Francois-Philippe Champagne

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The West Block of Parliament Hill is pictured through the window of the Sir John A Macdonald building in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Scientists demand raise from federal government

Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today, August 11, 2022, to call for a raise.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | August 11th 2022

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne participates in an announcement, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Rogers outage may be discussed by House tech committee

The House of Commons industry and technology committee is set to meet today, July 15, 2022, to discuss launching an investigation into the Rogers Communications Inc. outage.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | July 15th 2022

A car is charged at a charge station for electric vehicles on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

New deal sees electric-vehicle battery component plant coming to Ontario

Ottawa and Ontario have reached a deal with a global materials technology and recycling group to build a new battery component facility in the province's Loyalist Township that will supply parts for electric vehicles.

By Jessica Smith | News, Politics | July 14th 2022

A Rogers wireless store in Toronto amid a country wide outage of the telecommunication company's services, on Friday, July 8, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Industry minister insists telecoms must help each other during outages

Canada’s industry minister has directed the country’s major telecom companies to reach agreements on emergency roaming, assisting each other during outages and a communication protocol to better inform Canadians during emergencies.

By Nojoud Al Mallees | News, Politics | July 12th 2022

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Industry minister calls meeting with Rogers CEO after network outage

Canada's industry minister will convene a meeting with the leader of Rogers Communications in the wake of a massive outage that paralyzed the company's network and hampered several crucial services, his office announced on Sunday, July 10, 2022, even as some customers continued to report service disruptions.

By Tyler Griffin | News, Politics | July 11th 2022

Rogers boss apologies

The fallout from a massive network outage at Rogers Communications that shut down mobile and internet services across much of Canada continued to come into focus on Saturday, July 9, 2022, even as the company restored most services and began offering an explanation as to what happened.

By Jacob Serebrin & Tyler Griffin | News | July 10th 2022