Stories by John Quintet

Telus recently launched a new online platform called GameRx, aimed at helping Canadians use video games to improve their mental and physical wellbeing. The website, which debuted last week, gives evidence-based suggestions for video games that can support areas like stress relief, focus, memory, mobility, and loneliness. The goal is to help break the stigma...

Apple is inviting all Apple Watch users to take part in what it is calling 'Global Close Your Rings Day' on April 24, encouraging users to complete their daily Move, Exercise, and Stand goals for a chance to earn a limited-edition award and exclusive digital stickers. Anyone who closes all three Move, Exercise and Stand...

Some of Apple’s most popular products—including iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks—have just been spared from steep new U.S. tariffs, following a decision by the Trump administration to exempt smartphones, computers, and key electronic components. The move, announced late Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, rolls back tariffs of up to 125% on Chinese imports and...

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell continue to tweak monthly plans, as prices and data amounts continue to fluctuate after just a matter of days. Earlier this week we told you Fido changed its plan pricing, but now it has reversed course on its 60GB plan, bringing it back at $39 per month....

Bell is offering up a special 100GB cellphone plan in an attempt to lure over customers that have internet with them, but not wireless yet. According to an email shared by an iPhone in Canada reader, Bell emailed on Friday to say, "Switch to Canada’s fastest 5G+ network and get an exclusive offer." Bell says...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans and the expiry of the $26 4G plan continues. The plan first debuted at $26/20GB, then saw its data cut in half to 10GB with an expiry of April 10. Today, the plan continues to evolve and has reduced in price by $1, but its data has...

Toronto-based Wealthsimple is expanding its offerings for Canadian families with the acquisition of Plenty, a financial planning app designed to help couples manage money together. Wealthsimple described US-based Plenty as a natural fit, saying the company shares its mission of making financial services simpler and more accessible. The move will support Wealthsimple’s growing lineup of...

Crow’s Theatre has announced the world premiere of Rogers v. Rogers, a new play based on the fight for control of telecom giant Rogers. The show will run from December 2 to 28, 2025, at the Guloien Theatre inside Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto. Adapted by playwright Michael Healey and directed by Chris Abraham, the production...

Hundreds of longtime Rogers employees claim they’re being told to choose: take a new job with Ericsson — or walk away. That’s according to law firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, representing some of the affected workers. The firm says Rogers has sold off part of its wireless services support department to Ericsson, and roughly 400 employees...

Toronto Police Service are warning the public about a phone scam where fraudsters pose as bank investigators and target mostly seniors. According to police, scammers call victims and claim to be from their financial institution’s fraud department. In many cases, the phone number appears to match the one on the back of the victim’s bank...

Here we go again. Yesterday we told you about how Fido and Virgin Plus revamped their plans and today we’re seeing more changes yet again. Fido has increased prices by $5 for its $60GB and 80GB plans, back to what they were last week, but international long distance is absent. Here are the plans as...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to block a major investment deal involving Rogers and Blackstone, the powerful U.S. investment firm led by Trump ally Stephen Schwarzman. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Singh raised concerns about the national security risks of allowing Schwarzman—a longtime supporter of Donald Trump—to...