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Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iPhones in Canada

Tuesday September 21, 2021 5:08 am PDT by

Apple has begun selling iPhones on its Certified Refurbished online store in Canada, offering residents in the country a more affordable way to purchase iPhones from Apple online. Apple has been selling different refurbished iPhone models in the United States online since 2016. While Apple has long offered iPads and Macs in its Canadian refurbished store, this is the first time customers in...

Apple to Launch 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Program in Canada Through PayBright Partnership

Tuesday August 3, 2021 2:53 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Apple is teaming up with Canadian payment services company PayBright to launch a buy now, pay later program for Apple products in Canada, reports Bloomberg. PayBright, which is owned by Affirm, offers payment plans that are designed to break the cost of a purchase down into biweekly or monthly installments. PayBright already works with a number of companies in Canada including WayFair,...

Canadian Government Approves Apple Card and Apple Cash Trademarks

Wednesday February 3, 2021 1:58 am PST by Tim Hardwick

Apple has received trademark approval for Apple Cash and Apple Card from the Government of Canada, suggesting the services might one day launch in the country. According to trademark database notes discovered by the tech website iPhone in Canada, Apple applied for the trademarks in July 2019, and recent action history shows that both were approved on January 25, 2021. Apple released ‌Apple...

Redesigned Apple Maps Expands to Canada

Thursday December 10, 2020 10:29 am PST by Juli Clover

Apple's redesigned Maps app is now available in Canada following a test of the feature that kicked off back in October. The Canadian expansion comes 11 months after Apple finished the rollout of the revamped Maps app in the United States. Image via Justin O'Beirne The launch of the redesigned Maps app in Canada was shared by Justin O'Beirne, who follows Apple's work on the Maps app, and it...

Apple Brings Health Records on iPhone to the UK and Canada

Apple has today announced that access to Health Records on the iPhone is now available in the UK and Canada, providing a fuller, more secure picture of patient health. The existing Health app on the ‌iPhone‌ can now display full health records, enabling users to securely view and store their medical records from healthcare institutions in the UK and Canada. Oxford University Hospitals in...

Apple Oakridge Centre to Close Until 2024 Due to Redevelopment

Apple Oakridge Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, is set to close for up to four years as the mall undergoes major redevelopment, according to Retail Insider and 9to5Mac. The current Apple Store will be replaced entirely and moved to an all-new redesigned space. The new retail location will be a flagship store with more than 10,000 square feet of space. The Oakridge Centre is in the ...

Canada's 'COVID Alert' App Using Apple's Exposure Notification API Now Available

Friday July 31, 2020 10:36 am PDT by Juli Clover

Canada today released a new COVID-19 contact tracing app called COVID Alert, as noted by iPhone in Canada. COVID Alert takes advantage of Apple and Google's privacy-focused Exposure Notification API to alert people when they've come into contact with someone who has the coronavirus. As with all COVID-19 contact tracing apps, COVID Alert uses Bluetooth to exchange random, anonymized codes...

Expanded Apple Store in Toronto's Fairview Mall Now Open

Saturday February 29, 2020 3:35 pm PST by Frank McShan

As expected, Apple today opened a new 10,287 square-foot store in the Fairview Mall in Toronto, Canada. The updated store is located next to the former location, but it is nearly twice the size. Fairview Mall Apple Store photo via 9to5Mac and Ronald Quitoriano The new retail location is the third ‌Apple Store‌ in Toronto with Apple's modern retail design elements, which include large...

Fitbit's Blood Oxygen Monitoring Feature Now Available in More Countries

Thursday February 20, 2020 2:34 am PST by Tim Hardwick

Google-owned Fitbit is activating blood oxygen monitoring (sp02) in more countries, following the feature's U.S. launch for some of its smartwatches and fitness trackers last month. Now the company has released it for users in the U.K., Canada, and possibly other countries, with blood oxygen saturation data appearing in the Fitbit app. Tech blog Tizenhelp.com confirmed the feature's...

Downtown Toronto is About to Get a New Apple Store [Updated]

Wednesday November 27, 2019 7:37 am PST by Joe Rossignol

Update: In its Apple Store app, Apple has confirmed that its new Eaton Centre location opens Saturday, December 14 at 9:00 a.m. local time. Original story follows. The construction barriers covering an all-new ‌Apple Store‌ are nearly ready to come down at North America's busiest shopping mall. Apple is set to open an over 10,000-square-foot store at the Eaton Centre in Toronto,...

Apple Maps Vehicles Begin Surveying Canada

Apple today announced that its Apple Maps vehicles are now surveying Canada for the first time over the summer months. ‌Apple Maps‌ vehicle on Renforth Drive in Toronto via Reddit user whatifyoutry The vehicles will drive across all 10 provinces between May and November, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and ...

Apple Confirms ECG Functionality is Coming to Canada 'as Quickly as Possible'

Friday May 24, 2019 5:34 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Apple today told The Canadian Press that it is aiming to bring ECG functionality to Apple Watch Series 4 devices in Canada "as quickly as possible." The news comes after Health Canada this month approved the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notifications on the Apple Watch Series 4, clearing the way for the features to be released in the country. Health Canada classified the Apple Watch ...

Health Canada Gives Green Light to ECG App on Apple Watch

Health Canada has cleared the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notifications on the Apple Watch Series 4, suggesting that both features will make their much-anticipated debut in Canada in the near future. As spotted by the blog iPhone in Canada and confirmed by MacRumors, Health Canada issued active licenses for both features on May 16. The regulatory agency classifies the Apple Watch...

Apple News Expands to Canada in iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4

Thursday January 24, 2019 10:54 am PST by Juli Clover

iOS 12.2 and macOS Mojave 10.14.4, available in a beta capacity for developers as of this morning, expands the availability of Apple News app to Canada for the first time. Canadian iPhone, iPad, and Mac owners can use ‌Apple News‌ in both English and French, with Apple's release notes indicating a bilingual experience is available when following a channel in a second language. Apple says...

Confirmed: Toronto's Eaton Centre is Finally Getting a New Apple Store

Monday January 14, 2019 11:11 am PST by Joe Rossignol

The busiest shopping mall in North America for the past several years will finally be getting a brand new Apple Store in the not too distant future. Apple's new store will take over this Abercrombie & Fitch location via Pedro Marques A new building permit for the Eaton Centre shopping mall in Toronto, Canada was applied for three days ago, proposing interior alterations to unit 2105A. The...

Apple Now Charging Sales Tax on All iTunes Purchases and Apple Music Subscriptions in Canada

As noted by customers on Reddit and Twitter, and on the blog iPhone in Canada, Apple has begun charging sales tax on the purchases of TV shows, movies, music, and audiobooks in iTunes and Apple Music subscriptions in Canada. The change went into effect January 1, 2019, with GST, HST, PST, and/or QST collected depending on the province or territory. In a statement issued to MacRumors,...

Apple Maps Now Features Indoor Maps at 18 Shopping Malls in Canada

Wednesday August 15, 2018 7:15 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple Maps has been updated with indoor maps of at least 18 shopping malls in several Canadian cities and suburbs, including Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Dieppe, New Brunswick. Nearly all of the shopping malls are Cadillac Fairview properties, with the sole exception being Square One in Mississauga:Galeries D'Anjou in Montréal Carrefour ...