Policy
Privacy, AI rules, streaming and news laws, digital taxes.
- Daily Briefing
BioWare closes, Rogers adds a credit card fee, and Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion
The week in Canadian tech: EA shuts its Edmonton studio, Rogers bills get a 1.6% card fee, Ottawa details its VC money and proposes stablecoin rules.
- News
NDP leader Avi Lewis says BioWare's developers should get to buy their studio
After EA shut the Edmonton studio, Lewis called for federal support to help its workers take it over. Ottawa has been quiet.
- News
Ontario takes another run at digital ID, and promises it'll stay optional
Consultations start this year on a phone-based Photo Card first, with driver's licences and health cards to follow, plus a law protecting physical ID.
- News
Ontario will allow over-the-counter hearing aids, opening the door to AirPods
A coming law change lets adults with mild hearing loss skip the prescription, so earbuds with hearing-aid features could finally be used as one.
- News
Rogers, Bell and Telus want phone locking back and roaming caps gone
In filings to the CRTC's consumer code review, the Big Three ask for a 60-day phone lock, longer financing and an end to bill-shock protections.
- News
Canada's biggest publishers sue Anthropic, as Cape Breton pushes back on its data centre
Postmedia, Torstar, the Globe and The Canadian Press say Claude was built on their journalism without a licence. Meanwhile, thousands have signed a petition against the Nova Scotia project.
- News
Canada's signals intelligence agency plans a data centre worth up to $1.8 billion
A Defence Construction Canada notice points to a new Ottawa-area facility for the Communications Security Establishment.
- News
Ottawa wants towers approved faster, and rivals given roaming on request
ISED's proposals would give municipalities 45 days to object, exempt small towers from consultation, and require roaming and tower sharing.
- News
Carney says Canada will move away from Starlink, 'no question'
The prime minister wants allied satellite options instead of reliance on Elon Musk's SpaceX. That's easier said than done in rural Canada.
- News
U.S. court says border agents can search your phone without suspicion
A Second Circuit ruling removes the reasonable-suspicion bar for device searches at the U.S. border. Here's what Canadian travellers should know.
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Carney pitches a 'sovereign broadband backbone' to keep Canadian traffic at home
Ottawa will help finance a coast-to-coast network with direct links to Europe and Asia. Most Canadian internet traffic currently detours through other countries.
