Stories by John Quintet

SaskTel has officially opened its new store in Prince Albert, located in The Yard District, the first to feature the crown corporation’s updated retail design. The new store design includes interactive displays, spacious service areas, and various modern amenities it says. “Our customers are at the centre of everything we do at SaskTel, and the...

Amazon's Prime Video has released its list of new shows and movies coming to the streaming service in September 2024. Highlights include the Amazon Original series The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, coming on September 20. The docuseries covers the iconic Canadian band. Another new Canadian docu-series Elisabeth Rioux: Unfiltered launches September 6, detailing the...

Bell’s Virgin Plus is offering some some promo plans at its dealers and authorized sellers, in the form of $14/20GB and $19/50GB bring your own device plans, that include unlimited nationwide calling and messaging. What’s the catch? The $14/20GB plan is actually a $34/20GB plan, but there’s a $50 credit (spread out over 5 months...

If you’re a Rogers customer and you’re on an Infinite Essential plan or higher ($65+ for those with a home bundle; or $80+ for standalone mobile customers), you can get Apple’s aging (but still capable) iPad 9 cellular version for just $10 a month. The deal works by waiving the $15 tablet plan fee for...

Quebecor’s Videotron has added 45 new international destinations to its global roaming plan this week. The Quebec-based wireless carrier says it is the first telecom in the province to have a Canada-International mobile plan. Subscribers to the Canada-International plan can now use their mobile service in countries such as Australia, Japan, India, Vietnam, Sweden, Iceland,...

Telus has announced its participation in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative aimed at ensuring the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe artificial intelligence (AI). The company is the first Canadian telecom to join this effort, which includes more than 280 leading AI stakeholders. The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) was established by...

Bell, which controls nearly all cell towers in the Yukon, is facing ongoing criticism regarding its wireless service in the region. Premier Ranj Pillai slammed Bell’s wireless service last month, publicly calling it “embarrassing,” in a scathing letter to the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic. But the situation also affects everyone with a cellphone, regardless of...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering up a ‘winback’ plan targeting recent customers that switched to another wireless carrier. The latest winback offer received this week from Freedom Mobile is in the form of a $30/50GB North America plan (Canada-US-Mexico) for 18 months. This $30/month plan is after a $5 digital discount (pre-authorized credit card payments)...

Loblaw has announced plans to pilot a new 'no name' grocery store concept, which it says will offer “up to 20%” savings on food and household items. How will this be achieved? It will have stores that have lower operating costs and only carry a select line of products. “Our goal is simple – providing...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering a back to school deal for students, featuring a plan that includes 75GB of data usable across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico for $40 per month, available for 18 months with a Digital Discount (pre-authorized credit card payments). Back in July, Freedom Mobile added North America to all of their...

We're getting close to back to school and that means another list of what's new on Netflix Canada, this time for September 2024. As for Netflix Games, Diner Out, Ludo King: Netflix, and Netflix Stories: Emily in Paris are now available, with Snake.io coming soon. As for Netflix coming soon titles? That includes: An Invisible...

Koodo is offering up a promo for select provinces, offering 100 Mbps internet for $34 per month after credits. You can get Koodo’s Unlimited Internet 100 plan in Ontario for $34/month, after $21 in monthly credits. The plan is normally priced at $55/month, but there’s a $10/month off promo, but if you log in, you...