The national Cogeco outage has ended. It started at 8:12 p.m. and wrapped up at 9:45 p.m., a total of 1 h 33 min. TV streaming took the brunt of it, with landline internet affected to a lesser extent. Reports peaked at 9:00 p.m. before easing back to normal. Ontario logged the most reports, with Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, Matane and other cities also reporting issues. In total, 56 reports came in since the start. No cause has been communicated.
Status update
Cogeco outage holds steady across the country
The outage isn't growing anymore, but it hasn't let up either. Reports keep coming in at a similar pace across the country, still led by Ontario. TV streaming remains the main issue, with landline internet also affected but to a lesser degree. No clear region stands out beyond the general spread.
Outage begins
Cogeco outage spreads nationwide, TV streaming hit hardest
Since 8:12 p.m., reports have been piling up for Cogeco across the country. The outage is national, touching the whole network rather than one region. TV streaming is bearing the brunt of it, with landline internet also affected but far less. Ontario shows the most reports so far, with Georgetown, Napanee, LaSalle and North Bay among the cities mentioned. Quebec cities like Trois-Rivières, Matane, Saint-Georges and Rimouski are also reporting trouble. Total since the start: 41 reports.
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Cogeco Connexion, the Canadian arm of Cogeco Communications, owns a cable and fibre network running from Western Ontario to Eastern Québec. Cogeco Mobile, launched in July 2025, is an MVNO: a five-year agreement gives it access to a national carrier's network.
Fixed network
Network used
Cogeco
Technologies
Cable (HFC)Fibre (FTTH)
Subscribers
0.96M· May 2026, Canada (Cogeco and oxio)
Coverage
Québec and Ontario
At the end of May 2026, 2.15M homes were passed in Canada, 20,150 of them added in nine months.
