Stories by Austin Blake

Canada vs Morocco: How to Watch the World Cup Round of 16 in Canada Canada plays its biggest match of the World Cup this Saturday, July 4, when the men's national team faces world No. 6 Morocco in the Round of 16 in Houston. It's the first time Canada has ever reached the last 16...

Amazon just put another 29 Leo satellites into orbit for its high-speed internet network, wrapping up its Atlas V launch campaign in the process. The batch went up on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 2. The mission was called LA-08, and it's Amazon's 14th successful deployment...

Victor Dodig officially took over as President and CEO of Telus yesterday, stepping into the role after joining the company on May 1, 2026 as CEO Designate. Dodig took over from Darren Entwistle, who retired on June 30, 2026 after 26 years running Telus. The whole handoff was planned well in advance and first announced...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has removed its Canada Day promo plan ($35/80GB) off its website as expected, and now has set an end date for the rest of its 5G plans. The new label on 5G plans say the offers end on July 6. After that date, we will likely see plan prices increase and data...

Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for July 2026, giving subscribers just three new titles to claim starting Tuesday, July 7. Headlining the update is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, followed by indie adventures For the King II and CrossCode. While a massive franchise like Call of Duty usually anchors a heavy...

Bell has knocked Rogers off the top spot in Canada's fixed broadband reliability rankings, something that hasn't happened in the history of the report. According to Opensignal's June 2026 Canada Fixed Broadband Experience Report released today, Bell scored 789 out of a possible 1000 points, edging out Rogers, who came in second at 776. Telus...

WhatsApp is rolling out a pretty big privacy change that's going to let people connect with each other without ever having to hand over their actual phone number. Starting this week, you can lock in a username for yourself ahead of the official rollout later this year, and given that WhatsApp has something like 3...

Back in May, Wealthsimple teased that kids and teens accounts were on the way as part of a bigger push into family banking. Now it looks like launch is getting close, since a full help centre article on how the accounts work has quietly gone live. Here's everything in it. What it actually is and...

Quebecor still wants to buy Corus Entertainment, and it's not being quiet about it. The Quebec media giant (and parent of Freedom Mobile, Videotron and Fizz) filed a letter with the CRTC this week, asking the regulator to reject Corus's own restructuring plan and clear the way for a takeover instead. Quebecor president and CEO...

BLUETTI sent us the Apex 300 paired with the SORA 500 solar panel to put through its paces, and after a few weeks of actually using it, the biggest thing that stood out is just how versatile this setup is. The Apex 300 is a 2,764.8Wh portable power station that puts out up to 3,840W,...

SpaceX is telling investors it wants to launch its own Starlink mobile service for US consumers, and people familiar with the matter say it could be a bigger move than expected. According to the Financial Times, four people familiar with the matter say SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell told investors during a recent IPO...

Costco Canada's app now shows real-time gas prices, so you can check if it's worth the drive before you leave the house. Just open the app, head to the warehouse locator tab, and pick your local Costco. You'll see current regular and premium fuel prices right alongside the usual hours and location info. This means...