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When businesses, organizations, and individuals choose a .CA domain, they’re often thinking about trust, local identity, and their connection to Canada. What many don’t realize is that choosing .CA also supports Canadian communities and a stronger Canadian internet ecosystem. Unlike other domain extensions, .CA is operated by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a Canadian…

Last Updated: Oct 28, 2026 | Originally Published: September 2025 Webnames is aware of a illegitimate web hosting renewal campaign which misrepresents Webnames.ca and attempts to collect personal and payment information. Such emails should be disregarded and deleted. If payment information was inadvertently provided, please contact your credit card company for guidance. Subject: Webnames.ca hosting:…

If you own a .CA domain name, you’re already part of Canada’s online community. As a .CA registrant, you also have an opportunity to help shape the future of the Canadian internet through membership in the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). At a time when Canada’s digital economy faces growing uncertainty, rapid technological disruption, evolving…

Somewhere in a backroom at each of the 16 host stadiums this summer, a technician is doing something that would have seemed absurd a decade ago: charging a soccer ball. Not a phone. Not a tablet. The ball. The official match ball of the 2026 FIFA World Cup runs on a battery, and if that…

Out of an abundance of caution, our team at Webnames.ca would like to draw attention to a wave of misleading renewal messages being sent to domain owners across Canada, including some customers of Webnames.ca. These messages can be easy to mistake for a legitimate renewal notice, as they have been written and designed to mimic renewal…