Month: November 2025

Is standard NACS charging a misfire for Canadian EV owners? | Driving.ca

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The march towards the EV future is filled with hurdles, and over the past year a new stumbling block has been dropped in the path of would-be owners: the adoption of a new charging standard. After years of the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) being used by almost every electric vehicle sold in North America outside of a Tesla showroom, car companies are beginning to shift over to the North American Charging Standard, or NACS, that has been used by Tesla since day one. For many manufacturers, the 2026 model year…

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Death to Free Taxes: IRS Officially Ends Its Direct File Tax Filing Software | CNET

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Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 states that supported the free filing program, the agency said, “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026,” and “no launch date has been set for the future,” per Nextgov. The IRS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read full story here: Death to Free Taxes: IRS…

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Federal budget offers measures to cut telecom costs, citing lack of competition | CTV News

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OTTAWA — The federal government says it plans to take measures aimed at increasing competition in Canada’s telecommunications sector and lowering consumers’ cellphone and internet costs. Ottawa outlined parts of that strategy in the budget Tuesday, including a new “dig once” policy that would encourage companies to co-ordinate when installing fibre optic lines. It also says it will reduce regulatory hurdles when deploying telecom infrastructure across the country, including by consulting on a streamlined tower-siting process later this year. Read full story here: Federal budget offers measures to cut telecom…

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