Terence Corcoran

BCE/Astral deal expected to get green light in early summer

business.financialpost.com — Investors are betting BCE Inc. will succeed in a second bid to win regulatory approval for its purchase of Astral Media Inc., bolstering Canada's largest telecommunications company's business in Quebec. BCE is seeking to persuade the country's main media watchdog to approve its $3 billion purchase of the specialty-channel provider after its first bid was rejected in October over concern the merger would concentrate too much power in BCE's hands.

NOMINATIONS OPEN: Do you know a great Canadian?

cbc.ca — Is there a person within your community that deserves to be recognized for his or her achievements? Someone who's made a positive difference in your life? One name that springs to mind when we ask "Who is the greatest Canadian you know?"

Gary Clement’s Canada Day summer Twitter stories

fullcomment.nationalpost.com — Every year Gary Clement, the National Post's award-winning editorial cartoonist, embarks on special project that he turns into a summer's worth of memorable full-page cartoons. He has travelled across the country (twice), been to the Olympics, run a cartoon book club, did a summer-long staycation, and more. This year, he needs your help.

Verizon eyes Canadian wireless market

bnn.ca — Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ-N) is looking at a move into Canada's cellular telephone business, one of several possible new entrants whose arrival would salvage the federal government's ambitions for a fourth wireless player across the country. Ottawa, which is weighing alternatives as it seeks to preserve its plan for enhanced wireless competition, views Verizon as the most likely foreign option.

Gary Clement’s Canada Day summer Twitter stories

fullcomment.nationalpost.com — Every year Gary Clement, the National Post's award-winning editorial cartoonist, embarks on special project that he turns into a summer's worth of memorable full-page cartoons. He has travelled across the country (twice), been to the Olympics, run a cartoon book club, did a summer-long staycation, and more. This year, he needs your help.