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Maxi is now selling cellphone plans in Quebec… for about the price of a case of beer

Doing your grocery run at Maxi now comes with a new option in the aisle: a mobile phone plan.

This week, no name, the grocery brand known for its yellow packaging and budget-friendly items, teamed up with Bell to launch no name mobile in Quebec. The prepaid service is being introduced in nearly 200 Maxi stores across the province, with the full rollout expected by November 25.

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Bell is experiencing a widespread outage in Canada and people are freaking out

Thousands of Bell Canada customers across the country experienced widespread internet outages today, May 21, 2025, with major disruptions reported from coast to coast.

According to Downdetector, a popular user report database, the majority of issues are related to landline internet, total blackouts, and mobile data services. Over 130,000 Bell customers reported outages in the last 24 hours.

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Bell vs. Videotron vs. Rogers: Canada's fastest internet provider has been revealed

For Quebecers shopping for a new internet or mobile plan, speed is the key factor — especially when you're weighing your options between trusted names like Bell, Videotron, and Rogers.

Sure, many of us stick with our favourite brands out of loyalty, but when you dig into the numbers, the results might surprise you.

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Air Canada Flights Will Soon Have Free Messaging For Some Passengers

Air Canada and Bell will soon provide free messaging services for Aeroplan members through in-flight Wi-Fi. Bell is also becoming Air Canada's in-flight Wi-Fi sponsor, the companies announced Wednesday.

Free messaging through Wi-Fi means Aeroplan members will be able to use iMessage, WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber, and Messages by Google mid-air, according to Air Canada.

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Canada's Top 100 Employers Ranking Of 2023 Is Out — Here Are The Winners In Montreal

Montreal boasts some of the best employers in the country. A dozen local companies made it into the 2023 ranking of Canada's Top 100 Employers, across fields like aviation, engineering, tech, finance and manufacturing. Many also stood out as top employers for young people. Internship opportunities were a primary consideration, along with opportunities for professional development.

Each company was judged according to the physical workplace, work atmosphere, health, financial and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development, and community involvement. Employers were compared to other organizations in their field to find the most "progressive and forward-thinking" programs.

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Canada Is Offering $20/Month High-Speed Internet Plans To Some Households

Canada plans to bring high-speed internet to more families and seniors through the Connecting Families initiative, a partnership offering low-cost plans to eligible households. The government launched phase two of the initiative on April 4 and introduced a new $20 internet subscription option.

Two packages are now available:

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The Top Montreal Employers 2022 List Is Out & Many Currently Have Open Positions

Let's face it — trying to decide which field to work in can be difficult, but trying to decide which companies to apply to in that field can be even more difficult. Luckily, we've got rankings that gives us an idea of who the top Montreal employers are to help us in our job quests.

The Montréal's Top Employers list for 2022 is now out, so anyone looking for employment in the city can get an idea of where to send their resumes.

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The 10 Companies In Quebec Subject To The Most Complaints In 2021

Retail stores and telecom companies were unsurprisingly among those that were subject to the most consumer complaints in Quebec in the past year. But they still only represent a small fraction of the complaints sent to the province's consumer watchdog, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC).

According to information the OPC shared with MTL Blog, the office received a total of 21,442 complaints between December 1, 2020, and November 30, 2021.

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Happy Monday! Did Bell Canada Mistakenly Set Back The Clock On Some Customers' Phones?

We guarantee you've had a better Monday morning than some Bell Canada customers. The company reported via Twitter that some users "may have experienced an incorrect time change on their phone" on November 1.

So far, it's unclear what exactly could have happened to cause such an accident. Bell says it's investigating the situation. MTL Blog has reached out for more details and will update this article once Bell responds.

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Bell Canada Reached A Settlement In A Quebec Class Action Lawsuit & You Could Get A Credit

Despite denying allegations that it misled consumers, Bell Canada has agreed to pay $2 million — a credit of $8 per eligible customer — following a class-action lawsuit launched in Quebec in March 2017.

According to the settlement agreement posted to law firm LPC Avocat Inc.'s website, the plaintiff, Shay Abicidan, claimed the telecom giant misled consumers into believing they had access to a fully fibre-optic network.

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