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Fizz Is Shutting Down Its Android Visual Voicemail App in November
Fizz will discontinue its Visual Voicemail app for Android on November 13, 2026, according to a notice now posted on the carrier's visual voicemail support page. Voicemail service itself isn't going away. Fizz is the online-only mobile brand owned by Videotron parent Quebecor, selling plans in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. Visual voicemail...
SpaceX Launch Puts Canadian Space Startup’s First Satellite Into Orbit
Ontario-based NordSpace is celebrating a major milestone after its first satellite successfully reached orbit and began operating as planned, although the spacecraft got there the same way Canadian satellites generally do today: aboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States. NordSpace’s Terra Nova pathfinder satellite launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, which also carried Google’s...
Apple’s Reported LG Smart Home Accessories Leak in First Images
Image: @itspdfu on X The first images of three LG smart home accessories that Apple reportedly helped develop, including a smart deadbolt lock, thermostat and temperature sensor, surfaced today from leaker pdfu. The leak follows a Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman yesterday, which said Apple and LG co-developed seven accessories to work with Apple's upcoming...
Ring Launches 5 New Security Cameras in Canada, Including 4K Models
Ring expanded its home security lineup on October 7 with five new cameras, including four models with its Retinal Vision 4K technology and a new indoor pan-tilt camera that can automatically follow motion around a room. All five are coming to Canada. The Ring Outdoor Camera 4K Plus, Ring Spotlight Camera 4K Plus and Ring...
VGLX Returns to Mississauga This Month With Games, Esports and More
The second annual VGLX runs October 24th and 25th in Missisauga, offering esports, Pokémon and other gaming festivities.
Xbox Denies Report It Has Exclusive ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Streaming Rights
Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball denys reports that the company has exclusive cloud-streaming rights over GTA VI.
Claude Now Works Directly in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
Anthropic is bringing Claude into Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. Claude for Google Workspace is now in public beta on all paid Claude plans, adding a sidebar that lets users work with the AI without leaving the file. The launch comes weeks after Anthropic detailed how its engineers made claude.ai roughly three times faster in...
Carney’s EU Tech Push Could Come With Major Strings Attached, Expert Warns
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to build closer digital ties with the European Union could come with some major conditions for Canadian cloud companies and government policy, according to University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist. Geist points to the EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act, or CADA, which would set four security levels...
Costco Delivery Launches on DoorDash Across Canada
Costco shoppers across Canada can now order groceries, household items, electronics and other products through DoorDash, with the service available from all Costco warehouses nationwide. The new Canadian rollout lets Costco members link their membership ID inside DoorDash, browse thousands of available items and have orders shopped and delivered by a Dasher. Customers who do...
Skip and Instacart Team Up to Expand Delivery Options Across Canada
Skip and Instacart are putting both delivery marketplaces inside each other's apps, adding grocery and retail to the Skip app and 50,000-plus restaurants to Instacart.
EB Games to Open Official Nintendo Store-Within-a-Store Experience in Toronto
EB Games Canada has announced a new Nintendo store-within-a-store opening at its flagship Toronto location on October 17.
‘Star Wars: Galactic Racer’ Launches Free With Amazon Prime on Luna
Developed by Fuse Games, Galactic Racer is a high-speed racing game set during the early New Republic era.