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SaskTel announced on Tuesday it will invest $465.9 million in 2025-26 to expand high-speed internet and mobile coverage throughout Saskatchewan, focusing on rural, northern, and Indigenous communities. The funding will support the rollout of more 5G cell towers, fibre-optic internet, and upgraded infrastructure to improve service and meet growing demand, said the crown corporation. “Our...

Rogers has been tweaking the design of its mobile plans page on its website over the past week or so, and the latest version looks to be the most complicated yet. The 5G mobile plans page now takes a page out of the former Telus playbook (Telus reverted to showing defaults to 1 line), leaving...

Rogers-owned Fido has updated its wireless plans page today with some major changes for news owners. Specifically, the ability to tether your mobile data plan is no longer free, but it’s now a paid add-on. Yes, that’s right, you need to pay for tethering your mobile plan, at the price of $5 per month. So...

Bell and Ericsson just tested a new way to boost mobile network speeds using artificial intelligence—and they're saying it's a world first. The tech, called AI-native link adaptation, lets networks react in real time to things like weak signals or interference. Instead of sticking to preset rules, the system uses AI to automatically adjust and...

The Season 2 premiere of HBO’s The Last of Us just made a huge launch on Crave on Sunday night. According to Bell Media, the debut episode saw a 23% jump in streaming numbers compared to the show’s very first episode, making it the third-biggest season premiere ever on the platform—only House of the Dragon...

Telus recently launched a new online platform called GameRx, aimed at helping Canadians use video games to improve their mental and physical wellbeing. The website, which debuted last week, gives evidence-based suggestions for video games that can support areas like stress relief, focus, memory, mobility, and loneliness. The goal is to help break the stigma...

More warnings are coming your way from police in Ontario about scammers, this time involving people pretending to be from Bell or Rogers. Guelph Police in Ontario are warning the public about a scam involving people pretending to work for Bell or Rogers, offering fake service promos to trick residents into giving up personal information....

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell continue to tweak monthly plans, as prices and data amounts continue to fluctuate after just a matter of days. Earlier this week we told you Fido changed its plan pricing, but now it has reversed course on its 60GB plan, bringing it back at $39 per month....

Telus is offering up a special ‘winback’ plan to lure back former customers, in the form of a $45 per month bring your own device plan with 200GB of 5G+ data that includes U.S. roaming. Normally, Telus ‘winback’ offers are made by the company calling you with the sweetheart deals. But this $45/200GB plan can...

Bell is offering up a special 100GB cellphone plan in an attempt to lure over customers that have internet with them, but not wireless yet. According to an email shared by an iPhone in Canada reader, Bell emailed on Friday to say, "Switch to Canada’s fastest 5G+ network and get an exclusive offer." Bell says...

The latest Telus Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) offers are here and they are showing savings for wireless and internet plans. The EPP program is for businesses to offer discounted plans for their employees. Here are the latest deals as shared on RFD: $40/100GB 5G+ Canada-US (Bring Your Own Device) after autopay; includes $10/month off for...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plans and the expiry of the $26 4G plan continues. The plan first debuted at $26/20GB, then saw its data cut in half to 10GB with an expiry of April 10. Today, the plan continues to evolve and has reduced in price by $1, but its data has...