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Canada’s Ministry of Finance says it’s aiming to make everyone pay “their fair share of tax” but is not committing to an elevated tax on energy companies who are reporting sizeable windfalls while consumers feel pinched at the gas pumps.  The ministry’s statement comes on the heels of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres …

Canada’s industry minister says he is calling on Rogers and other telecommunication companies to come up with a plan to bolster the resiliency of Canada’s cellular and internet networks after Friday’s massive outage left millions offline and affected some critical services. On Monday, François-Philippe Champagne convened a meeting of telecom CEOs — including Rogers’ Tony …

Warning: This story contains accounts of intimate-partner violence A Nova Scotia mother who left Halifax to get away from her abusive ex-partner says police and the province’s family court system have failed her and her son by not taking their concerns for safety seriously. Mary escaped the abusive relationship a decade …

NBA star and human rights campaigner Enes Kanter Freedom says he is frustrated with what he calls a lacklustre response from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his calls for more action to help Uighur Muslims in China. The basketball player, who is currently a free agent after being cut by the Houston Rockets earlier …

Indigenous leaders in Quebec continue to call for an exemption to Bill 96 after the contentious legislation overhauling the Charter of the French language was passed Tuesday.  Bill 96 will limit the use of English across many public services, as well as the court system, and impose more restrictive language requirements …

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said late Wednesday the Queen must apologize for the Crown’s “ongoing failure to fulfil its treaty agreements” with Indigenous peoples, and suggested there should be some “restitution” for harms perpetrated by the Canadian government in her name. RoseAnne Archibald met with Prince Charles …

New Delhi: Apple has updated its list of vintage and obsolete products to add the iPhone 6 Plus, as it has been more than five years since the device was last offered for sale. The iPhone 6 Plus was first released in September 2014 alongside the iPhone 6, and it …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Friday that four telecom providers will pay a total of $6 million (roughly Rs. 45,60,81,000) to settle investigations into compliance with the agency’s 911 reliability rules during 2020 network outages. AT&T, CenturyLink, now Lumen Technologies, Intrado, and Verizon Communications will implement compliance plans to …

British Airways’ new boss said vaccinated people should be allowed to travel without restriction and non-vaccinated people with a negative Covid-19 test, as he set out his ideas for a travel restart a month before the UK government finalises its plans. Holidays will not be allowed until May 17 at …