In Doug Ford’s address to Ontario regarding the Canada and U.S. trade war, the Ontario premier said Queen’s University should be “embarrassed” that Elon Musk studied there. Ford made the comment while answering a question about whether Ontario tax dollars would still going to Musk’s Starlink because of a “break free” for cancelling the contract….
Ontario has cancelled its $100-million contract with Elon Musk-owned satellite internet company Starlink and will ban all United States (US)-based companies from taking part in provincial procurement as part of retaliatory measures in the North American trade war, Premier Doug Ford announced this morning. Ford is following through on his threats from last month, before…
Every year, Nintendo celebrates “MAR10 Day” on March 10, offering all kinds of Mario-themed sales and other promotions. Now, the company has revealed everything it’s doing for MAR10 Day 2025. Hardware First off, you can get a Nintendo Switch — OLED model bundle with Super Mario Bros. Wonder and three months of Nintendo Switch Online for…
The looming tariff threat has become a reality. Today, the United States (US) shattered its 30-day trade war détente with Canada and imposed 25-percent tariffs on virtually all imported Canadian goods, and 10-percent tariffs on energy imports. As promised, Canada responded with in-kind tariffs on $30 billion of US goods to start, which could be…
During Doug Ford’s press conference this afternoon, he shared that the Ontario government is taking various actions to help fight the U.S. tariffs. However, as a nerd, one thing stood out to me, and that was Doug Ford’s story about how he only gets around four hours of crappy sleep each night because his phone…
It’s time again for the March Pixel Drop. This month’s drop includes new features for Gemini Live, Scam Detection, and more. Unless you’ve already updated to the Android 16 beta, the update should hit your phone now. I don’t see the update on my Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which has the beta, but MobileSyrup Editor-in-Chief…
An Ontarian lost about $215,000 after being told to make cryptocurrency payments to deal with an inflated utilities bill that turned out to be fraudulent. According to the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), they were dispatched to a home in the Huron-Kinloss, Ont., municipality after a resident reported being the victim of fraud. According…
Bell said it’s making 8Gbps fibre home internet available in “select areas” of Ontario and Quebec. In an email to MobileSyrup, Bell said its Pure Fibre internet would be available with symmetrical speeds of up to 8Gbps. Symmetrical speeds mean 8Gbps download and upload speeds, as opposed to different speeds like most home internet plans….
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order to require to owner of the popular porn website, Montreal-based Aylo, to comply with Canadian privacy law. Last year, an investigation into Aylo’s privacy practices by Dufresne’s office concluded that the company “allowed highly sensitive and intimate content to be posted online without individuals’ knowledge…
Women-led investment firm The51 has appointed Lauren Robinson as managing partner, joining general partners Shelley Kuipers and Judy Fairburn as the firm prepares to scale. The appointment allows Kuipers and Fairburn to focus on their roles as general partners (GPs) on The51’s Fund I and Fund II, Kuipers told BetaKit in an interview. Robinson will…