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A massive technological expansion is coming to Saskatchewan after the Rural Municipality of Sherwood council voted unanimously Monday to greenlight a development agreement for a Bell AI data centre. The 300-megawatt facility is a $12 billion investment in the region, though the approval took place amidst vocal opposition from nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the...

How is Bell shaping Canada’s 5G landscape? The Quick Answer: Bell has the best 5G network in Canada. Following the launch of 5G+ Advanced, Bell now leads the market with peak theoretical download speeds of up to 4.3 Gbps. According to Ookla®'s Q3-Q4 2025 Speedtest Awards™, Bell holds the top spot for fastest 5G speeds,...

Bell continues to tweak its wireless plans page and it has made some changes today, offering a cheaper entry plan. Here are the Bell plans as of April 14, 2026: $55/80GB (new) $60/100GB (was $55 earlier this month) $65/175GB Canada-US-Mexico (was just Canada-US earlier this month) $85/250GB Global (65 countries) New is the “Lite” plan...

Bell Media has secured the exclusive rights to Saturday Night Live, moving the longstanding sketch comedy series to CTV and Crave starting this fall. Previously, Corus had the rights and it was broadcast on Global. The deal with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution brings the show’s 52nd season to a new home in Canada, where it...

The Canadian telecom landscape is facing a major shake-up as Quebecor aggressively targets the high-margin revenue of the country’s biggest players, and we’ve seen this through the likes of $40 global roaming plans from its subsidiary Freedom Mobile. In a recent interview with BNN Bloomberg, David McFadgen, managing director of institutional equity research at ATB...

Bell’s prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has revamped its wireless plans, yet again. Lucky Mobile has shed its 4G plan offerings to just five plans, down from seven. Check them out below as of today, April 8, 2026: $19/500MB $21/1GB $25/20GB (was 25GB) $29/35GB (was 25GB) $34/80GB (was $35/35GB) While the $25 plan has lost 5GB,...

The gloves are off in the Canadian telecom sector, but according to one of Bay Street’s most seasoned analysts, there are no winners in this current battle. Vince Valentini, managing director of equity research at TD Cowen, recently sat down with BNN Bloomberg (owned by Bell Media btw) to break down why he has officially...

After what looked like a dizzying amount of last minute promos to end the first quarter, let's take a look at wireless pricing from Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo to start April 2026. Fido $39/20GB (was $35) $44/60GB (was $40) $49/60GB Canada-US-Mexico Gone are the $55/80GB and $55/100GB plans from March. Pricing also went up...

April is here and wireless prices continue to change from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile. Let’s take a look at the changes compared to March, which saw the end of Q1 and some pretty intense promo plans from flanker brands. Rogers $60/100GB (was $55) $70/175GB (was $65) Canada-US $90/250GB (was $85) Global (64 destinations)...

In a move described as "unprecedented" in over 30 years of market coverage, TD Securities has downgraded Canada’s ‘Big 3’ telcos, citing a destructive "price war risk." According to a report from Yahoo Finance, analyst Vince Valentini dropped Bell, Rogers, and Telus to "Hold" on Thursday. The downgrade comes as aggressive wireless pricing in the...

Building a world-class digital landscape requires a seamless, high-capacity ecosystem that blankets the country. Since 2020, Bell has committed nearly $24 billion to a total infrastructure overhaul, integrating its wireless and Pure Fibre footprint. This "invisible engine" ensures the network has the capacity to handle everything from rural connectivity to the high-bandwidth demands of urban...

Motorola Solutions is picking up the land mobile radio (LMR) network business from Bell Mobility in a deal worth a cool $675 million CAD. Announced by Motorola’s Canadian branch late last week, the move is expected to wrap up in the final quarter of 2026 once the usual regulatory hurdles are cleared. While this deal...