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Amazon’s Prime Video has shared its list of new titles coming to the streaming service in Canada for May 2024. Prime Video next month has Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine star in "The Idea of You," premiering May 2.. "Maxton Hall," based on Mona Kasten's "Save Me," debuts May 9, bringing drama and romance to...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is planning a federal project that could see travellers using facial recognition technology via smartphones to identify themselves at border crossings. The plan is still in its concept phase with a pilot project expected in two to four years. The plan is to create a faster and more seamless...

Paramount+ Canada has just released its list of new shows and movies coming in May 2024. Highlights include the classic series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, documentary Kiss the Future, also the hit classic TV series, The X Files. Check out everything coming to Paramount+ Canada in May 2024 below: May 1 BEHIND THE MUSIC, Paramount+...

Amazon Canada, Rogers, and the NHL have announced a two-year agreement to stream live Monday night NHL games exclusively on Prime Video for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. This is the NHL’s first-ever exclusive national broadcast package with a digital-only service in Canada, showcasing all national regular-season Monday night games in English. Of course, it’s...

Tesla has reduced the prices of its entire vehicle lineup in Canada, mirroring recent price reductions in other markets such as the U.S, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The price adjustments come as the automaker tries to boost demand amidst a challenging economic climate, with its Q1 earnings yesterday below Wall Street expectations, with both revenue and...

Netflix has released its list of new shows and movings coming to the streaming service in May 2024. Highlights include a curated Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection showcasing some major films from 1984. Do you feel old yet? Netflix Games has ‘Dumb Ways to Survive’ as coming soon. Check out the full list of new...

Tesla has officially released the latest version of the Model 3 Performance, built on its newest and upgrade version of the latter, boasting some big upgrades and a starting price of $69,990 in Canada, reports Tesla North. The new model features 510 horsepower in its U.S. variant, achieving a 0-60 mph acceleration in just 2.9...

Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans, now bringing back its $29/20GB plan. Earlier this month, Public Mobile revamped its plans and changed its $29/20GB plan down to just 10GB of data. But today, the company has brought this plan back to 20GB of data, available to all customers again (at one...

The recent Tim Hortons ‘Roll Up the Rim’ contest snafu has reached the next stage, as the company now faces a potential class action lawsuit. Tim Hortons told numerous Canadians they had won a boat and trailer worth up to $64,000, but later rescinded the message, claiming it was due to human error. Now, the...

Tesla recently introduced monthly Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscriptions in Canada, priced at $99 CAD. This move came after the company lowered its monthly subscription in the U.S. by half, down to $99 USD. Now, Tesla continues to make changes to FSD, cutting the one-time lifetime purchase price by $5,000 in Canada, down to $11,000 CAD,...

Earlier this week, the federal government released its Budget 2024, which aims to lower junk fees on cellphone bills when customers are trying to switch carriers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s account on X continues to post random tidbits from the proposed budget, and yesterday’s latest ended up getting slammed with angry replies. "We’ve cut the...

Apple is undertaking a major renovation of a historic building in downtown Montreal to move its existing flagship store into, according to La Presse (via MacRumors). The Apple Store Sainte-Catherine at 1321 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest (opened in 2008), is said to be heading into the three-storey historic building at 1255 on the same street at...