Stories by John Quintet

The 2025 World Series continues tonight in Los Angeles, where the Toronto Blue Jays look to take a 3–2 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium. The pivotal Game 5 is going to be the most exciting yet, as one team will move to the brink of elimination while...

As the Toronto Blue Jays continue their World Series run, Canadian internet data use has hit record highs, said Rogers this week. Rogers says its customers streamed and surfed through 145,000 terabytes of data during Games 1 to 3—a figure the company compared to watching a three-minute grand slam video 1.28 billion times. During Game...

Google has officially launched its new Gemini for Home voice assistant today, giving U.S. users early access to a smarter, more conversational upgrade to Google Assistant. In a company blog post, Mark Alexander, Group Product Manager for Google Home & Nest, said the rollout begins today across selected devices in the United States, with plans...

OpenTable has rolled out a redesigned loyalty program called OpenTable Regulars, giving diners new ways to earn and redeem rewards while encouraging repeat visits for restaurants. The free program lets users earn 100 points per completed reservation made through OpenTable, with some bookings offering up to 1,000 points. Diners in select countries can use points...

Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grokipedia, a new AI-driven encyclopedia designed to take on Wikipedia that’s fully open source. "The goal of Grok and Grokipedia.com is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. We will never be perfect, but we shall nonetheless strive towards that goal,” said Musk. The free online platform...

Apple has reached a new milestone, becoming the third publicly traded company in history to surpass a $4 trillion US market valuation, joining Microsoft and Nvidia in the exclusive club. This happened on Tuesday when shares of Apple topped $269.53 per share. Nvidia was the first to cross the $4 trillion threshold earlier this year,...

A 90-year-old man from Victoria, B.C., lost his entire $1.7 million life savings after falling victim to an elaborate scam where fraudsters posed as bank investigators — and two major banks allegedly failed to stop it, his daughter told CBC News. Ray Anholt said it all began in June 2024, when he received a call...

Meta is rolling out a new feature on Threads called ghost posts, which automatically disappear after 24 hours. The feature lets users share thoughts or quick takes without worrying about them sticking around permanently. Replies to ghost posts will go directly to a user’s messaging inbox, and only the original poster can see who liked...

Bell Media has announced Crave’s November 2025 lineup today, which includes new HBO originals, returning Canadian series, Starz premieres, and plenty of holiday movies. Highlights include Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, which returns on November 2, while HBO’s I Love LA also debuts the same day. Sports fans can catch Alex vs A-Rod starting November...

Ottawa's upcoming privacy bill could include age restrictions for AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, as the federal government looks at ways to protect children online, says Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon (former CBC journalist). “There are lots of discussions around folks who are asking us, hey, should there be a certain age-appropriate access to certain...

Apple could bring its game-changing vapour chamber cooling to the iPad Pro as early as spring 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The feature is currently in development and would mark a first for Apple’s pro iPad lineup, according to Gurman in his Sunday PowerOn newsletter. The idea is to better manage heat in Apple’s...

Consumer Protection BC has ordered Amazon Canada to refund a customer and pay a $10,000 penalty after ruling the company violated provincial consumer protection laws by failing to refund a buyer who never received their online order. In a decision issued October 14, 2025, Vice-President Shahid Noorani found that Amazon breached section 50 of the...