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A number of hikers who heavily rely on their cell phones to get around Gatineau Park have been getting lost, which is a trend that is starting to worry park staff. In a statement, a tour guide from Great Canadian Trails Nathalie Gauthier said: "It's a growing problem. I think that people forget that their phones...

According to research by Global News, the publication has researched what are the ‘best, cheapest cellphone plans in Canada in 2018’, by contacting all wireless carriers to see what they could offer. Global News went searching for a Service Basket Level 3 category plan, as per the 2017 Price Comparison Study of Telecommunications Services in Canada...

Central Middle School in the Greater Victoria School District plans to escalate their cellphone policy in the upcoming school year—by banning the devices outright from entering school property. Principal Topher Macintosh explained in a letter to parents “the detrimental impact of cellphones on our school is clear and overwhelming,” and current efforts to control smartphones...

Making calls on our cellphone is now part of our everyday routine, but can you imagine that there was once a time when you had to be "fit enough" – I mean physically – to carry around a cellphone? Yup, that was a little more than 30 years ago, however. And now it seems there's...

Keeping Roads Safe Technologies Inc., a company that was started in Halifax, aims to cut down on distracted driving with a new cellphone silencing device called DriveCare. The device, which costs $169, has caught the attention of many industries, including trucking companies, police departments and major companies in other parts of the world. In a...

Canada’s cellphone blacklist has been making it really difficult for thieves to use stolen phones. The database of phone numbers prevents a stolen phone from accessing Canadian wireless networks, making the phone a really nice paper weight if its reported stolen. The blacklist was created by Canadian wireless carriers in 2013 in an attempt to...

A Moose Jaw judge ruled that Saskatchewan man Cory Haliwyz is not guilty after receiving a cellphone ticket last year. Haliwyz was driving on Moose Jaw's Main Street in May 2014 when he got the ticket for distracted driving. A police officer saw Haliwyz holding his cellphone while driving. The officer stopped Haliwyz and saw...

Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Terence Young believes the Canadian wireless industry is misleading Canadians about the health and safety effects of cellphone use and Wi-Fi routers. The Oakville, Ontario MP introduced a Private Member’s Bill (C-648) two weeks ago which would require safety warnings on all wireless electronics sold in Canada, as the World...