Canada invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions

OTTAWA -- The federal government is spending $85 million to help develop advanced satellite technology with hopes it will one day expand access to affordable, high-speed internet to some of Canada's hardest-to-reach regions. The funding will support a space project by Ottawa-based company Telesat to build and launch a group of co-ordinated satellites -- also known as a constellation -- in low Earth orbit. The Trudeau government also said Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Telesat