Stories by Austin Blake

The CRTC has announced three public consultations aimed at improving how Canadians manage their internet and cellphone plans. These consultations are open to public feedback until January 9, 2025, with the goal of addressing common frustrations like unexpected price hikes and barriers to switching providers. "Canadians need the flexibility and power to choose the Internet...

The explosive story behind one of Canada's most dramatic corporate power struggles is being turned into a live stage production. Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire, written by Globe and Mail journalist Alexandra Posadzki, is being adapted into a play by Crow’s Theatre in Toronto. This bestselling book dives into...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is refusing to publicly disclose details about its compliance with the Online News Act, a law that could require the company to pay media outlets for sharing news content. While Google has already reached a deal and will pay news organizations $100 million per year in Canada, Meta held out and banned...

WhatsApp is introducing a new feature to make it easier to manage voice messages: transcripts. This is a feature that is part of many voicemail services, where audio messages are converted to text, letting you read what was said. How It Works Voice message transcripts are generated right on your device, ensuring privacy, says WhatsApp,...

STACKTV is offering a Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal for new subscribers. Starting November 22 to December 2, eligible customers can get 75% off their subscription for the first two months when signing up through Prime Video. This works out to $3.25 per month, only for two months, so you’re saving $19.48. The discounted...

The federal government today says it is giving a “tax break for all Canadians”, on top of a new Working Canadians Rebate cheque coming in spring 2025. With the federal Liberals tanking hard in the polls, this new plan looks to win over the hearts and minds (err, wallets) of Canadians. “Our government can’t set...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has done the unthinkable—it has launched Mexico roaming plans. Yes, for Black Friday, Public Mobile has now matched Freedom Mobile, offering Canada-US-Mexico roaming plans from $35 per month. Here’s what’s available right now that includes talk, text and data in Canada, US and Mexico (for new and existing customers): $29/10GB 5G (NEW...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has brought back a 75GB 5G plan for existing customers. The closest plan right now on its website is a $45/65GB Canada-US plan with 2,000 long distance minutes. You can see this $45/75GB plan when you log into your account and click on “Subscriptions and Add-Ons”. It offers 10GB more data than...

Videotron’s Fizz has released its Black Friday deals for 2024, headlined by its offer to let you pay $8 per month for an 80GB plan. What’s the catch? There’s always a catch. In order to get that $8/80GB pricing, you need to buy a Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, then you get the $8 pricing for...

Halifax-based Eastlink has posted its Black Friday deals on its website, saying they are "so good, they speak for themselves." Eastlink says its "deal of the year" is its Gigabit internet and 75GB unlimited data mobile plan for $99 per month. Check out all the deals for Black Friday below: Mobile Black Friday Savings Gig...

Rogers Sports and Media has laid off what it describes as a "few dozen" employees from its audio division, including roles in multiple markets across Canada. The company operates 56 radio stations nationwide, along with a podcast and streaming audio network, along with 65 community TV channels and 23 conventional and specialized television stations, and...

Rogers-owned Chatr and Bell-owned Lucky Mobile have shared their Black Friday deals for 2024. Here’s what Chatr is showing on its website as of November 19 for its Black Friday deals: $29/20GB for new activations after autopay New activations: 1 month credit on plans up to $27 (until Dec 5) Here’s the entire Chatr plans...