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Canada's telecom sector says it made a big difference to the economy in 2025, contributing $86 billion to the country's GDP, according to a new PwC Canada report. That works out to roughly 4% of Canada's total economic output, with the industry supporting 611,000 jobs across the country. The report, funded by the Canadian Telecommunications...

Supported By: This coverage is brought to you by Bell Canada. The F1 engines are once again coming back to Montreal this May. Tens of thousands of fans will pack into Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve from May 22 to 24, and the moment the lights go out, the demand for data is going to hit the redline....

Telus announced on Tuesday it is committing $66 billion to Canada over the next five years, and the investment covers a lot of ground beyond just building cell towers. The company said the money is going toward expanding its 5G and fibre networks, growing its AI infrastructure, and even converting old office buildings into rental...

Freedom Mobile recently launched an online-exclusive flash sale that offers a $20/25GB plan with talk, text and data in Canada and the USA. What’s the catch? It’s a prepaid plan that works out to $20/month when you prepay for 6 months upfront and you’re a new customer porting over to Freedom Mobile. It will renew...

Bell-owned prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has tweaked its $29 per month plan to beat Chatr and Fizz, heading into the long weekend. We told you Lucky Mobile would make a change and here it is as of Saturday. The revamp now offers 65GB of data for $29, which is 30GB more than before. Here’s Lucky...

Prepaid wireless carrier Fizz has revamped its top plans today, increasing data while also tweaking some prices. Here are Fizz’s plans as of May 15, 2026: $22 talk and text $24/2GB 4G $25/25GB 4G $29/50GB (was 35GB) 4G $35/100GB (was $34/80GB) 5G $40/125GB (was $39/100GB) 5G As you can see the $29 plan now has...

A Koodo customer in Quebec managed to lock in one of the more jaw-dropping phone plans we've seen in a while: 165GB of 5G data for $20 a month, with unlimited calling and texting and data across Canada, the US, and Mexico thrown in. The deal surfaced on RFD and comes with the usual YMMV...

The legal marathon between OneSoccer and Rogers has come to a final whistle, with the Federal Court of Appeal delivering a decisive blow to the telecom giant. In a ruling released this on May 11, the court dismissed Rogers' appeal of a 2023 CRTC decision, which found that the company had acted unfairly by refusing...

Rogers says has put $22 million into upgrading its 5G network at and around BMO Field ahead of the FIFA World Cup, with a crew of 30 spending close to 40,000 hours on the planning and installation work. The upgrades include enhancements to the in-stadium wireless system that Rogers said on Thursday is equivalent to...

Quebecor had a pretty good start to 2026. Wireless growth and mobile revenue did the heavy lifting across its Videotron, Freedom Mobile and Fizz brands. The company added 28,800 new wireless connections in the first three months of the year, bringing its total gains over the past 12 months to nearly 287,000 lines, a 6.9%...

Fizz Mobile is surprising some of its members with a massive data giveaway, and it came with no explanation other than the company feeling like treating its community. Emails started going out this morning to select customers announcing the drop. For those getting the full amount, 100 GB is being split into two deliveries: the...

Indigenous tech startup wâsikan kisewâtisiwin has teamed up with Telus to test an AI tool built to address how Indigenous Peoples are represented in writing. Telus is the first company to beta test the technology, with thousands of employees now using the platform to help sharpen its accuracy. The tool scans documents for colonial framing,...