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A group of former Bell employees has taken the company to court, and the case centres on a fight over what counted as acceptable office attendance. The Toronto Star reports that nearly 50 former employees are suing parent company BCE, alleging they were wrongfully terminated as part of a broader round of cost cuts. Bell has...

With prepaid carriers currently offering a $25/25GB plan, Freedom Mobile has now stepped up with an even better deal to undercut Big 3 brands. Freedom has a $20/25GB Canada-US plan for prepaid customers, available when you prepay for 6 months ($120). You get up to 150GB of data to use over the six months. If...

After Fido customers started spotting price hikes on their bills, Rogers customers are now getting the same kind of notice. Rogers is adding a $5 monthly increase for select wireless customers, set to kick in on or after July 15, 2026. The justification mirrors what Fido told its own customers, a vague nod to network...

Fido customers are seeing a $4 price hike show up on their bills, and a lot of them are not happy about it, especially since some only signed up a few months ago. The complaints started piling up on the r/FidoMobile subreddit this week, with one user laying out exactly what happened. "I got 4...

Canada's Men's National Team made history Thursday night with their first-ever FIFA World Cup win, and Canadians showed up for it in record numbers. The match against Qatar pulled an average audience of 5.3 million viewers across RDS, Crave, Noovo, TSN and CTV, according to Bell Media on Friday. That makes it the most-watched World...

Bell's prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has set an end date for its $25/25GB plan after autopay, signalling changes are coming next week. The prepaid carrier updated its website on Wednesday in changes spotted by iPhone in Canada, to note the $25/25GB plan now ends on June 26, 2026. As of writing, rivals Public Mobile (Telus)...

Bell, Rogers and Telus aren't backing down on a handful of new cellphone fees, even after Canada's telecom regulator warned the charges might be illegal, according to a report from The Globe and Mail, summarizing the latest replies from carriers. In letters filed with the CRTC on Wednesday, all three carriers confirmed they plan to...

Freedom Mobile has updated its website to bring its service terms in line with the CRTC's new regulations targeting wireless junk fees. On Wednesday, the carrier axed its mandatory three-month subscription requirement for customers when signing up for its global Roam Beyond data plans (basically all their plans since February). The shift follows another move...

After Telus and Bell got a tongue lashing from the CRTC, it's Rogers' turn now. The regulator sent the carrier a letter on June 16 saying its new batch of fees look like they're breaking federal rules. A staff letter just released by the telecom regulator shows Rogers started charging customers a $40 device setup...

Telus just added YouTube Premium as an add-on to its Stream+ bundle. Some Stream+ subscribers spotted promo offers pitching YouTube Premium for $7.19 a month. Turns out that price is actually for YouTube Premium Lite, the stripped down version with way fewer features. The real YouTube Premium only gets a 10% discount through Telus, bringing...

Rogers and Fido have quietly added a new $40 device setup charge for customers who buy or upgrade to a new device, the latest salvo in an ongoing fight between Canada's big telecoms and the CRTC over junk fees. The fee showed up on Rogers and Fido's websites a few days ago, mirroring what Bell...