime Solution contract

Public Works and Government Services Canada awarded the RCMP’s “national cybercrime solution” contract to Toronto-based FTI Consulting Canada Inc., after the government’s 2016 Cyber Review found that greater coordination was needed among law enforcement agencies to fight cybercrime.

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Ontario Court of Appeal says provincial bill stands in Telus class-action suit

Ontario’s Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Telus Corp. in a class-action lawsuit, ruling that a now-defunct provincial wireless consumer bill was constitutional when it was operative during the class period of the lawsuit.

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Two separate Boards claim authority over Rogers 

Ousted Rogers Communication Inc. chairman Edward Rogers intends to initiate proceedings in the British Columbia Supreme Court to confirm and implement his reconstructed Board of Directors after a Sunday night meeting of the new board. 

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Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses

The Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp. request to stop the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) from issuing licenses for set-aside spectrum won at auction by Quebecor Inc.’s Vidéotron in this past summer’s 3,500 MHz auction. 

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Rogers ordered to put employment and programming data on the public record for merger hearing

The CRTC ordered Rogers Communications Inc. to submit a list of its original community programming, aggregate returns filed with the CRTC, and employment data on the public record to help the commission better understand how its proposed merger with Shaw Communications Inc. will affect diversity in broadcasting.

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CRTC approves work on  Cogeco, Columbia Basin, Broadband Fund projects

Two telecom companies can start work on their Broadband Fund projects now that the commission has approved their plans.

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Telus regional broadcasting licences approved with CoL for independent programming committee

The CRTC approved an application by Telus Corp. to amend three regional broadcasting licences for terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDU) in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec, but included a condition of licence relating to the establishment of an independent programming committee (IPC). 

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Court orders Google to turn over documents to Competition Bureau

The Federal Court has ordered Alphabet Inc.‘s Google to turn over a number of records to the Competition Bureau after the regulator requested the documents as part of its investigation into what it suspects are anti-competitive practices involving the sale of advertising on YouTube.

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Privacy Commish launching investigation into proof of vaccination requirements for federal workers

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner will be investigating if the standardized Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination violates privacy principles after getting complaints from public servants.

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