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Fido and Virgin Plus Shake Up Mobile Plans, Yet Again
We’re seeing some more musical chairs when it comes to the flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell. Fido has revised its plans to increase the price of its 60GB offering, while dropping the price of its 80GB plan by $1, on top of removing the international calling perk. Here are Fido’s plans as of...
Rogers Cashes in on $7 Billion Network Deal, Backers Include Pension Funds
Rogers is getting a $7 billion cash boost from Blackstone and a group of major Canadian pension investors. In exchange, these investors are buying a 49.9% stake in a new Rogers-owned company that will hold a small portion of its wireless infrastructure—basically, part of the system that helps data travel between cell towers. It was...
Rogers Goes Top Shelf with $11 Billion NHL Rights Until 2038
The renewed Rogers-NHL broadcasting rights deal has been confirmed on Wednesday, after earlier reports that claimed a deal was in the works. Rogers has signed a 12-year, $11 billion CAD deal to keep national broadcasting rights for NHL games in Canada through the 2037-38 season. That’s about a 2.5x increase in pricing compared to the...
Rogers Unlocks Doors After 9-Day Standoff with Former Shaw Techs
Rogers technicians in B.C.'s Kootenay region are back on the job after the company ended a nine-day lockout tied to ongoing contract talks. The lockout began March 19 and affected 26 employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213. The workers, based in communities including Nelson, Trail, Cranbrook, and Fernie, handle...
Fido Sets End Date for its 60GB and 80GB Plans
Rogers-owned Fido has set an end date for its plans with 60GB and 80GB data. Here are Fido’s plans as of today, April 1: $35/3GB $37.50/2GB $39/60GB + unlimited calling to select countries (ends April 14) $55/80GB + unlimited calling to select countries (ends April 14) As you can see the end date for these...
Rogers to Drop $11 Billion on NHL Rights in New 12-Year Deal: Report
The NHL is close to finalizing a massive new Canadian TV rights deal with Rogers, worth about $11 billion CAD ($7.7 billion USD), according to Sportico. The deal would more than double the league’s current agreement with Rogers. If approved by NHL team owners in the coming days, the deal could be officially announced this...
Here are Cellphone Deals: Rogers, Telus, Bell and More from March 26
Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, March 26, 2025. This Week's Mobile Price Drops Apple 13%...
Caught on Cam: Rogers Contractor Pees on Man’s Car, Gets Fired
A B.C. man says a third-party contractor working for Rogers urinated on his vehicle while his family was away on vacation, and the incident has left him frustrated and wary of door-to-door salespeople. Stephen Slous was vacationing on Vancouver Island when he received a motion alert from his home security camera in Salmon Arm on...
Rogers, Telus, Bell Hit Hard as Ottawa Reshapes Spectrum Fees
The feds are changing the way telecoms pay to use wireless spectrum—the invisible airwaves that power your cellphone. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) announced a new fee structure on March 7. The updated system, the first in over 20 years, will kick in for the 2026–27 financial year and is designed to shake...
Freedom Mobile’s New 100GB Plan Slaps Rogers, Telus and Bell
Freedom Mobile has revised its 5G Canada-US-Mexico plans, with some new additions. Check out the Canada-US-Mexico 5G plans below: $19/1GB $29/6GB $34/10GB + 1GB Roam Beyond $35/60GB + 5GB Roam Beyond $45/100GB + 15GB Roam Beyond (NEW; was 80GB) $55/100GB + 25GB Roam Beyond $59/100GB + 25GB Roam Beyond (for free Apple Watch Series 10)...
Rogers Locks Out Former Shaw Techs—Union Slams ‘Shameful’ Move
Rogers has locked out 26 Kootenay technicians after failing to reach a first labour agreement with the workers, who unionized last year. The technicians—who service Nelson, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Trail, Cranbrook, Creston, Fairmont, and Fernie—handle network installations, maintenance, and service calls. They joined IBEW Local 213 after Rogers acquired Shaw for $26 billion in 2023,...
Lucky Mobile and Chatr Drop 25GB Plan Deals—Who Wins?
Bell-owned Lucky Mobile and Rogers-owned Chatr have now launched new 25GB plans, matching each other, alongside one free month promotions. These prepaid brands have brought back the $29/25GB plan we saw back in March 2024. As for the free month promos, Lucky gives you the third month free on a $29/month or higher plan, while...