Stories by Austin Blake

A legal dispute between Telus and a Manitoba family is drawing public attention after the telecom giant filed a defence that takes direct aim at the man whose death sparked the lawsuit. Dean Switzer was 55 years old when he suffered a heart attack at his Fisher Branch home on the night of March 23,...

Roborock sent us the Saros 20 to put to the test. After several weeks of cleaning runs every few days, we are rethinking everything we knew about robot vacuums. We spent weeks watching this robot navigate real-world home chaos to see if it actually lives up to the hype. This robot vac first debuted at...

Tesla has officially relaunched the Model 3 in Canada with a new Premium Rear-Wheel Drive trim and a record-low starting price of $39,490 CAD. As reported by Tesla North, the pricing overhaul marks one of the most significant shifts in Tesla's Canadian strategy in years, and it has some interesting implications for anyone who has...

Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple is making its biggest push yet into active trading, announcing a suite of new tools on May 1 that bring professional-grade features to everyday Canadian investors. The announcement came during The Trade Show, an event that drew more than 100,000 traders online and in person. The timing is deliberate. A survey Wealthsimple...

Apple just dropped its latest financial results for its second quarter, and the numbers are massive. The company brought in $111.2 billion US in revenue for the quarter ending March 28, 2026, which is a 17 per cent jump compared to the same time last year. Profits also saw a nice bump, with earnings per...

Toronto-based fintech KOHO has launched support for crypto trading, now allowing Canadians to trade digital assets through its app. KOHO partnered with Calgary regulated exchange Ndax to debut the service, which is now available to its 2.5 million users. This move falls in line with crypto trading that is also supported by Wealthsimple, another Toronto-based...

YouTube is bringing a major mobile update to its global audience by expanding picture-in-picture (PiP) support to more users. The feature, which allows a video to continue playing in a small floating window after exiting the app, is rolling out worldwide over the coming months. According to a YouTube, the update specifically changes how the...

Fizz customers have a new way to manage their mobile and internet services following the official release of the My Fizz app on the Google Play Store, which joins the iPhone version in the App Store that released over a week ago. The launch brings a dedicated mobile interface for users who previously relied on...

Montreal's bike-sharing network BIXI has landed Wealthsimple as the exclusive sponsor of its electric fleet. Starting this season, the fintech company's logo will appear on all 3,500 of BIXI's e-bikes. The deal also breathes new life into the AMI BIXI program, which tackles one of bike-share's most persistent headaches: stations that are either completely empty...

Rogers is offering voluntary buyout packages to nearly half its workforce, but analysts aren't expecting a stampede for the exits. Despite the eye-catching numbers, most experts think the actual departures will be a lot more modest. National Bank analyst Adam Shine is one of them. In a note to clients cited by the Financial Post,...

We hate to say it, but we told you so. After Fido raised prices yesterday to match Koodo, we said Virgin Plus would follow suit, as expected. Fast forward one day later, and Virgin Plus has done just that. The Bell-owned flanker brand has increased prices on Wednesday by $1 to now match pricing from...

Canadians are losing patience with their phone and TV providers, and a new report shows just how much. The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) released its mid-year report today, revealing a 61% spike in complaints over the past six months. Between August 1, 2025, and January 31, 2026, the agency accepted 19,157 complaints....