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NDP Slams Rogers for Gouging Canadians–Calls for Federal Ban

The federal NDP is calling out Rogers for hiking prices and misleading customers. On Monday, Brian Masse, the NDP critic for Innovation, Science and Industry, demanded the Liberal government take action, warning that Rogers should reverse its price increases or be banned from federal contracts. Recently, some Rogers customers complained that their bills went up...

CRTC Lets Google Bypass News Law–But It’ll Cost $100 Million

Google will now contribute $100 million each year to Canadian news publishers, with payments adjusted for inflation. This agreement, made in 2023, allows Google to avoid direct negotiations with individual publishers under the Online News Act. The Online News Act, which became law last year, requires big tech companies to pay publishers for news content...

Freedom Mobile Ditches Internet Launch on Bell and Telus, Slams CRTC

Late last week, the CRTC announced its interim wholesale rates that smaller internet companies will pay incumbents, for access to their fibre networks, nationwide. The CRTC boldly proclaimed cheaper internet and choice was coming, thanks to its interim rates set for Bell, Telus and SaskTel. These would be areas in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan (SaskTel)....

CRTC Adds Inuit Channel Uvagut TV to Basic TV Package

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) last week approved the addition of Uvagut TV, an Inuit-language channel, to the basic TV package available across Canada. The channel, run by the Nunavut Independent Television Network, focuses on programming in Inuktut, offering culturally relevant content for Inuit communities. The inclusion of Uvagut TV not only serves...

CRA Duped as Hackers Invent ‘Tomato Street’ to Claim Millions in Refunds

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid over $6 million in fraudulent tax refunds this year after hackers apparently used stolen credentials from H&R Block Canada. Fraudsters accessed personal CRA accounts, changed direct deposit details, and filed fake returns to steal public funds—without the public ever being told, reports CBC News. The scheme was uncovered by...

Apple’s Magic Mouse Gets USB-C, But Hated Design Flaw Remains

Apple today introduced a new M4 iMac, with more upgrades to come this week. Today also saw its Apple Magic accessories get USB-C support, ditching the legacy Lightning connector. For the Magic Mouse, it also gets USB-C but the most ridiculous charging port location remains, still at the bottom of the mouse. This still means...

Apple Confirms Three New Mac Announcements This Week

John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, announced the company’s new M4 iMac refresh on Monday, in a video on the Apple YouTube channel. Here, Ternus also confirmed we will be getting three new Mac announcements this week, with the first being today’s iMac. "Hello and welcome to Apple Park. This is a...

Here’s Apple M4 iMac Canadian Pricing

Apple today dropped its new M4 upgrade for the iMac as expected, unleashing new colours as well, on top of USB-C for its Magic accessories. Below, you will find M4 iMac Canadian pricing, which starts at the same $1699 price as last year’s M3 iMac. Again, you’ll need to pay more for a Magic Keyboard...