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XREAL AURA Launches in Canada With Android XR, Gemini AI and Snapdragon Power
The XREAL AURA is being billed as the first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR, available in Canada now.
Wealthsimple Hits $13.8 Billion Valuation in Fresh Funding Round
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has announced an equity round of up to $425 million CAD that values the fintech at $13.8 billion CAD. That is a step up from the $10 billion CAD mark it hit after last October's raise. The deal includes $300 million CAD in new primary capital and a secondary sale of up to...
Competition Bureau Warns Air Canada-United Deal Would Hurt Fares
Canada's Competition Bureau said on Wednesday that a proposed arrangement between Air Canada and United Airlines would likely harm competition on 10 routes between Canada and the United States. The finding goes to the Minister of Transport, who still has to decide whether the deal is in the public interest. The airlines want to expand...
Amazon’s New Echos Land in Canada, Including a Sleep-Tracking Clock
Amazon has unveiled five new Alexa devices built around Alexa+, and three of them are available for Canadians. The refresh covers a redesigned Echo Dot, an all-new Echo Time bedside clock, and an Echo Studio with a built-in home camera. Two other launches, the Echo Show 16 and the Alexa Photo Frame, are part of...
Got a Loblaw Breach Email? Here’s What Hackers Took From You
Loblaw is emailing customers about a data security incident from earlier this year, confirming that an unauthorized third party obtained personal information from its systems. The notices follow the forced logout many shoppers saw across Loblaw apps in March, when the company first disclosed unusual activity on its network. An email sent to customers, which...
PlayStation Unveils Radically Cool Transparent Prism Collection, Includes PS5 Controllers and Covers
The Prism Collection includes DualSense controllers and console covers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray.
Europe Wants Canada In on Its Starlink Alternative, Report Says
The European Union is reportedly considering giving Canada access to its upcoming IRIS² satellite network, which is being developed as a European alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink. According to a report from Rapporteur published Monday, the European Commission is looking at Canada as a possible participant in the satellite communications program. The details of any...
Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Opens Probe Into Crime Stoppers Tip Breach
Canada's privacy watchdog is opening a probe into a cybersecurity incident that hit tip records held for Crime Stoppers programs across the country, the latest reminder that the apps and platforms Canadians use on their phones can expose sensitive personal information when a vendor gets breached. The pattern will sound familiar to readers who followed...
Microsoft Authenticator Bug Let a Blank Android App Grab Work Mail
A newly patched flaw in Microsoft Authenticator for Android allowed unprivileged apps to steal access tokens for work accounts.
Canada Wants Off SpaceX, but Its Satellites Have No Other Way Up
Canada has spent months talking about diversifying away from Starlink, but its own satellite makers still need SpaceX rockets to reach orbit. SpaceX closing Falcon 9 bookings after 2028 makes that harder to escape. Tesla North reported that SpaceX has stopped taking new Falcon 9 bookings beyond 2028 as it shifts customers to Starship, citing...
Nvidia Drops $3 Billion into Meta to Power its Muse Models
Nvidia is investing $3 billion into Meta to expand their partnership on Muse AI models and next-generation data infrastructure.
What’s New on Prime Video Canada: November 2026
Prime Video Canada is filling November 2026 with sports documentaries, holiday movies and two big fantasy returns, after a busy October 2026 lineup. Sports stories sit front and centre. The Greatest, the first authorized docuseries about Muhammad Ali, arrives November 4. Terrell & T.O. follows on November 5, tracing NFL icon Terrell Owens. Later in...