Stories by Austin Blake

Toronto Police have arrested three men in "Project Lighthouse," a first-of-its-kind investigation into mobile 'SMS blasters', which are high tech devices never before detected in Canada that mimic cell towers to send mass scam texts. The investigation began in November 2025 after a cybersecurity partner spotted a blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Over the following...

Freedom Mobile just can’t make up its mind when it comes to its plans with the biggest data buckets. Yesterday, the carrier raised prices like we told you by $20 to $70 and $80 respectively. One day later? Freedom has had a change of heart it seems. Here are Freedom Mobile’s prices as of April...

Some iPhone owners in BC are having their phones randomly switch time zones, such as jumping from Vancouver to Edmonton and then back again, sometimes within minutes. The problem seems to have gotten worse after the iOS 26.4.2 update, and it's hitting multiple iPhone models including the latest iPhone 17. iPhone in Canada readers have...

During today's Q1 2026 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered a significant update for owners of Hardware 3 (HW3) vehicles, confirming that these cars cannot achieve full autonomy with their current equipment. Musk admitted that HW3 simply does not have the capability to achieve unsupervised FSD, explaining that memory bandwidth is the primary choke...

It seems Rogers-owned Fido just can’t make up its mind with its plans this week. After revamping plans yesterday, Fido continued to tweak them today. Here are Fido’s 5G plans as of April 22, 2026, after autopay and for bring your own device discounts: $39/20GB (new) $44/60GB $49/60GB (was 20GB) Canada-US-Mexico We now have a...

Bell’s flanker brand Virgin Plus continues to make changes to its wireless plans. After tweaking them yesterday, it has made a change today for its flagship North American roaming plan. Here are Virgin Plus plans as of writing: $39/20GB $44/60GB $49/60GB (was 80GB) Canada-US-Mexico As you can see, data has been cut for the $49...

Rogers reported a sharp rise in profit for the first quarter of 2026, while announcing it would significantly scale back planned capital spending for the year. The Toronto-based telecom reported net income of $482 million, up 72% from $280 million during the same period last year. Total revenue climbed 10% to $5.48 billion. The company's...

Wealthsimple has officially launched support for the Québec Education Savings Incentive (QESI), allowing families in the province to access provincial grants directly through their RESP accounts. The move comes after years of the feature being one of the most requested items from the company’s 565,000 Québec clients. By adding QESI support, parents can now secure...

The latest mission for AST SpaceMobile has ended in a costly failure after its BlueBird 7 satellite was deployed into the wrong orbit following a launch on Sunday, April 19, 2026. While the mission's primary objective failed, the launch marked a milestone for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin as the New Glenn rocket’s booster made a...

A massive technological expansion is coming to Saskatchewan after the Rural Municipality of Sherwood council voted unanimously Monday to greenlight a development agreement for a Bell AI data centre. The 300-megawatt facility is a $12 billion investment in the region, though the approval took place amidst vocal opposition from nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the...

  Bell’s flanker brand Virgin Plus has revamped most of its wireless plans, increasing the price on one plan while lowering the price of its entry plan, but also slashing its data amount. Here are Virgin Plus plans after bring your own device and autopay discounts as of April 21, 2026: $39/20GB (was $40/60GB) $44/60GB...

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed employees on Tuesday to clarify his future with the company after he steps down from the top job later this year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Cook used an all-hands meeting at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino to confirm he is "healthy" and intends to remain as executive chairman...