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Ontario Law Change Could Unlock AirPods Pro Hearing Aid Feature

Ontario plans to change its law so over-the-counter hearing aids can be sold in the province, which could finally open the door for Apple's AirPods Pro hearing aid feature. The news was reported on October 20 by CityNews and The Canadian Press. The province says the legislative change will be part of its fall economic...
John Quintet
1 hour ago
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US Ambassador Calls Out Canada’s Starlink Snub at Gatineau Space Conference

Pete Hoekstra, the US ambassador to Canada, says Canada made "a conscious decision" to move away from SpaceX, the company behind Starlink, as Ottawa puts billions of public dollars into Telesat's Lightspeed satellite network instead. Hoekstra made the comments on Tuesday at a space industry conference in Gatineau. That's according to Tesla North, citing reporting...
Austin Blake
3 hours ago
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iPhone Duo Hinge Survives 32,640 Folds in Robot Durability Test

Apple's iPhone Duo hinge just survived more than 32,000 folds, and it came out feeling basically the same as day one. That's according to Joanna Stern, who put Apple's first foldable through a week of testing for her New Things review. Since Apple hasn't said how many folds the Duo is rated for, only that...
John Quintet
4 hours ago

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How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
5 hours ago

Deals

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Wealthsimple Credit Card Now Gets 7% Cash Back on Turo Rentals

Wealthsimple has added Turo to its credit card partner cash back program, giving eligible cardholders 7% back on car rentals booked through the Turo app or turo.com. The offer started October 19, 2026 and runs until October 19, 2027. That total is the card's standard 2% cash back plus an extra 5% funded by Turo....
IIC Deals
1 day ago

Costco Canada Clears Out Nintendo Switch 2 Bundle for $599.97

Costco Canada has been spotted clearing out a Nintendo Switch 2 bundle for just $599.97 CAD, saving shoppers $190 off the regular price of $789.99. The deal comes just in time for holiday shopping, although finding one may be difficult. According to a post on RFD Friday morning, a Costco shopper in Barrie, Ontario, spotted...
IIC Deals
2 weeks ago
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Signing Up for Starlink? Here’s How Canadians Can Get $140 Cash

If you’re looking for a Starlink referral code in Canada, eligible sign-ups can receive a $140 CAD reward as cash or service credit. To qualify, you need to order through a referral link directly on Starlink’s website and stay subscribed for two months. How to Use a Starlink Referral Code in Canada Open the complete...
IIC Deals
2 weeks ago
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NAVEE Prime Day Deals in Canada Take Up to 50% Off E-Scooters

NAVEE is also cutting prices on several of its electric scooters and its Birdie 3X electric golf push cart for Prime Day, with discounts of up to 50% in Canada. The biggest discount is on the NT5 Max E-Scooter, which is down to $999.99 CAD from $1,999.99. The UT5 Max, meanwhile, is nearly half price...
IIC Deals
2 weeks ago
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Top 100 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Deals in Canada: Apple, Dyson, and More

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is loaded with discounts across Apple products, headphones, TVs, smart home gear, robot vacuums, kitchen appliances and everyday essentials, with some products dropping by more than 60%. We've gone through Amazon Canada's most popular offers and rounded up the top 100 Prime Big Deal Days deals you can shop...
IIC Deals
2 weeks ago

Marshall Headphones and Speakers Drop Up to 44% for Prime Big Deal Days

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is bringing some solid discounts on Marshall headphones and speakers in Canada, with savings reaching up to 44%. The biggest deal is on the Marshall Minor IV true wireless earbuds, which are down to $99.98 from $179.98. The Major V headphones are also heavily discounted at $129.98 in several...
IIC Deals
2 weeks ago

Telecom

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Telus Tells CRTC the Telecom Complaints Watchdog Is Unlawful

Telus is telling the CRTC that the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), the watchdog that handles unresolved phone, internet and TV complaints, has no legal authority to enforce the regulator's consumer rules, and it wants the CCTS taken off the job. The carrier made the argument in a filing with the CRTC back...
Austin Blake
10 hours ago
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Telus and Norton Launch Scam Protection for Calls, Texts and Email

Telus is now including a Norton-powered scam blocker called Telus Scam Protection with its new mobility data plans, covering calls, texts and email from inside the My Telus app. The carrier announced it today, October 20, and says it's the first Canadian provider to put this kind of protection on every new data plan. If...
Austin Blake
1 day ago
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Telus Wants Wireless Customers Left Out of 60-Day Change Notices

Telus wants two of the CRTC's proposed new protections, 60 days' notice before your plan terms change and alerts as you approach your usage limit, to apply only to home internet, leaving wireless, TV and home phone customers out. It's another ask from the same CRTC filing in which Telus asked the regulator to override...
Austin Blake
1 day ago

Tutorials

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How to Track iPhone Duo Stock in Canada and Get Restock Alerts

Apple's first foldable iPhone launches on Friday, October 23, 2026, and finding one is going to take some work. Online orders in Canada are now showing February 2027 delivery dates, Apple has capped orders at two per customer, and resellers are asking several times the retail price on eBay. That leaves in-store pickup as the...
Gary Ng
5 hours ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone Duo in Canada This Friday

Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, goes up for pre-order in Canada on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5 a.m. Pacific (8 a.m. Eastern), with deliveries and in-store availability beginning October 23. Starting at $2,999 CAD, the iPhone Duo is Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, featuring a 7.6-inch folding display, a 5.4-inch outer screen...
John Quintet
1 week ago
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Apple Intelligence Can Use Up to 14GB. Here’s How to Turn It Off

Apple Intelligence is built into the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS, but you don’t have to leave it enabled. For some users, Apple Intelligence may simply feel less essential now. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta’s Muse and a growing number of AI agents are all easily accessible through standalone apps and the...
John Quintet
4 weeks ago
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How to Pre-Order iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo in Canada

Planning to pre-order an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max, or Apple’s new iPhone Duo in Canada? Apple is using two different pre-order dates this year, so the first thing to know is when you actually need to wake up. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,749 CAD, the iPhone 18 Pro Max...
Austin Blake
1 month ago

Mac

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Apple Sets MacBook Pro Event for October 28: ‘Pro and Tell’

Apple has officially locked in a MacBook Pro-focused event for next week in Los Angeles. That's according to Apple's Greg Joswiak, who posted a short teaser on Monday with the line "Can't wait to pro and tell next week." The tagline is "Pro and Tell," and media invites are already out. MacStories editor Federico Viticci...
John Quintet
2 days ago
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Apple Store Reset Hints at New Macs Coming Soon

Apple is planning a store reset for November 6, which could mean new Macs are coming soon. That's according to Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, who said the reset points to new Mac timing. Gurman didn't say which Macs, but it fits with the first touchscreen MacBook Pro that Bloomberg pointed to earlier...
John Quintet
3 days ago
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Apple and Meta Join Forces to Run Massive AI Model on the Mac

Apple and Meta are working together to bring one of the most powerful open-weight AI models to the Mac, with Apple CEO John Ternus and Mark Zuckerberg publicly celebrating the partnership on X. Meta announced its new Muse Spark Open model Thursday, saying it was optimized to run locally on Apple's M5 Ultra Mac Studio....
John Quintet
6 days ago
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Apple Tightens Full Disk Access on Mac Over Privacy Risks

Apple plans to add new controls around Full Disk Access in macOS after warning that some apps are using the permission in ways that could expose large amounts of private user data, a move that should make it harder for apps to get one of the Mac's most powerful permissions without users clearly understanding what...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago

Apple Watch

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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Are Still Hard to Repair, Says iFixit

iFixit has torn down the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, giving both watches a 4 out of 10 for repairability while raising bigger questions about Apple's approach to Watch repairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1duzuXz7D0 The Series 12 gets at least one welcome change: a battery pull tab. After removing the battery connector bracket, iFixit...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago
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Apple Ordered to Pay $184 Million USD More in Masimo Watch Patent Case

Apple has been ordered to pay another $184 million USD to medical technology company Masimo in its long-running Apple Watch patent dispute, pushing the total bill from a $634 million USD jury verdict to about $818 million USD, according to Bloomberg Law. US District Judge James V. Selna ruled Monday, October 5, 2026, that Masimo...
John Quintet
2 weeks ago

Apple Watch Hypertension Feature Gets Updated Health Canada Approval

Health Canada has updated its approval for Apple's hypertension notification feature, adding new identifiers for the iPhone and Apple Watch apps under an existing medical device licence. The feature is listed under Health Canada licence No. 114026 as a Class II medical device. The original licence was first issued on September 25, 2025. Health Canada's...
John Quintet
3 weeks ago

Apple Is Working on a Screenless Fitness Tracker to Rival Whoop: Report

Apple is working on a screenless fitness tracker aimed at competing with Whoop, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, potentially giving the company a new wearable that sits alongside the Apple Watch. The project is still in what Apple calls a technology investigation phase, so there's no guarantee it will ever ship. Gurman says Apple has...
Austin Blake
4 weeks ago