Good morning. Here’s what happened in Canadian tech since yesterday’s briefing.

1. A B.C. court lets a class action over Apple’s Google search deal go ahead

The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class action against Apple over its deal to make Google the default search engine in Safari, 9to5Mac reports. The plaintiff, B.C.-based Spark Event Rentals, filed in 2021 and alleges Apple and Google agreed not to compete in search, which let Google charge advertisers inflated prices. The class covers Canadian residents who bought Google search ads since 2005. Google was originally a defendant too, but was dropped after a dispute over an arbitration clause in its ad contracts, so Apple is now the only one. Certification doesn’t mean Apple did anything wrong; the judge found only that it isn’t “clear and obvious” the claim would fail.

Why it matters: If you’ve run Google search ads for a Canadian business, you may be in the class. No trial date has been set, and no dollar figure has been put on the claim.

2. Ottawa’s $25-billion Canada Strong Fund gets its CEO

Prime Minister Mark Carney named Karen Karniol-Tambour, co-chief investment officer at the U.S. hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, as CEO of the Canada Strong Fund, BetaKit reports. Bloomberg first reported the hire. Karniol-Tambour is a Canadian citizen who has been at Bridgewater since graduating from Princeton in 2006. Last week’s budget says the fund will be an arm’s-length Crown corporation that invests “on a fully commercial basis.” It’s expected to launch in early 2027, along with a retail product called Canada Strong Notes.

Why it matters: Ministers have said this fund is how Ottawa will take more stakes in Canadian companies, like its $1.6-billion investment in Cohere. Who runs it, and how independent it really is, will shape which tech companies get that money.

3. Stellantis sells its idle Brampton plant to defence maker Roshel

Stellantis has signed an agreement to sell its Brampton Assembly Plant and equipment to Roshel, an Ontario armoured-vehicle maker, for an undisclosed sum. The plant has been shut since 2023, and Stellantis moved Jeep Compass production to the U.S. “After three years of paid layoff, we remain committed to working with Unifor on a fair resolution,” Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said, according to The Logic. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the decision “does not erase the commitments they made to workers in Brampton.”

Why it matters: It’s a big bet on defence manufacturing in Ontario, and a test of whether Ottawa can hold Stellantis to the subsidy commitments it made for the plant.

4. Bell and Virgin Plus add “Extended Coverage” and priority access

Bell is adding two network features for Bell and Virgin Plus customers, MobileSyrup reports. Extended Coverage reaches areas with limited or no previous service, like rural areas, highways and travel corridors; your phone shows “Bell-EXT” or “Virgin-EXT” when it’s using it, and it’s included in existing plans with no roaming charges. Priority Network Access, rolling out at the end of this week, gives customers on eligible plans better speeds in crowded places such as stadiums, festivals and transit hubs. Bell has a coverage map showing where it’s available and planned.

Why it matters: Both features work automatically. Extended Coverage should help most on rural roads and highways; priority access is only for eligible plans, so check yours before counting on it at the next big game.

5. Patch time: an OpenSSH bug under attack, and iOS 27.2.1

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added an OpenSSH authentication-bypass flaw to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities on Monday. OpenSSH fixed it in version 10.6p2 on Nov. 5; it affects some Linux systems running sshd without PAM. Alpine Linux’s advisory says every Alpine release it checked is affected in certain setups with password logins on, and that turning off PasswordAuthentication blocks the attack. Separately, Apple released iOS 27.2.1 and macOS 27.2.1 with a batch of security fixes, including one that let a malicious Bluetooth device pair without user interaction and one that let an attacker join an iMessage group chat. Apple doesn’t say any were exploited.

Why it matters: If you run Linux servers, especially Alpine containers or cloud images, update OpenSSH today. For everyone else, install iOS 27.2.1.

6. GTA 6 is ready to preload, and Take-Two says pre-orders are “far above” plan

Grand Theft Auto VI preloads are open on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 ahead of the Nov. 19 launch, and you’ll need about 212 GB free, Engadget reports. Physical copies hit stores Nov. 12 with a code to start the download. In its quarterly results, Take-Two said pre-orders are “tracking far above our initial expectations,” VGC reports, though it only nudged its full-year forecast up and gave no numbers. NBA 2K27, meanwhile, came in below forecast.

Why it matters: A 212 GB download can take hours on a typical Canadian connection, so start now. Our earlier story has the math.

7. Signal is among the services that may leave Canada over Bill C-22

A Senate committee has begun hearings on Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access bill, which would require a wide range of services to hand over subscriber information, keep metadata for months and build in surveillance capabilities. On his Law Bytes podcast, Michael Geist talks with Signal’s Udbhav Tiwari about why the encrypted messaging app may exit Canada if the bill passes unchanged. Geist writes that a growing number of companies have said they can’t comply and would pull out or withdraw services.

Why it matters: If you use Signal, the Senate hearings are where this gets decided. Government officials have said the bill uses broader language than comparable countries’ laws, and it could reach gaming chats and AI services too. Read our explainer

That’s the briefing. Full stories through the day.