1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (174+ words) Bell MTS said on social media. A third-party construction crew accidentally cut a copper cable in downtown Winnipeg, resulting in an outage of Bell MTS telecommunications services. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun files) Crews remain on site working to restore…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1588+ words) A southwestern Manitoba woman is voicing her concerns about cell service in the area after she was billed more than $100 in U.S. roaming charges despite never leaving her community. Teresa Acheson received a notification on her phone Monday at about 7:30 a.m. saying…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (556+ words) Winnipeg 14° C, Cloudy The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday. While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will be more effective. Here’s a look at the measure…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) HALIFAX – RCMP in northern and central Nova Scotia are investigating recent thefts of copper wire that have caused phone and internet outages, as well as significant property damage. The Mounties say that between July 28 and Aug. 4, telecommunications lines were cut…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government enters into force on Aug. 11. Here’s a look at the law and its potential impact. People have been complaining for years Previously in France, people who wanted to avoid marketing calls had…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) Winnipeg 16° C, Windy OTTAWA – A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal worth $2.3 billion with the federal government to provide satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. The federal Defence Investment Agency and Telesat LEO announced the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1244+ words) Winnipeg 32° C, Windy TORONTO – Some Toronto residents are demanding a one-year moratorium on two proposed data centre projects, as a neighbouring city has voted to block any such new developments for a year. Councillors in Mississauga, Ont., voted Wednesday in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1416+ words) Winnipeg 29° C, Sunny Russian authorities said Wednesday they had charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communications under its…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1214+ words) Winnipeg 26° C, Sunny Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech. On Wednesday, Russia’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1306+ words) Winnipeg 30° C, Sunny “We all know that the rules from above changed. General knowledge and understanding of the impacts of data centres have changed. Public perception and public engagement on it have changed.” Whiting put forward a motion directing the…...