Uber, Lyft can operate in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, Whistler

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Ride-share companies Uber and Lyft can now operate in the Lower Mainland region and Whistler. British Columbia's Passenger Transportation Board released a press release about the news. The board wrote, "The decisions were made after a careful review of the extensive materials received during the application process, which included supporting information provided by the applicants and submissions from interested members of the public and stakeholders." 

After getting their licenses, Uber and Lyft will need to secure appropriate vehicle insurances. The companies will also need to work with the municipalities in their areas to make sure they comply with local by-laws. 

Electronic Arts to discontinue 'Tetris' and 'Tetris Blitz' on April 21st

Electronic Arts will be discontinuing its Tetris and Tetris Blitz games on Android and iOS on April 21. The games have already been taken out of both app stores. Current players can enjoy playing the games until the announced date. EA didn't exactly say why they are removing the games. The closest game you can play is N3twork's upcoming game Tetris Royale, which has a 100-player multiplayer battle royale mode. But there is no release date for the said game yet. Its beta version isn't available in Canada.

Source: Android Police

Netflix releases 'The Witcher' soundtrack on Jan. 24th

About a month since the release of Netflix's The Witcher, the official soundtrack for the show will be coming to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music starting January 24. You can actually listen to the hit song/earworm of the moment "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" already on both streaming services. The full soundtrack includes a three-hour-plus score from composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli.

Source: The Verge

Bell's Crave to offer French-language content

Bell's streaming service, Crave, will be going bilingual starting January 28. The platform will be supporting French-language content, adding 5,000 hours of content to its library. HBO shows like The Outsider, The New Pope, and Madame Lebrun, as well as some Showtime shows, will come with French-language versions. Crave will launch its new French-language original series Pour Toujours Plus Un Jour.

Subscribers who avail of Crave plus the new Super Ecran add-on gain 1,000 more hours of programming, which adds an extra $9.99 on top of the $9.99 Crave subscription.