Virtual reality demo envisions Portage and Main open to pedestrians

A Winnipeg man helped create a virtual reality experience to give people a sense of what it would be like to walk across Portage and Main as the city seeks input on how to redevelop the intersection.

Expanding rural internet, cell access on hold as Xplore, Manitoba Hydro squabble over money

The internet service provider that was selected to connect 125,000-plus Manitobans to high-speed broadband services has abruptly pulled the plug on its work until a financial dispute is settled.

Northwestel says competition is forcing improvements to northern internet

Northwestel says it's working to improve internet service across the North — and that it doesn't need to be mandated to do so by Canada's telecommunications regulator.

Slow, unreliable and pricey: CRTC gets earful about northern internet

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is holding hearings in Whitehorse this week to explore ways to improve internet in Northern Canada.

Dettah, N.W.T., to get high speed internet next fall

According to Northwestel, Dettah will be the 14th community in Northwest Territories to be connected to fibre-optic internet. It's expected to happen sometime next fall.

Fibre optic internet comes to Whatì, N.W.T.

In Whatì, some buildings are now seeing internet speeds as high as Yellowknife, thanks to a fibre optic internet connection.

FIRST PERSON | I live just north of Toronto and can’t get reliable internet

Sarah Jestin shares the trials and tribulations of each option her family exhausted in their quest to get stable phone and internet coverage in Canada over the past 10 years.

Bad internet persists in the N.W.T. despite federal commitments to improve service

A new report from Canada's auditor general says rural and remote communities are still way behind the rest of the country when it comes to internet access — and nowhere is that disparity greater than in the Northwest Territories.

Canada falling behind on connecting rural areas to high-speed internet: report

Rural and remote areas are falling behind cities on high-speed internet access, Canada's auditor general says in a new report tabled Monday. The report warns the connectivity gap could lead to equality issues as work, education and many services move online.

Nanton’s iconic grain elevators are being digitally preserved forever in virtual reality project

Grain elevators are disappearing from the Canadian landscape at a staggering rate, but the small town of Nanton, Alta. is leading the tech race to save and preserve its own pair of prairie sentinels in the digital realm.