Carriers

The feds want to help build a new nationwide internet network designed to keep more Canadian data and internet traffic under Canadian control, according to The Globe and Mail. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan Tuesday at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto. The federal government says it will help finance a new high-capacity...

Rogers is extending its Mobi by Rogers bike share sponsorship in Vancouver for another three years, with the new agreement keeping the carrier’s name on the service through 2029. The renewal begins in 2027, and Rogers is marking the extension by giving away 200,000 minutes of free rides through the rest of 2026, although the...

Freedom Mobile updated its website yesterday to add new plans to the line up, offering more expensive plans that include more roaming data. New $80, $90 and $100 monthly options are available as part of the Total Freedom lineup compared to last week, with larger Roam Beyond data buckets and advertised as “extra value" from...

Koodo’s rollout of faster 5G speeds appears to be reaching more customers, with the Telus flanker now telling some users their plans have been upgraded to speeds of up to 1 Gbps at no extra cost. In a text message sent to customers, Koodo says: “Voila! Your plan has been upgraded to 5G 1Gbps speeds.”...

Telus is taking its fight with the CRTC to the Federal Court of Appeal as the regulator continues looking into whether the carrier’s $15 SIM and eSIM fee breaks new consumer protection rules. In a huge 228-page filing dated September 14 and obtained by iPhone in Canada, Telus is asking the court for permission to...

Telus says it recently detected unauthorized access involving a small number of consumer telecom accounts. In a statement sent to iPhone in Canada on Monday, the carrier said the incident involved only limited information and that the access has since been blocked. “At Telus, we take our commitment to safeguard customer privacy very seriously. We...

We've taken a look at the state of plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom for September 2026, and their flanker brands in our Fido, Virgin and Koodo roundup. To round things off, let's also check out pricing for prepaid brands Public Mobile, Lucky Mobile, Chatr and Fizz (which usually need autopay or Auto Top-Up...

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro is now up for pre-order in Canada, but carrier pricing is all over the place once financing and return programs are factored in. Apple sells the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro for $1,749 outright. Freedom Mobile matches that price, while Rogers, Bell and Telus are all charging roughly $50 more, once again....

Videotron and the Centre pour l'intelligence émotionnelle en ligne (CIEL) have launched a new free resource aimed at helping Quebec parents prepare their children for getting a first cellphone. Called First Cellphone, the guide is designed to help families talk about phone use, online safety, social media, gaming and other digital habits before handing a...

Wondering when you can pre-order the iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max from Rogers or Fido? Rogers has confirmed it will carry Apple's latest hardware lineup, including the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Rogers will also sell the new iPhone Duo. iPhone...

Bell and Virgin Plus are already promoting Apple's iPhone 18 Pro ahead of pre-orders opening in Canada, with both carriers pointing customers to September 12. Bell's Apple page currently leads with the iPhone 18 Pro and says pre-orders start September 12 on Canada's fastest 5G+ network. Dedicated iPhone 18 product pages aren't live yet, however,...

We're into the first week of September so let's take a look at what the plans are from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo compared to our August roundup. With Apple's hardware week just wrapping up, there still aren't many changes on these flanker brands as expected, and that tracks with what we just saw on...