9 d. ago Country's first wireless call happened on Canada Day 40 years ago in Toronto

This July 1 marks the 40th anniversary of Canada’s first wireless call. According to Rogers, it happened at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto.At the time, Toronto's mayor, Art Eggleton, made the call with Montreal's Mayor Jean Drapeau using a 10-pound (4.5kg) mobile phone. Rogers provided this call.In July 1985, mobile networks only were able to handle 100 calls per day, but now, Canadians make about 100 million calls and use 6.5 billion megabytes of data on Rogers wireless network."Our wireless journey began with a single call, and it was the beginning of many innovative firsts," said Tony Staffieri, president and CEO of Rogers in a press release. "We're proud of our legacy of leadership and innovation to connect Canadians on Canada’s most reliable networks."And while this is the 40th anniversary of Canada's first wireless call, Rogers also produced a video to celebrate this important milestone.

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1 week ago Topicus.com Inc. successfully completes inaugural €200 million Schuldschein loan

TORONTO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Topicus.com Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSXV: TOI) today announced that its subsidiary, Topicus.com Coöperatief U.A., has successfully obtained a €200 million senior unsecured Schuldschein loan. The Schuldschein loan was initially launched at €100 million and was subsequently doubled on the back of significant interest from institutional lenders. The Schuldschein […]

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1 week ago Après avoir vendu une application à Apple pour 100 M$ US, il se lance dans la fabrication de vélos

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1 week ago Rogers Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Canada’s First Wireless Call on July 1

Usage skyrockets from 100 calls to 100 million calls a dayMarks four decades of wireless innovation leadership for Canadians TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — July 1st marks the 40th anniversary of Canada’s first wireless call. It happened at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. Art Eggleton, Toronto’s mayor at the time, called Montreal […]

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1 week ago Event park deal at Rogers Place sows division at Edmonton city hall over future of levy

"This deal puts at risk more than $100 million of public money, and with a large portion of that going into the hands of a billionaire development and that's not how we should be doing business."

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2 w. ago 2 Florida men are accused of stealing millions from trust fund for people with special needs

Two Florida men have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as a scheme to steal more than $100 million from a nonprofit that managed funds for people with disabilities and special needs. Federal authorities this week unsealed an indictment charging Leo J. Govoni, 67, of Clearwater, and John Witeck, 60, of Tampa, with multiple counts […]

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2 w. ago THEON secures c.€50 million new orders, directing revenue guidance to the upper range (€430 million)

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2 w. ago Seven men charged over largest jewellery heist in U.S. history

The 2022 crime is said to have resulted in the theft of more than US$100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and luxury watches

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3 w. ago Sam Altman says Meta is trying to poach OpenAI staffers with $100

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been personally recruiting for a new 'superintelligence' group

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3 w. ago Kraken Robotics Inc. Announces $100 Million Bought Deal Public Offering of Common Shares

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3 w. ago Hungry couple score $1M winning lotto ticket while getting change for pizza

A couple in California who needed to make change to pay for their pizza ended up with a delicious pie — and $1 million. McKinley Nelson, 72, and his wife only had a $100 bill but wanted to break it for a tip so they went to a nearby store — and chose to purchase […]

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4 w. ago Three Calgary philanthropists receiving Alberta Order of Excellence

Geoff Cumming made an historic $100 million to the University of Calgary's school of medicine

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last month Feds awarded ArriveCan firm nearly $100 million in contracts, despite issues: AG report

The Canadian Border Services Agency gave four contracts worth $49.9 million to GC Strategies

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last month Horizon3.ai Raises $100M to Cement Leadership in Autonomous Security

The Future of Cybersecurity is AI Fighting AI, and Horizon3.ai is Leading the Way SAN FRANCISCO — Horizon3.ai, the company behind the NodeZero® Autonomous Security Platform, today announced a $100 million Series D funding round led by NEA, with participation from SignalFire, Craft Ventures and 9Yards Capital. As part of the investment, Lila Tretikov, Partner […]

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