The heritage committee published its report on how AI could impact Canada’s creative industries. Among the 13 recommendations is a call for standardized labels on all AI-generated content.

The Computer and Communications Industry Association, which includes Apple, Meta, and Google, said the Competition Bureau's new guidelines place a “disproportionate weight” on “speculative theories of...

Ensuring domestic stories can thrive in a crowded digital world depends on an industry-wide shift towards prioritizing the viewer’s experience at every stage of production, according to some players i...

Ottawa quietly released the results of its AI strategy consultation, which found individuals and experts are worried about the potential social and ethical effects of the technology.

Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller said the law was part of ongoing trade discussions with the U.S. — putting the country’s modernized broadcasting framework in jeopardy.

A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent.

MPA-Canada told the appeals court that if the CRTC publicly discloses streamers' gross Canadian revenues and other financial data it will put them at “serious risk of competitive and other harm.”

The CRTC will be expanding the points system that is used to recognize Canadian content, allowing more creative positions such as showrunners, costume designers, and visual effects directors to be inc...

The Online News Act is effectively forcing news publishers to surrender control over paywalled content to Google’s AI systems, according to testimony heard by the House committee on Canadian heritage.

Could the Online News Act and Online Streaming Act be in the crosshairs next after digital services tax dropped amid trade dispute with U.S.?

Wireless internet providers must vacate a band of spectrum they have been using for years, but ISED's rules for how other frequencies can be used are making the transition even more challenging.

“Basic, long overdue regulations to protect our online privacy and online safety keep failing in a distracted and disinterested Parliament," OpenMedia said.

Online streamers continue to argue against the CRTC applying traditional broadcasting regulations on their operations, asserting that their business models and the nature of the open internet fundamen...

A group of AI researchers are calling on governments around the world to ensure the responsible use of AI during elections.

Acknowledging the likelihood of a federal election in the coming months, former Conservative Minister of Canadian Heritage James Moore discussed the implications for Canada’s production sector if the ...

Three government bills and one private member’s bill dealing with cyber matters were among those that died when Parliament was prorogued.

BCE Inc. says it will not participate in future government-subsidized broadband projects – such as those meant to support Canada’s connectivity goals through the Universal Broadband Fund – unless the ...

The Competition Bureau is suing Google for allegedly engaging in anti-competitive conduct in the online advertising market. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber?...

BCE Inc. subsidiary Northwestel announced that it has completed the Canada North Fibre Loop (CNFL), a 3,857-kilometre fibre network in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.  This content is available t...

The CRTC has launched three consultations it says are aimed at improving consumer protection measures to make sure Canadians have more flexibility to choose the mobile and internet services they need....

The CRTC is asking if it is in the public interest to change its interim decision on the wholesale fibre access regime – after being ordered to do so by Canada’s cabinet. This content is available to ...

Terrestar Solutions Inc. is bringing the CRTC to the Federal Court of Appeal over its decision that spectrum sublicensing revenues must be included in telecom companies’ financial contribution require...

The chair of the CRTC acknowledges that affordability is a pressing concern for many people and is vowing to bring telecom and broadcasting services more within reach for citizens. This content is ava...

Facebook is looking to take its fight with Canada’s Privacy Commissioner over its users’ privacy consent to the country’s highest court.

The CRTC is working on redefining “Canadian program,” also known as CanCon, as well as trying to loosen regulations for radio stations.  This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already ...

Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink, TekSavvy, and others have asked the CRTC to revise its decision on wholesale fibre access, with some calling to block large telcos from using the regime entirely.

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