Ottawa Bets $13M on Unfinished Telesat Satellites to Bring High-Speed Internet to the NWT
The federal government says it's going to spend $13 million toward bringing high speed internet to 869 Indigenous households across nine communities in the Northwest Territories. The money is going to Northwestel, which is partnering with Telesat to make it happen through a combination of fibre and satellite internet. Right now, about 85.7% of households...
StatCan: High Gas Prices Drive 75% Surge in Canadian Electric Vehicle Sales
Surging energy prices at the pump are pushing more Canadians toward electric and hybrid vehicles, according to new data from Statistics Canada released on Thursday. While overall motor vehicle sales dropped by 6.6 per cent in March compared to the same time last year, the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market saw a significant spike. Canadians purchased...
NordVPN and Windscribe Say They’ll Leave Canada Before Spying on Citizens
Some of the biggest names in the VPN space are telling the federal government to take a hike rather than play ball with new proposed legislation, and it's shaping up to be a real fight. Windscribe, based in Toronto, and NordVPN have both come out swinging against Bill C-22, saying it would blow up the...
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