Stephen Colbert devoted a must-see segment of The Colbert Report last night to the subject of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), mocking gas company Talisman Terry for its coloring book propaganda, "Talisman…
Tony Clement commenting on today's Conservative spending blitz which included cash for an airport, a donut manufacturer and a pork plant among many announcements today and in coming days: Treasury…
Of course the Murdoch-styled National Post is offended by Kai Nagata's truth telling. His treatise is largely about the shitty, biased, yellow journalism employed by outfits like NP.Nagata is the…
By Elizabeth Thompson for iPolitics Conflicting views over how Canadians should pay for internet usage clashed before the CRTC Monday, as the commission heard a new round of arguments over…
By Anthony Gabryluk for Telemanagement Consumer advocates have told the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that big telecommunications companies should address the issue of internet congestion by investing more…
By Matthew Lasar for ARS Technica It looks like Canada's telecom regulators are showing some new-found skepticism about metered or "usage-based" billing (UBB). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…
That should raise some doubt about Mr. Front Runner who seems to be playing a very, very safe and talking pointed campaign at the moment. Why on earth are all…
By Howard Solomon for itWorldCanada The telecom regulator begins a hearing to hone its unpopular decision on usage-based billing and set wholesale pricing for independent Internet providers so they can…
By Iain Marlow for Globe and Mail The country’s telecom regulator has cast doubt on BCE Inc.’s (BCE-T38.240.491.30%)argument that fast-growing Web traffic requires new usage-based pricing measures, setting the tone…
From Media Caster The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's public hearing into wholesale high-speed Internet access services began in Ottawa today. read more
By Neil Schwartzman for Circle ID The best part is ... this isn't one of those 'now that I've got your attention' tricks, like one of those old "free beer"…
By Stefania Moretti for Toronto Sun Regulators drilled BCE Inc. executives with questions Monday ahead of a decision on wholesale usage-based billing (UBB) amid criticism the whole process is a…
From 570 News The CRTC is holding hearings this week on internet usage-based billing, after the federal government forced the agency to go back to the drawing board on the…
If you have, you're looking at Gatineau Hills, by Group of Seven painter Frederick J. Varley, which was stolen from the Canadian Fine Arts Store. Please wrestle it from the…
By Iain Marlow for Globe and Mail The second day of crucial CRTC hearings into the future of Internet pricing in Canada continued on Tuesday in Gatineau, Que., with a…
From CBC Big telecommunications companies should tackle internet congestion by investing more in their networks, which would make usage-based billing unnecessary, consumer advocates say. read more
By Sean Buckley for Fierce Telecom Canada's telecom regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), will hold discussions with incumbents, competitive service providers and industry groups on usage based…
Last month. 90.3 AMP Radio in Calgary launched their “The Breast Summer Ever” contest — and although not the first to hold a contest in which breast augmentation was the…
