Stories by John Quintet

We're seeing yet another price increase for streaming, and this time it's coming from Spotify. The company has tweaked Canadian Premium pricing, and the change comes after a recent price hike in the U.S. back in January. Spotify Premium pricing in Canada as of May 12, 2026: Individual: $13.99 (up $1.30 from $12.69) Duo: $19.99...

Toronto-based fintech KOHO is now connecting directly to Interac e-Transfer as a participant, making it one of the first fintechs to join the network following a recent expansion that opened access to qualified payment service providers. The move gives the Canadian fintech greater control over how it builds and delivers e-Transfer features to its users,...

Quebecor isn't getting its money back from Bell, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The CRTC ruled Monday against Quebecor's bid to recover millions in wholesale wireless fees, drawing a definitive line under one of the more contentious disputes to hit Canada's wireless industry in recent years. The fight was about Mobile...

Bell Media and YouTube have launched a massive project to digitize up to 400,000 physical tapes, bringing over 60 years of Canadian news, music, and cultural history to the internet. The initiative will use Google’s Gemini AI models to organize and search the footage, which dates back to the early 1960s. The archive includes a...

Xbox and Discord are expanding their partnership with a new set of cross-platform benefits for members of both services. The update, which begins rolling out today, integrates subscription features to make it easier for players to access games and social tools. Discord Nitro ($13.99 CAD/month) members now have access to a starter edition of Xbox...

We’ve analyzed the latest wireless plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Freedom Mobile for May 2026, including their flanker brands Fido, Koodo, and Virgin Plus. To finish our review, let’s look at pricing for the prepaid brands—Chatr, Lucky Mobile, and Public Mobile—along with Quebecor’s Fizz, where the best rates always require autopay. Public Mobile $35/35GB...

Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile is set to make changes on its entry 5G plan, which is currently priced at $35 with 35GB of data. On Friday, Public Mobile added a label to say the $35 offer “ends May 11”. So that means we can expect changes, likely in the form of reduced data. Here...

Telus dropped its first quarter results for 2026 on Friday, and the headline number is 262,000 new mobile and fixed connections added in what the company called an intensely competitive market. Telus was the last of the Big 3 to share their first quarter earnings. On the wireless side, Telus brought in 428,000 gross mobile...

Canadians waiting on a cheque from the Apple iPhone battery slowdown class action are going to have to keep waiting. iPhone in Canada reached out to the settlement claims administrator for an update and the response wasn't exactly encouraging. The team is still working through claim contestations with Class Counsel and couldn't offer a timeline...

Apple and Meta are both pushing back hard against the federal government's proposed Bill C-22, telling a parliamentary committee that the legislation could effectively turn smartphones and messaging apps into surveillance tools for the state. Meta's Director of Public Policy for Canada, Rachel Curran, appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security...

Every month, we go under the hood of the Canadian wireless market to track the shifting strategies of flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus, and Koodo, alongside their parent companies Rogers, Bell, and Telus. Let’s dive into the current 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) landscape after autopay discounts, shall we? Fido $40/20GB (was $35) $45/60GB (was...

Heritage Minister Marc Miller is floating a major expansion of federal media subsidies that could hand up to $6 billion in tax credits to some of Canada's largest broadcasters. The plan would extend the existing Journalism Labour Tax Credit to include broadcast giants like Bell Media, Rogers, and Corus. Right now, the credit is limited...