Alastair Sharp – Page 2

Analysis: By going private, Blackberry may buy time to fix itself

August 24, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - A tentative deal to take BlackBerry Ltd private will not necessarily resolve challenges that pushed the smartphone maker into a corner in the first place, but it...

Canada to review all wireless spectrum transfer deals

August 24, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government will review all sales of wireless airwave licenses and reject any deals that would lead to undue concentration, it said on Friday in its...

Rogers, Videotron extend reach with network-sharing deal

August 24, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc and Quebecor Inc's Videotron wireless arm plan to build and operate a shared high-speed wireless network in and around Qu (c)bec, a cost-saving arrangement...

C$ seen weakening as domestic economy struggles: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 9:24 a.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is expected to weaken against the greenback in the year ahead, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, with some forecasters citing concern about the...

Canada’s Muslims highlight role as tipsters in train plot

August 24, 2021 at 8:26 a.m.

TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Muslim community, which alerted police to an alleged plot to attack a passenger train that led to two arrests this week, said on Tuesday imams were...

Canada rate hike views pushed back as economy struggles: Reuters poll

August 23, 2021 at 10:57 p.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Half of Canada's primary dealers have recently pushed back forecasts for the timing of the central bank's next interest rate hike, a Reuters poll showed on Friday...

Analysis: Canadian hedge funds’ growth dreams face tough reality

August 23, 2021 at 10:25 p.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian hedge funds will likely remain more boutique than big box in the future, as lack of scale, poor returns and difficulty accessing big investors weigh down...

RIM restores service after BlackBerry outage in Europe

December 24, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd said it had restored service to millions of BlackBerry users affected by a three-hour service outage in Europe and Africa on Friday, embarrassing...

Canada Supreme Court ends royalties for music downloads

December 24, 2018 at 9:11 a.m.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court dealt a blow to artists and a benefit to telecoms and gaming companies by scrapping some fees for music downloaded via the Internet or...

CEO vows to turn RIM into “lean, mean machine”

December 24, 2018 at 9:07 a.m.

WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled company with the new generation of BlackBerry devices coming next year, saying...

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