Stories by John Quintet

The CRTC is putting more money into expanding high-speed internet in rural parts of Canada. On Friday, the telecom regulator said it's giving over $17 million to five companies to build about 330 km of fibre lines in 18 rural communities across Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. The money is coming from the Broadband Fund,...

The CRTC is standing by its decision to give Canadians more choice when it comes to high-speed Internet—despite pushback from two of Canada’s biggest telecom players. Last year, the regulator ruled that smaller Internet providers could sell plans using the existing fibre networks owned by giants like Bell, Rogers, and Telus. The move was meant...

Disney+ Canada has announced its new list of shows and movies coming to the streaming service in July 2025. Highlights include the season 17 premiere of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and also the premiere of Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, plus the debut of Washington Black. Check out everything coming to Disney+...

Canada’s Competition Bureau says the country’s airline industry is still far too concentrated, with high prices and limited options for travellers — especially in remote and northern areas. A new report released Wednesday argues that better competition could bring cheaper fares and better service, and outlines steps Ottawa should take to get there. The report,...

The federal government is looking to bring back rebates for electric vehicle buyers, though it hasn’t finalized what the new program will look like, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said Tuesday. The previous rebate initiative, known as the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program, launched in 2019 but was paused earlier this year after it ran...

A University of Victoria professor and his son were rescued in Cape Scott Provincial Park over the May long weekend after becoming stranded on a remote beach with no way out. The remote provincial park is located on the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. Michael R. King, a finance professor at UVic’s Gustavson School of...

Google has rolled out a new feature called Search Live, letting users talk to Google Search in a back-and-forth voice chat. The update is part of the company’s AI Mode experiment (announced recently at Google I/O), available now in the Google app for Android and iOS — but only in the U.S. for users enrolled...

Epic Games has dropped a new limited-time mode in Fortnite called Blitz Royale, offering a faster spin on the classic Battle Royale formula. With only 32 players per match and rounds that wrap up in five minutes or less, it's catered for mobile gamers. In Blitz Royale, all players start with the same randomly assigned...

More than 300 organizations from across the country gathered on Parliament Hill today, calling for the federal government to scrap Bill C-2, also known as the "Strong Borders Act." Critics say the bill is a sweeping and dangerous attack on refugees, migrants, civil liberties, and privacy. The legislation, backed by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government,...

TikTok is rolling out new tools to help brands in Canada tap into its massive user base of over 14 million people. At its fourth annual 2025 TikTok World Canada summit in Toronto, the company announced a series of AI-driven features designed to make advertising more efficient and personalized. One major update is the TikTok...

Telus is calling out Bell for what it describes as a blatant abuse of regulatory process, urging the CRTC to throw out Bell's latest application without further review. In a letter to the CRTC on May 2, Telus criticized Bell for trying to force it to carry five new TV channels — like USA Network...

A new report shows that many Canadian telecom and TV providers are still falling short when it comes to telling customers about the free help available through the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). This data was revealed in the 2024 Compliance Report Cards released by the CCTS on Tuesday. According to the 2024...