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Bell Canada offers cheaper less confusing version of iPhone

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Toronto -The decision of Rogers Communications to offer the iPhone for sales at its much anticipated rate plan has led to a fallout among customers in Canada.
Bell Canada is offering its own less complicated phone that will be similar in looks but is a lot less complicated, and it is also with a much cheaper […]

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Tags: Canada · Sci/Tec

Quebec City goes all out for the big 400 birthday bash

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Quebec City - The residents of Quebec City are enjoying the 400th anniversary celebration today with outdoor large scale shows, parades and dignitaries.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is leading a celebration delegation including Quebec Prime Minister Jean Charest and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon.
The 400th anniversary marks the anniversary of the French Explorer Samuel De […]

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Government apology not good enough for many Canadian Natives

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

It has been a long trip for Willie Blackwater, but it has resulted in an arrest, conviction and public apology before the House of Commons for the treatment that Mr. Blackwater and others suffered at a Native School in British Columbia.
Willie Blackwater is a member of a Native Canadian Aboriginal tribe, and he was sent […]

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The wait is over: iPhone officialy coming to Canada

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday official details were released by Apple Canada and Rogers Wireless, regarding the launch of the iPhone in Canada.
Canada, along with 22 other countries, will receive a simultaneous launch of the the new iPhone 3g.
Rogers was the only provider listed, but Fido’s name soon came up unofficially at the Apple Canada website.
Fido is owned by […]

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Tags: Canada · Sci/Tec

Global warming: Permafrost in Canada diminishing

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Close to half of the geographic area of Canada is covered by permafrost, especially in the northern area of the nation. This permafrost may be at risk if the Arctic Sea ice melting continues at the current swift rate.
The overall warming of the climate and the melting of Arctic Sea ice has had a number […]

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Tags: Canada · Sci/Tec

ATM scammer caught installing pinhole camera

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Police officials in the Edmonton region have discovered yet another way that ID is being actively compromised for some users of bank ATM’s in Edmonton.
A man has been seen and photographed by the Economic Crimes Section actively installing pinhole cameras in the light bars over the keypads of ATM’s in the area.
These pinhole cameras potentially […]

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Afraid of heights? You need not apply

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

In an effort to find personnel for the next round of International Space Exploration, the Canadian Space Agency has announced plans to hire as many as six new Astronauts with a possible trip to the International Space Station possible for one or more of them.
The CSA is seeking to hire new personnel as part of […]

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Baby sale: Act now and we’ll throw in this handy set of kitchen knives

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

After a short investigation in which the parents of a seven day old newborn were interviewed Vancouver police arrested the couple and charged them with child endangerment.
At first those who saw the ad thought it must be a joke. Maple Ridge British Columbia resident Marilyn Bateman was idly browsing on Craigslist when she ran across […]

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Two-armed surgical robot helps remove brain tumor

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The same robotics mastery that put the Dextre Canadian Robotic Arm in Space has succeeded in creating a two-armed surgical robot that helped removed a brain tumor last week.
The robotic brilliance of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. was displayed in their creation of the surgical two armed robot the removed the brain tumor from a […]

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Tags: Canada · Health

Man to serve for 35-years for spitting on cop

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

A man has been sentenced to 35-years in jail for spitting in the eye of a Dallas, Texas police officer.
42-year old Willie Campbell, who has tested positive for HIV, was sentenced to 35-years in jail after spitting in the eye of a police officer.
A Dallas County jury found him guilty of harassment of a public […]

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