Technology

Freedom Mobile ups roaming plan offerings as revamp under Quebecor continues

TORONTO — Freedom Mobile is announcing a new international roaming plan that provides its customers unlimited calling and texting in 73 destinations as it continues to roll out new offerings since being acquired by Quebecor Inc.-subsidiary Videotron.

Nov 21, 2023 9:41 AM Read more >

OpenAI turmoil puts some B.C. AI start-ups' technologies at risk

Companies pay OpenAI to use its technology

Nov 21, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Canadian Chamber of Commerce forms AI council with members including Amazon, Google

OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it has formed a council aimed at shaping public policy around artificial intelligence.

Nov 20, 2023 11:55 AM Read more >

Prevention key to cutting cyberattacks in hospitals, protecting patients: researchers

Hospitals must do more to protect patients' personal data from cyberattacks that can lead to disruptions in care, urges an article published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Nov 20, 2023 8:35 AM Read more >

Rogers, union representing striking workers in Metro Vancouver reach tentative deal

Rogers Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver after contract talks broke down and the company issued a lock-out notice earlier this month.

Nov 19, 2023 4:31 PM Read more >

Small business owners call on government to take on Amazon, level playing field

TORONTO — An association representing 97,000 of Canada’s small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance.

Nov 16, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

InBC investing $29M in venture funds, two West Coast companies

Investments aim to boost growth in areas such as agritech, life sciences and biomanufacturing

Nov 16, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Frustrated tech leaders call for progress on open banking to increase competition

TORONTO — Members of Canada’s increasingly frustrated fintech sector are calling on the federal government to move ahead with promised plans to give consumers more control over their financial data.

Nov 16, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Trudeau, Eby announce $1-billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Nov 14, 2023 5:12 PM Read more >

Video game law growing alongside broader gaming, digital media boom

Canada is the world’s third-largest video game producer, and that supports a legal niche

Nov 14, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >