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Feds grant $177M to combat suicide through 988 number

The Canadian government is giving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) $156 million over three years to set up operations of the 988 suicide hotline. The emergency number will be available on Nov. 30 of this year.

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OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton and The Herald

At every family gathering there is that kid who just wants to be seen.
They’re usually 10 or 11, young enough to crave attention instead of rolling their eyes at any adult attempting conversation, but too old to get the laughs they used to for all their cute antics.

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Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC

The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the filings so far have been from governments, lobby groups and private individuals. Telecom service providers (TSPs) and internet service providers (ISPs) are expected to have their comments posted shortly.

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Rogers’s proposal to expand PNI categories requires larger public consultation: CMPA

Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposal to change its condition of licence (COL) by expanding the definition of programs of national interest (PNI) must be “dismissed outright” because approving the request would have broader policy implications for the CRTC, according to Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA). 

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Telus backs Bell request on TTC; Quebecor does not

Telus Inc. has lent its support to BCE Inc.’s complaint about Rogers Communications Inc.’s handling of connectivity in the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system, calling for the commission to approve Bell’s request and prohibit Rogers from providing connectivity until it negotiates access with other wireless service providers. 

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Rogers and TVA secure site-blocking order against illegal baseball live streams

The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged unauthorized MLB live streams, continuing its crackdown on online piracy. 

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Applications to reduce CPE, PNI, requirements will lower the bar for streamers’ contributions: Friends

The public broadcasting advocacy group Friends says several applications put forward by BCE Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Quebecor Inc.’s Groupe TVA to reduce CanCon contributions and to do away with local news broadcasting requirements is an attempt “to manipulate and circumvent” Canada’s newly revised Broadcasting Act.

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TTC wants CRTC to let Bell and Rogers work it out; PIAC says CRTC should use interconnection powers 

The CRTC should not intervene in an ongoing dispute between Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. over wireless network access in the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and should instead allow Rogers to negotiate with other carriers commercially, according to the TTC. 

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Streamers tell CRTC to “take pause” before regulating CanCon contributions 

Streaming platforms are saying it is too early to be discussing contribution requirements at this stage of the new regulatory framework’s development given that the CRTC is still revising the definition for Canadian and Indigenous content, among other things. 

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Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms due to its grievances with the Online News Act.

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